confucianism – Doshiyo

Uchimura Kanzō’s “Consolations”

One of the texts I am working through for my dissertation is Uchimura Kanzō’s Consolations of a Christian. It has never

19 Sep

In class, I had my students read Chin Music Press’ excellent Kûhaku and other stories from Japan (2004) paired up with

10 Feb

Haven’t had much time to post lately; been focused on some off-line activities. I am writing an article for an issue of

12 Nov

Ok…so while I am getting ready to discuss post-modern Japanese societal trends in the Otaku world next week, I have

25 Sep

Roland Kelts has written a new article on Adbusters called “The Soul of Japan.” Kelts discusses the nature of

26 Aug

[HTML1] You don’t ever want to forget your place or type of relationship in Japanese society.

10 Jul

Just read this (Thanks to RK for the heads up): Anime Insider to cease pubication after 8 years! Guess from now on,

26 Mar

As I reflect on the words of Jesus Christ, echoing Moses and reverberating from later Confucians, I am struck by how little

27 Jan

My Alma Mater released this press release the same day I arrived to give my presentation: Thu, December 4, 2008 Valparaiso

07 Dec

Across the board, it is hard to deny certain continuities of East Asian folk religion. In Taiwan, some so-called

23 Sep