2022 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report
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22J15964
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Institution | Kyoto University |
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Principal Investigator |
BARTNECK TOBIAS 京都大学, 人間・環境学研究科, 特別研究員(DC2)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2022-04-22 – 2024-03-31
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| Keywords | Kyoto School / Nishitani Keiji / Christianity / Buddhism / Kenosis / Nihilism / Emptiness |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
In the past year of research, I developed a novel perspective on the historical significance of the encounter between Buddhism and Christianity.
I investigated the Kyoto School's interpretation of the Christian concept of "kenosis" (God's "self-emptying" on the cross) through the Mahayana Buddhist concept of "emptiness."
I analyzed how the historical perspective of Nishitani Keiji on Christianity allows for understanding their interpretation of "kenosis" as a strategic response to the crisis of modern nihilism.
I presented the results of my research orally and handed in several papers for peer-reviewed publication, partially accepted (『人間存在論』) and partially pending review (『求真』/JEAP).
I am the organizer of an international workshop dedicated to Nishitani Keiji and his philosophy of religion.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.
Reason
I have largely succeeded in fulfilling my research goals for the past year.
I have gathered and reviewed an extensive amount of research literature on the Kyoto School and the encounter between Buddhism and Christianity in Japan, as well as related literature from the fields of Christian theology, Buddhist studies, and philosophy of religion.
Through active participation in various conferences, I was able to make fruitful connections to other researchers in Japan and abroad, who are working on topics related to my project, and to create the occasion for interdisciplinary exchange of information.
This has allowed me to contextualize my work in the current state of discourse in my field of research.
Based on these achievements, I was able to construct a general frame for my doctoral thesis.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
I will dedicate the following year of research to achieving mainly two goals:
A. Making my work known and exposing it to criticism from scholars of diverse disciplinary backgrounds through participation in international conferences (CCPC, EAJS, ENOJP).
B. Finishing my doctoral thesis. Based on the material I have gathered and following the general frame I have constructed, my thesis will be split into mainly two parts:
1. Contextualization of my work among existing research and outline of the historical significance of the Buddhist-Christian encounter in the thought of the Kyoto School.
2. Systematic analysis of the Buddhist interpretation of the Christian cross and the concept of "kenosis."
I aim to finish the writing process, from the draft stage to final editing, by the end of this year.
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