On Sunday, November 30, the Fifth Faith Studies Research Conference, hosted by the Institute of Soka Faith Studies, was held. This year, under the theme “On Human Revolution,” the conference featured research presentations by the Institute’s research fellows, together with special lectures by invited guests: the author Masayuki Maehara, and Hiroshi Kainuma, Associate Professor at the Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, the University of Tokyo. In the post-event qu

On Saturday, September 28, 2024, a research conference was held on the theme “On World Religion,” welcoming as guests Masaru Sato (author and visiting professor at Doshisha University), Tatsuo Haya (professor emeritus of Soka University and scholar of Buddhism), and Yasuyuki Aoki (standing advisor of Gakken Inc. and former president of Asahi Shimbun Publications). In addition to presentations by four research fellows, including Overseas Research Fellow Andy Nagashima, the con

First Faith Studies Research Conference: “The Enlightenment and Religion.” On Friday, September 6, 2019, a research conference was held on the theme “The Enlightenment and Religion,” with the author Masaru Sato as guest lecturer. A lively discussion unfolded, interwoven with paper presentations. This content is covered in Chapter 2 of Soka Faith Studies I. Second Faith Studies Research Conference: “Reason and Faith.” On Tuesday, June 30, 2020, a research conference on the the