Patriarch Nestorius and “Luminous Religion” Jingjiao: Chinese Face of Byzantine Heresy

Religion and Manifestations of Chinese Modernity

Luminous Phenomena of Earthquakes: Observations and Theories

Over the past few years, different theories (piezoelectric, positive holes, friction-vaporization, exo-electron emission, tribo- or fracture electrification) have been presented for the interpretation of earthquake lights. Although these theories can interpret earthquake luminous, each suffer from particular problems. There are also ambiguities and questions about the location of the light, the...

An Introduction to Classical Chinese Philosophy and Religion

DESCRIPTION: This course is intended to introduce prospective students to the basics of Chinese philosophy and religion. Through familiarity with the development of Chinese intellectual history, students will be able to further explore the Chinese spirit and mental outlook. The course will focus on Confucianism and its evolution at different stages and how it is intimately linked to governmenta...

Panel: “Heresy, Inquisition, and the State”

Religious persecution of “heretics” by the Catholic Church that characterizes the middle ages had its roots in power struggles centuries prior. In the first centuries of Christianity, Christians fought amongst themselves for interpretive and doctrinal authority. Heterodoxy didn’t stand a chance in the Middle Ages; in Late Antiquity nothing was certain. Everything changed when, in 380, Emperor T...

The Infinity Heresy

Of course, before an unending number of objections start pouring in to my bottomless email box, I need to clarify this brazen claim. After all, humans have been grappling with the concept of infinity for many millennia and mathematicians seem to have (at least in the last 150 years or so) finally tamed it. First, building on the work of Euler, Cauchy and Weierstrass, we now have the ability to ...