17 June 2026 Report: The Transnational Trade of Thai Buddhist Amulets in China and Hong Kong This report by Kwan Yuk Sing examines the transnational trade of Thai Buddhist amulets in Hong Kong and mainland China... Read more
08 June 2026 Report: Gods, Garrisons, and Governance – Resilience on Taiwan’s Nangan Island This report by Sarah Cao examines religion on Nangan Island in Taiwan’s Matsu archipelago as it has been shaped by... Read more
07 April 2026 Report: Between Green Wave and Sharp Power – Religious and Racial Politics of Malaysia This report shows how moments that seem to signal religious or racial crisis in Malaysia often end not in rupture,... Read more
02 March 2026 Adjudicating Heresy: “Sexual Cultivation” and Secular Law in Hong Kong When claims of spiritual power collide with criminal law, where should a secular court draw the line? This article explores... Read more
12 February 2026 The Black Nazarene of Quiapo Thousands of devotees converge on Manila’s Quiapo district to see, touch, and take home religious objects associated with the Black... Read more
02 February 2026 Report: “Unless the grain dies” – Unregistered Churches in China This report by Kwan Yuk Sing examines the contemporary governance of Christianity in the People’s Republic of China through the... Read more
03 November 2025 The Role of Balik Islam in the Development of the Philippine Halal Industry In Christian-majority Philippines, Muslim converts have become unexpected drivers of the country’s halal industry. From local advocacy to global certification... Read more
28 October 2025 Rites, Charms and Wordplay: Religious Iconography in Taiwan’s Political Movements When Taiwan’s recall protests erupted in 2025, faith and politics merged in striking ways, from churches sheltering activists to Daoist... Read more
20 October 2025 Finding Light: Chinese Converts to Yiguandao in Japan This article traces the journeys of Chinese women connected to the Yiguandao movement, whose conversions took place in both China... Read more
02 October 2025 Report: Holy Ground, Haunted Past – Religious Responses to Ghost Stories and Political Memory on Green Island This report by Fang-I Chu examines how ghost stories across Taiwan operate as informal modes of remembering the authoritarian past,... Read more