Religion in China. Back to the Center of Politics and Society 3 July 2019 7 - 9 p.m. Bibliotheca Albertina, Café Alibi
Public Lecture by Ian Johnson
For more than a hundred years, China embarked on a movement of forced secularization, with most religions heavily persecuted or banned. But religion is now back at the center of Chinese society and politics, with the country now awash with new temples, churches, and mosques—as well as cults, sects, and politicians trying to harness religion for their own ends. Churches are being demolished, Muslims forced to attend re-education camps, but also of the government promoting Buddhism and folk religion. How to reconcile these contradictory claims?
Ian Johnson is a Pulitzer-Prize winning writer focusing on society, religion, and history. He works out of Beijing, where he also teaches. Johnson has spent nearly twenty years in the greater China region.
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