The Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture was founded in 1976 and incorporated into Nanzan University in 1979. Through its symposia, colloquia, research projects, & a wide array of publications, the community of scholars that make up the Institute is dedicated to promoting dialogue among religions, philosophies, and cultures East and West. Its ample facilities and resource materials continue to attract scholars young and old from within Japan and around the world.

Log of Events for the 2019–2020 Academic Year

Nanzan Salon

Time： 4 October 2019 (Friday), 17:30–19:20
Speaker 1： Esben Petersen, Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture
Topic：“Rethinking the History of Swiss and German Missionaries in Japan”
Speaker 2： Gotō Haruko, Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture
Topic：“Religion among the Aged: Case Studies from the Okinawa Islands and Northern Kyūshū”
Place： Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture, 2F Conference Room
The salon will be held in Japanese. See details here.

Workshop on Religion and Social Engagement in Japan

Time： 18 October 2019 (Friday), 17:00–19:20
Speaker 1： Adam Lyons, Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies
Topic：“Between Dharma and Law: Role Tensions in the Japanese Prison Chaplaincy”
Speaker 2： Timothy Benedict, Kwansei Gakuin University
Topic：“Locating Spiritual Care in Japanese Society”
Speaker 2： Justin Stein, Bukkyō University
Topic：“Colonialism, Nationalism, and International Buddhist Youth Conferences in the 1930s”
Place： Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture, 2F Conference Room
The presentations will be delivered in English, discussion in English and Japanese.

Fifth Nanzan Seminar for the Study of Japanese Religions

Time： 11–12 January 2020 (Saturday–Sunday)
Place： Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture, 1F Conference Room
The seminar will be held in Japanese. See details here.
Click here for an application form.

Open Seminars

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