Following a century of violent anti-religious campaigns, China is now filled with new temples, churches and mosques?as well as cults, sects and politicians trying to harness religion for their own ends. What does the return of religion mean for China?s future? Acclaimed journalist and writer Ian Johnson will try to answer this question in the Sixth Annual Robert F. Ellsworth Memorial Lecture.
Ian Johnson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent for The New York Review of Books, The New York Times and other publications. He is also associate editor of The Journal of Asian Studies, a senior policy fellow at Merics (a Berlin foundation specializing in China), and teaches courses on Chinese society and religion.
Admission/Cost: FREE
Location:
School of Global Policy and Strategy
Robinson Auditorium
University of California at San Diego
9500 Gilman Dr.
La Jolla, CA 92093
Wednesday, March 21 - 5:00 PM
For more information, please call: (858) 246-1950 or visit: www.eventbrite.com
Ian Johnson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent for The New York Review of Books, The New York Times and other publications. He is also associate editor of The Journal of Asian Studies, a senior policy fellow at Merics (a Berlin foundation specializing in China), and teaches courses on Chinese society and religion.
Admission/Cost: FREE
Location:
School of Global Policy and Strategy
Robinson Auditorium
University of California at San Diego
9500 Gilman Dr.
La Jolla, CA 92093
Wednesday, March 21 - 5:00 PM
For more information, please call: (858) 246-1950 or visit: www.eventbrite.com
