Higher Education and Belief Systems in the Asia Pacific Region: Knowledge, Spirituality, Religion, and Structures of Faith (Hardcover, 2019)

1 Introduction to belief systems in higher education.- Section 1 The Changing Role of Religion in Higher Education.- 2 The shaping of academic culture of higher education in Taiwan: Confucianism, historic legacy, and western influences.- 3 Towards sustainable Islamic communities in Malaysia: The role of Islamic based higher education institutions (IHEIs).- 4 Christian higher education in Korea: Exploring historical roles, regular Christian curricular and non-regular mentoring programs.- 5 Christian universities in Japan.- Section 2 Belief Systems in Asian Higher Education.- 6 Thai higher education and an epistemological theory of Attasammapanidhi .- 7 A critical analysis of belief education in Chinese higher education.- 8 Reinventing and promoting traditional cultures and values in Bali: A critical review of the government role in education and cultural exchange.- Section 3 Diffusion of Asian Value Scapes in the Global North.- 9 Reimagining for our children: Native Hawaiian relationality in higher education.- 10 Encounters with belief in the global city: Urban Humanities filmmaking pedagogy from Los Angeles to Shanghai.- 11 Spirituality and emancipatory struggle in higher education.- 12 Philosophy, culture, and the battle against mission drift in higher education in Asia.