Megachurches/Microchurches: Politics of Scale, Space, and Growth in Seoul
I’ve written up a short project description for my bit in the Urban aspirations in Seoul: Religion and megacities in… more
Research
Research snapshot: religious dimensions of militarism
(Photo sources:Â Hankyoreh and NewsNJoy) South Korean Catholic priests are putting their lives on the line to oppose military base… more
Language Travels: presentation at UIUC
Jennifer Chun and I have written our first paper together based on the collaborative research we’ve been doing on Korean… more
NUS workshop in June 2012 : “The urban ecology of religion: growth and redevelopment in Seoul”
I’ve been invited to attend a workshop on “Doing Asian Cities: The MPI-ARI-TISS-AKS-Shanghai Urban Aspirations Project†(5-6 June 2012, Singapore)… more
American University Meets the Pacific Century Conference, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
My research collaborator, Jennifer Chun, will be attending this conference to present a paper that we co-wrote, “Language Travels: The… more
UK parliamentary debate on North Korea human rights
Members of the British Parliament held a debate on January 11, 2012, regarding North Korea’s human rights and humanitarian crisis.… more
New statistics on Korean American Christianity
Several major Korean-language newspapers (including JoongAng Ilbo) are reporting on the updated figures from the updated Korean Church Yellowpages from… more
PhD Fellowship Opportunity in “Urban Aspirations in Seoul,” MPI Germany
This is an announcement for 3 years of PhD funding for someone to work with Peter van der Veer on… more
Research methods for the study of religion
Folks at the University of Kent have put together a great online resource for Research Methods for the Study of… more
Urban Aspirations in Seoul: Religion and Megacities in Comparative Studies
Excellent news! I just found out that a collaborative research project that I’m involved with, “Urban Aspirations in Seoul: Religion… more