Sat April 29, 2017
Shaping the Soul of China: Religion and the Search for Meaning in the Middle Kingdom
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A conversation with Ian D. Johnson, Jennifer Lin, and Mary Kay Magistad.
Mao Zedong tried to shut down religious practice in China, sometimes brutally, but once Mao was gone, many Chinese renewed their search for meaning. In conversation about this complex history are Ian D. Johnson, author of The Souls of China: The Return of Religion after Mao and Jennifer Lin, author of Shanghai Faithful: Betrayal and Forgiveness in a Chinese Christian Family. Moderating will be former NPR & PRI China correspondent Mary Kay Magistad.
This event is courtesy of the Overseas Press Club/West, a group of current and former foreign correspondents in the Bay Area.
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Mao Zedong tried to shut down religious practice in China, sometimes brutally, but once Mao was gone, many Chinese renewed their search for meaning. In conversation about this complex history are Ian D. Johnson, author of The Souls of China: The Return of Religion after Mao and Jennifer Lin, author of Shanghai Faithful: Betrayal and Forgiveness in a Chinese Christian Family. Moderating will be former NPR & PRI China correspondent Mary Kay Magistad.
This event is courtesy of the Overseas Press Club/West, a group of current and former foreign correspondents in the Bay Area.
A conversation with Ian D. Johnson, Jennifer Lin, and Mary Kay Magistad.
Mao Zedong tried to shut down religious practice in China, sometimes brutally, but once Mao was gone, many Chinese renewed their search for meaning. In conversation about this complex history are Ian D. Johnson, author of The Souls of China: The Return of Religion after Mao and Jennifer Lin, author of Shanghai Faithful: Betrayal and Forgiveness in a Chinese Christian Family. Moderating will be former NPR & PRI China correspondent Mary Kay Magistad.
This event is courtesy of the Overseas Press Club/West, a group of current and former foreign correspondents in the Bay Area.
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Mao Zedong tried to shut down religious practice in China, sometimes brutally, but once Mao was gone, many Chinese renewed their search for meaning. In conversation about this complex history are Ian D. Johnson, author of The Souls of China: The Return of Religion after Mao and Jennifer Lin, author of Shanghai Faithful: Betrayal and Forgiveness in a Chinese Christian Family. Moderating will be former NPR & PRI China correspondent Mary Kay Magistad.
This event is courtesy of the Overseas Press Club/West, a group of current and former foreign correspondents in the Bay Area.
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