Women, Spirituality, and the Tai Ji Men Case

Women, Spirituality, and the Tai Ji Men Case

The phenomenon of the gender gap in religion, i.e. that more women than men are “spiritual,” is unfortunately known also to persecutors. by Massimo Introvigne* *A paper presented at the webinar “Women, Spirituality, and the Tai Ji Men Protests,” co-organized by CESNUR...
Scholars, Activists Discuss the Women of Tai Ji Men

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

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

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

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...
Dialogue, Tolerance, and the Tai Ji Men Case

Dialogue, Tolerance, and the Tai Ji Men Case

Much more than a simple tax or monetary question is a stake in the Tai Ji Men case. by Giuseppe Cicogna* *A paper presented at the webinar “Witnessing for Tolerance: Scholars, NGOs, and the Tai Ji Men Case,” co-organized by CESNUR and Human Rights Without Frontiers on...