Speaker: Dr. David Moe, Rice Postdoctoral Associate and Lecturer, Yale University
Language: English
Abstract: Max Weber and some people in the West see Buddhism as an “anti-political religion.” Yet Burmese Buddhists and people of other religions, including Christians, have continued to launch everyday forms of resistance against the power of the coup and the politics of Buddhist nationalism since February 2021. What has motivated these interreligious dimensions of uprising movement among young people? How has this resistance addressed Buddhist nationalism and reconciled the religious and ethnic divides in Burmese politics? What has prophetic Christianity to do with engaged Buddhism? How might religion shape a moral vision of democracy? Academic, advocate, and activist—Dr. David Moe will share his firsthand experience of Buddhist nationalism, his insights into the role of religion in resistance movement, and the role of religion in democracy.
Organizer: Department of Religion and Philosophy, HKBU
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