Scholars, Activists Discuss the Women of Tai Ji Men
The United Nations Day to eliminate violence against women was an opportunity to celebrate the brave female dizi who endured humiliations and suffering. by Alex Amicarelli An article already published in Bitter Winter on December 1st, 2021. On...
Transitional Justice and Religious Liberty in Taiwan
The road to rectifying past injustices in the ROC has proved bumpy. The Tai Ji Men case will be a significant test. by Tsai Cheng-An* *A paper presented at the mid-term conference of the Research Committee on Sociology of Religion (RC-22) of the...
Tai Ji Men and the Tai Ji Men Case: Politics vs. Spiritual Minorities
A background of Tai Ji Men’s origins, action, and mission, and a discussion of the Tai Ji Men case as a FORB problem. by Yi-Jing Chen* *A paper presented at the mid-term conference of the Research Committee on Sociology of Religion (RC-22) of the International...
Tai Ji Men and the Intolerance of Bureaucracy
Kafka’s novel “The Castle” and Merton’s criticism of bureaucracy describe a situation that is also at work in the Tai Ji Men case. by Massimo Introvigne* A paper presented at the webinar “Witnessing for Tolerance: Scholars, NGOs, and the Tai Ji Men Case,” co-organized...