Venue: College of Social Sciences, National Chung Cheng University

Day Two

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM: Registration

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: Asia Association for Global Studies (AAGS) Annual Meeting (Rm. 115)

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM: Break

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM: Sessions 1a and 1b

Session 1a: Spirituality in a Global Age (Rm. 115)

1. Rodriguez, Girardo. The Globalization of the New Spirituality and its Expression in Japan: The Case of Mt. Ikoma (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan) [Abstract and Paper]
2. Bechler, Silke. Religion on Stage: The Vedic Sacrifice in Transcultural Public Spheres (University of Heidelberg, Germany) [Abstract and Paper]

Session 1b: Religious and Cultural Dialogue in the Global Village (Rm. 119)

1. Bernardo, Henry. Welcoming the "Other": Interreligious Dialogue in Catholic Higher Education Institutions in Cavite, Philippines (De La Salle University, Philippines) [Abstract and Paper]
2. Uddin, Md. Sayed. The Impact of Globalization on Social Values in the Muslim World (International Islamic University, Malaysia) [Abstract and Paper]

12:00 PM -1:00 PM: Lunch

1:00 PM-3:00 PM: Session 2

Session 2: Globalization and Religious Thought (Rm. 115)

1. Christian Etzrodt. The Neo-Calvinist Foundation of Globalization (Akita International University, Japan) [Abstract and Paper]
2. Bei, Dawei. Daniel Quinn on Religion: Saving the World through Anti-Globalism? (Hsuan Chuang University, Taiwan) [Abstract and Paper]
3. Voulgarakis, Van. Mary, Athena and Kuan-yin: What the Church, the Demos and the Sangha can Teach us about Religious Pluralism in Relation to Doctrinal Conformity to Socio-cultural standards (Chih Lee Institute of Science and Technology, Taiwan) [Abstract and Paper]

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM:  Final Words: Derrick M. Nault (AAGS Founder/Director)(University of Calgary), Rab Paterson (AAGS Vice President)(International Christian University, Japan), Anita Bhela (University of Delhi, India), Christian Etzrodt (Akita International Univerity, Japan). Jou-juo Chu (National Chung Cheng University).