Logic of Thinking, Logic of Engagement: Chan/Sŏn Buddhism in the Life-World

Professor Jin Y. Park delivers the 2014 Ahnkook Lecture on Korean Buddhism.
Chan/Sŏn Buddhism has been criticized for its seeming lack of social engagement. In this talk, Professor Jin Y. Park examines potential social dimensions of the Korean Sŏn Buddhist tradition known as hwadu meditation. Professor Park asks: what forms of social theory does Sŏn Buddhism offer and what are their potentials and limitations as a social theory in our secular world?
00:00 Welcome and introduction by Francis X. Clooney, S.J., Parkman Professor of Divinity and Professor of Comparative Theology, Harvard Divinity School
07:40 Jin Y. Park, Associate Professor and Director of the Asian Studies Program, American University
1:00:00 Q&A
This lecture is part of the series "Religious Identities in Asia," co-sponsored by Center for the Study of World Religions, the Korea Institute, and the Asia Center.
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