Keynote Address: Raphaël Liogier
Professor Raphaël Liogier, from the Institut d’études politiques d’Aix-en-Provence, will present a keynote address for the conference, “Buddhism in Canada: Global Causes, Local Conditions”: “Buddhism and the Hypothesis on Individuo-globalism” Date: Saturday, October 16, 2010 Time: 5:00pm – 6:15pm Place:Asian Centre, 1871 West Mall, Auditorium In the advanced industrial countries, new religious movements (NRMs) are […]
Keynote Address: Charles Prebish
Professor Charles S. Prebish, from Utah State University, will present a keynote address for the conference, “Buddhism in Canada: Global Causes, Local Conditions”: “The Swans Came to Canada Too: Looking Backward and Looking Forward.” Date: Friday, October 15, 2010 Time: 7:30pm – 9:00pm Place:Asian Centre, 1871 West Mall, Auditorium Following the change in immigration law […]
Conference Panel: Establishing Buddhism in Canada
Sunday, October 17, 2010, 11:30am – 1:00pm “The Lotus and the Maple Leaf: The Evolution of Soka Gakkai Buddhism in Canada.” Daniel A. Métraux (Mary Baldwin College). My proposed paper will focus on the foundation and subsequent expansion of Soka Gakkai International in Canada (SGI-Canada). At present SGI has chapters in most of Canada’s major […]
Conference Schedule: Buddhism in Canada
“Buddhism in Canada: Global Causes, Local Conditions” The University of British Columbia, October 15-17, 2010, funded by The Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Foundation, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), and the Numata Foundation. Registration, refreshments, meals, and all conference panels will be held at the C.K. Choi Building in the […]