Colloquia are held periodically with scholars from Japan and abroad. Over the years, this intimate setting of a small circle of scholars, has provided a forum for a wealth of ideas and helped broaden the base of the Institute’s ongoing research.
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2020—
2015—2019
7 December 2017
Rethinking Japanese Militarism: Nichirenism and the Imperial Japanese Navy
5 October 2017
21 July 2017
20 June 2017
21 April 2017
2 February 2017
2 October 2015
Vistas for the Study of Religion: The Story of Rudolf Otto´s Travels
2010—2014
19 December 2014
17 October 2014
Multinational Catholic Church and “Multicultural Coexistence” in Contemporary Japan
5 September 2014
Myōtei mondō and Discourse on the Afterlife during Japan’s Christian Century
10 January 2014
Christianity and the Development of High School Textbooks in Korea
27 September 2013
22 July 2013
7 June 2013
Korean Christianity and Nationalism: Questioning the Historical Foundations of an "Ethnic Church
17 May 2013
Protestant Churches in Shanghai: Changes in the Midst of Economic Development and Urbanization
26 April 2013
Christianity in a Contemporary Chinese rural village: Established and Unestablished Churches
22 February 2013
Social Change and the Development of Protestantism in Taiwan after World War II
11 January 2013
Rethinking the Essence of Christianity: from the Viewpoint of Asian Theology
30 October 2012
14 December 2012
27 July 2012
13 July 2012
The Growth and Transformation of Christianity in Modern China
22 June 2012
6 October 2011
Japanese Philosophy and Religious Thought in the Modern Period
29 July 2011
Charismatic Religion in Japan's Korean Society: Shamans and the Pure Gospel Church
14 July 2011
6 June 2011
15 October 2010
The Development of the Prayer-Center Movement in Korean Pentecostalism
30 September 2010
18 June 2010
Educational Activities in the Sōka Gakkai and its Qualifying Examination'
10 June 2010
The Dekasegi and Pentecostal Movements: The Case of the Brazilian Protestant Churches'
18 February 2010
A Geneaology of Spiritualist Groups in Modern Japan: The Early Years of the 'Holiness' Movement
2005—2009
4 December 2009
24 July 2009
Catholic Charismatic Renewal in Japan: Its History and Status Quo
19 June 2009
Thinking through Translation: Learning from Chinese Buddhist Texts
29 January 2009
Thoughts on an Age of Confusion: The Social Contributions of Religion and Thoughtfulness
12 December 2008
20 November 2008
Social Development, International Aid and Revival of Buddhism: 'Engaged Buddhism' in Cambodia
3 October 2008
Rethinking Disaster Recovery from the Viewpoint of Social Aesthetics
18 July 2008
The Okinawan Trauma and its Denial: The Postwar Mentally Disabled and Home Care
12 June 2008
9 May 2008
18 January 2008
19 October 2007
Brain and Consciousness: Challenges in Science-Spirituality Dialogues
1 August 2007
27 June 2007
23 February 2007
11 November 2006
6 October 2006
30 June 2006
Identity and Spirituality as Seen from a Non-substantialist, Non-ego Ontology
3 February 2006
15 December 2005
2 December 2005
11 November 2005
29 September 2005
Three Views on Hansen's Disease: Literature, Ethics, and Religion
23 June 2005
16 June 2005
19 May 2005
Kokoro and Brain Science: Goal-Directed Behavior and the Pre-Frontal Association Cortex
13 May 2005
22 April 2005
2000—2004
14 December 2004
The Science and Religion Dialogue in Greater China: The Current Situation and Future Possibilities
11 November 2004
The Dialogue between Science and Religion: Current State and Issues
17 September 2004
The Absence of Conflict between Science and Religion: A Christian View
14 May 2004
27 February 2004
23 January 2004
26 September 2003
Is 'Human Nature' Ready for Autopsy?: Philosophy and Biotechnology
18 June 2003
Mixing Gold with Sand to Sell it: Translating the Zenrin kushū
11 May 2003
16 January 2003
6 December 2002
17 January 2002
The Arc of Jesus and Aum Shinrikyō: Understanding and the Failure to Understand
8 November 2001
19 October 2001
From Freedom of Religion to Freedom of the Spirit: Things Seen in Gathering Information on 'Cults'
31 May 2001
Social Problems in Religion and the Guidelines of the Japanese Bar Association
26 January 2001
12 December 2000
12 October 2000
A Journalist's Perspective on the Problem of Cults in Japan: Religion as a Social Problem
1995—1999
25 June 1999
11 December 1998
4 June 1998
Icon, Deity, and Body in Medieval Japan: The Tale of the Burned-Cheek Amida
17 November 1997
17 October 1997
17 April 1997
12 December 1996
7 November 1996
30 November 1995
Southeast Asian Bottle-Gourd Myths and their Assimilation into Chinese and Japanese Culture
6 July 1995
29 June 1995
Die Universal heilsgeschichtliche These der Rahnerschule vom reformierten Gesichtspunkt geleuchtet
15 June 1995
1990—1994
24 November 1994
13 October 1994
20 July 1994
30 June 1995
28 April 1994
3 December 1992
2 July 1992
28 May 1992
23 April 1992
12 March 1992
2 January 1992
17 December 1991
13 December 1991
The Social Teaching of the Catholic Church: A Latin American Perspective
15 November 1991
29 May 1991
16 January 1991
The Glorification of the Buddha: From Shakyamuni to Vairocana
20 December 1990
Honne and tatemae from the Perspective of the Critique of Original Enlightenment Thought
26 September 1990
22 June 1990
The Social Ramifications of the Genealogies of the Kumano Bettō
15 May 1990
27 April 1990
1985—1989
21 November 1989
8 November 1989
6 November 1989
18 October 1989
8 September 1989
26 June 1989
10 May 1989
Ethnic Minorities in a Unifying Europe:The Cast of Immigrant Labor
20 December 1988
9 December 1988
1 December 1988
26 October 1987
14 March 1988
11 November 1987
26 November 1987
17 November 1987
30 May 1987
15 December 1986
How to Approach the Study of Religion: The Cases of Mircea Eliade and Nishitani Keiji
6 December 1986
5 December 1986
10 November 1986
6 June 1986
19 May 1986
10 April 1986
2 December 1985
22 November 1985
8 October 1985
1980—1984
26 October 1984
14 September 1984
29 June 1984
8 June 1984
13 February 1984
8 February 1984
2 December 1983
11 November 1983
28 October 1983
21 September 1983
3 February 1983
17 December 1982
7 December 1982
30 June 1982
30 April 1982
13 January 1982
7 December 1981
6 November 1981
4 November 1981
21 September 1981
26 June 1981
21 November 1980
30 October 1980
6 October 1980
20 May 1980
10 January 1980
1975—1979
6 November 1979
27 November 1979
24 November 1979
13 November 1979
5 June 1979
4 May 1979
7 February 1979
19 June 1978
14 October 1977
The Scriptural Sources of the Upadesa and their Respective Value
3 June 1977