James Miller
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James Miller is a British-Canadian author, academic, and editor whose research focuses on the intersection of religion and ecology in China. He is noted worldwide as an expert in Daoism, China's indigenous religion.[1] Since 2018[update], he has served as the inaugural Professor of Humanities at Duke Kunshan University, where he is also Associate Dean for Interdisciplinary Initiatives.[2][3] He is Editor-in-chief of the academic journal Worldviews: Global Cultures, Religion, and Ecology.[2]
Biography
He served as Chair of the Faculty Assembly from 2022 to 2024, Chair the Division of Arts and Humanities from 2018 to 2019, and co-director of the DKU Humanities Research Center from 2018 to 2024.[4][5]
Miller has a B.A. (honors) in Chinese studies from Durham University, a B.A. (honors) and M.A. in theological and religious studies from Cambridge University, and a Ph.D. in religious and theological studies from Boston University.[6] Prior to his appointment at Duke Kunshan, Dr. Miller served as the director of the interdisciplinary graduate program in cultural studies, and as the director of the School of Religion, at Queen's University at Kingston in Ontario, Canada.[7][8]
Miller’s research is based in the study of Chinese philosophy, theology, and religion, with an emphasis on philosophy of nature, environmental ethics, and the intersection of religion and ecology in China.[6] He is known worldwide as a scholar of Daoism, China’s indigenous religion, and especially its relation to ecology.[9] He has published seven books including, most notably, “China’s Green Religion: Daoism and the Quest for a Sustainable Future” (Columbia, 2017).[10]
In 2021, Miller was an expert witness who testified on behalf of the Taoist Tai Chi Society of Canada in the case regarding the tax-exempt status of their Taoist Tai Chi centers in Quebec. His testimony as an expert witness helped the Taoist Tai Chi Society successfully argue that their practice of Daoism should be recognized as a religious activity, entitling their centers to a property tax exemption.[11]
In 2023, Miller served as a distinguished visiting scholar at the United States Library of Congress, where over four months, he worked with the Library to "offer novel and timely perspectives based on [his] work as researcher, writer, and public intellectual".[2][12]
On February 24, 2024, Miller presented a TED talk titled "The Environment is Inside You" as part of TEDxDKU.[13] In his talk, Miller explains why we must change our worldview in order to think correctly about the environment.[14]
Miller serves as the editor-in-chief of the peer-reviewed journal Worldviews: Global Cultures, Religion, and Ecology, published by Brill.[2][15]
Publications
- Girardot, N. J.; Miller, James; Liu, Xiaogan, eds. (2001). Daoism and Ecology: Ways within a Cosmic Landscape. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0945454298. Search this book on
- Miller, James (2008). The Way of Highest Clarity: Nature, Vision, and Revelation in Medieval Daoism. Three Pines Press. ISBN 978-1-931483-09-4. Search this book on
- Miller, James (2008). Daoism. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1780740157. Search this book on
- Miller, James; Yu, Dan Smyer; Van Der Veer, Peter, eds. (2017). Religion and Ecological Sustainability in China. Routledge. ISBN 978-1138079281. Search this book on
- Miller, James (2017). China's Green Religion. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0231175869. Search this book on
- Miller, James, ed. (2020). The Coronavirus: Human, Social and Political Implications. Springer. doi:10.1007/978-981-15-9362-8. ISBN 978-981-15-9361-1. Search this book on
References
- ↑ "James MillerDuke Kunshan UniversityChina – CAET". Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "James Miller - Editor In Chief, Worldviews: Global Religions, Culture, And Ecology at Brill". THE ORG. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ↑ "James Miller appointed DKU's first dean of interdisciplinary strategy – News | Duke Kunshan University". Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ↑ "James Miller". www.diaphanes.com. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ↑ "DAOISM AND ECOLOGY – AN INTERVIEW WITH JAMES MILLER Interviews". en.ecopoiesis.ru. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "James Miller | Scholars@Duke profile". scholars.duke.edu. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ↑ "Queen's Contagion Cultures Lecture Series - Responses to COVID-19: Perspectives from a Sino-US Joint Venture University". www.queensu.ca. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ↑ "James Miller | DKU Faculty". faculty.dukekunshan.edu.cn. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ↑ "Bibliography | Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology". fore.yale.edu. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ↑ "James Miller". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ↑ Blackwell, Tom (October 7, 2021). "Quebec judge muses on the meaning of religion while ruling that Taoist Tai chi centres are tax exempt". National Post. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ↑ "Distinguished Visiting Scholars". The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
- ↑ "Tomorrow United? – TEDxDKU". tedxdku.com. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ↑ TEDx Talks (2024-04-01). The Environment is Inside You | James Miller | TEDxDKU. Retrieved 2024-09-12 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Worldviews: Global Religions, Culture, and Ecology". Brill. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
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