INTG Convenor 234th INTG Meeting -A talk by Brian Hubbard Introduction In 1990, I traveled through 13 countries and crossed 5 seas, plus many other assorted stretches of water, to get from London to Bangkok. The journey, on buses, trains and ships, but no planes, took almost 10 months. When I left England, I had a one-way … Read more
232nd INTG Meeting – A talk by Laurie Maund All throughout South and Southeast Asia, Buddhist monks, novices and nuns are responding to the call for their help in managing the impacts of HIV/AIDS on their communities and congregations. By analyzing HIV and its impacts in the framework of the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism … Read more
231st INTG Meeting – A talk by Dr. Geoffrey Redmond M.D. Minutes of the meeting are not available. This introduction to the talk is taken from a paper Dr. Redmond presented at the XIIth Conference of the International Association of Buddhist Studies, Bangkok: 8-13 December 2002. Buddhism, like other religions, must now respond to challenges … Read more
230st INTG Meeting – A talk by Jacques Leider The following is the full text of Jacques Leider’s talk: The Geographical Setting and the Population Starting on Bangladesh’s eastern border, Arakan covers the stretch of land which runs south to Cap Negrais where we reach Lower Burma. Arakan’s heartland is the fertile plains of the … Read more
228st INTG Meeting – A talk and presentation by Steven C.H. van de Ven, MSc. The speaker: Steven van de Ven, a retired Dutch physicist, worked at Philips Research Laboratories from 1958 to 1966. During this period he completed studies at the Technical University of Eindhoven with a Master’s degree in physics. From 1966 to … Read more
227th INTG Meeting – A Talk by Mark Tamthai Dr. Mark Tamthai is a member of the Department of Philosophy, Chulalongkorn University, where he has taught for 28 years in the fields of Logic, Epistemology, Philosophy of Science and Social Philosophy. He is the current President of the Philosophy and Religion Society of Thailand. The … Read more
226th INTG Meeting – A talk by Dr. Peter Clarke Dr. Clarke is currently the Professor of the History and Sociology of Religion at King’s College and Tutor in the Sociology of Religion at Oxford University. He has also taught in Japan, Nigeria, South Africa, Brazil and the United States. The following is the full … Read more
225th INTG Meeting – A video presentation and talk by Dr. Otome Klein Hutheesing Dr. Otome Klein Hutheesing is a sociologist from Leiden University in the Netherlands, who has been doing research in a Lisu village for more than 20 years. The following is the full text of her talk: Introduction “Tiger mountain will never … Read more
