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17 September 2025

Report: The Presbyterian Church in Taiwan – Between prophetic tradition and institutional challenges

This report, authored by Kwan Yuk Sing for Religioscope, explores the political engagement of the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan (PCT)... Read more

16 September 2025

From Mrs. Tsai to Biō-Pô: A Chilean Priestess in a Taiwanese Temple

Born in Chile and raised Catholic, Elvira now spends her days in a small Changhua township, opening the gates of... Read more

26 June 2025

Report: “Infiltrating the Tao” – China’s Influence Operations Targeting Quanzhen Taoist Communities in Taiwan and the West

This report, authored by Mattias Swenson Daly for Religioscope, explores the global expansion of the Quanzhen sect of Taoism and... Read more

28 April 2025

Report: “The Soft Power of a Goddess” – Mazu, Political Influence and Organized Crime in Taiwan

This report explores how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has rebranded Mazu as the “Goddess of Peace in the Taiwan... Read more

09 June 2024

Syncretism, Religious Freedom and Revival: Taiwan’s Yiguandao

Having originated in mainland China one hundred years ago, Yiguandao is a fast growing religious movement and one the largest... Read more

23 January 2024

Conference: The 17th International Conference on Taoist Studies: Taoist Ways of Enhancing Life—I Ching, Feng Shui & Personal Cultivation

Religious studies scholars from Asia, Europe, and North America joined Taiwanese researchers, practicing Taoists, and local members of the contemporary... Read more

06 December 2023

Category: Articles

Report: The Presbyterian Church in Taiwan – Between prophetic tradition and institutional challenges

From Mrs. Tsai to Biō-Pô: A Chilean Priestess in a Taiwanese Temple

Report: “Infiltrating the Tao” – China’s Influence Operations Targeting Quanzhen Taoist Communities in Taiwan and the West

Report: “The Soft Power of a Goddess” – Mazu, Political Influence and Organized Crime in Taiwan

Syncretism, Religious Freedom and Revival: Taiwan’s Yiguandao

Conference: The 17th International Conference on Taoist Studies: Taoist Ways of Enhancing Life—I Ching, Feng Shui & Personal Cultivation

The True Jesus Church in Taiwan: Resilience, community, and the centrality of truth in a Chinese Christian movement

Syria: The Sheikh, the Bride and the Pilgrim – “Temporary marriages” in Sayyidah Zaynab

Report: Salafists and antiquities trafficking in Syria

Egypt: Al-Azhar struggles to balance politics and tradition

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