Tenri University and Marburg University (Philipps University of Marburg) held an international symposium with the theme “Purification: Religious Transformations of Mind and Body” at Tenri University from September 18 to 20, commemorating the 50th anniversary of academic exchange between the two universities. Tenri University’s ties with Marburg University―which was founded…
On December 9, 2009, Tenri University held the third Faith Forum Lecture at the Furusato Assembly Hall. Entitled “International Cooperation and Faith in the Path,” the lecture was delivered by Dr. Keiichi Ogawa, professor at the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies at Kobe University. Dr. Ogawa—who worked for seven…
Professor Masanobu Yamada, 50, associate professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Tenri University and a minister (kyoto) belonging to Heishin Grand Church, delivered a presentation on the present situation of Tenrikyo in Brazil at the 30th Conference of International Society for the Sociology of Religion―held at the University…
On August 13, Tenri University hosted an international academic conference entitled “Japanese Religions in the Americas,” drawing about 30 scholars engaged in the study of Asian religions from nine countries and regions. This conference was part of a larger international symposium, which, entitled “Management and Marketing of Globalizing Asian Religions,”…
Tenri University recently founded Tenri EU Studies Association (TESA), with Dr. Hideaki Sakamoto, professor of Russian Studies at Tenri University, as its first president. TESA’s mission is to research European and Eurasian affairs. To mark the founding of the association, a commemorative lecture was given on December 6 at the…
On September 25, Tenri University Gagaku Music Society performed at a mid-autumn moon festival concert in Xi’an, China. The concert was held to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Japan. Sponsored by the public and private sectors from both countries, it was also…