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April 17, 2008

Symposium celebrates new Center on Religion and Chinese Society

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - An April 23 symposium will celebrate Purdue University's new Center on Religion and Chinese Society, which is housed in the College of Liberal Arts.

The symposium, which is free and open to the public, is 2-5:30 p.m. at the Burton Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship, Room 129.

Keynote speaker Robert Weller, a professor of anthropology at Boston University, will speak at 2:15 p.m. on "Religion and the Public Good in the Chinese World." Weller will discuss findings on the ways that religious institutions are meeting broad social needs in mainland China, Taiwan and among Chinese in Malaysia, says Fenggang Yang, center director and an associate professor of sociology. More...

 

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April 24, 2008

Purdue welcomes center to study Chinese society

By BRIAN WALLHEIMER
bwallheimer@journalandcourier.com

China's influence on the world as a growing economic power means people are taking more interest in its people, customs and traditions.

A big part of that, according to Fenggang Yang, is the country's religions.

"Religions are growing fast in China," Fenggang said. "It will have social impacts."

Fenggang and about three dozen people celebrated the official creation of the Center on Religion and Chinese Society Wednesday afternoon in the Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship at Purdue University. Fenggang is director of the new center.

The event was celebrated by a series of panel discussions on religion and its impacts in China. The Chinese government only allows Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Catholicism and Protestantism, according to Fenggang.

"In order to understand China, we need to know religion," Fenggang said. "Doing business in China, you will need to know the local cultures." More...