FACULTY

James Miller

Professor of Humanities
Associate Dean of Interdisciplinary Initiatives

Position:

Professor of Humanities
Associate Dean of Interdisciplinary Initiatives

Jem122@duke.edu

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Educational Background

  • PhD Religious and Theological Studies, Boston University
  • MA Theological and Religious Studies, Cambridge University
  • BA East Asian Studies, Durham University

Professional Experience​

  • 2018- Present: Professor of Humanities, Duke Kunshan University, responsible for teaching and research on Chinese philosophy, ethics, and cosmology
  • 2022 – Present: Associate Dean for Interdisciplinary Initiatives at Duke Kunshan University responsible for deepening interdisciplinary integration in teaching and research
  • 2018 – Present: Editor-in-Chief, Worldviews: Religions, Culture, Ecology, an interdisciplinary peer reviewed journal
  • 2018-2022: Co-Director, Humanities Research Center, Duke Kunshan University, responsible for leading research projects in humanistic inquiry

Courses Taught​

  • Undergraduate Core Courses: China in the World; Global Challenges in Science, Technology, and Health; Ethics, Citizenship, and the Examined Life
  • Arts and Humanities Elective Courses: Chinese Thought on the Environment

Research Areas​​

  • Chinese Philosophy and Religion
  • Religion and Ecology
  • Chinese Philosophy and Astrobiology

Additional Information​​

  • Co-Organizer of the Conference The Spirit of Space Exploration in China and the West
  • Leading western expert on Daoism and its relevance for contemporary society