Curriculum Vitae for
Gregory Adam Scott
史瑞戈
Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Religion, Columbia University
哥倫比亞大學宗教系博士生
gas2122@spamcolumbia.eduspam (Remove the spam to email)

Field of Research
My current work involves the political and social involvement of Buddhists in China during the 1920s and 30s. The goal is to be able to link together more traditional Buddhological studies that trace the development of doctrine with historical studies of changes in Chinese political and social thought. Liang Qichao (1873-1929) and Dai Jitao (1890-1949) are examples of prominent figures who also had an engagement with Buddhism, and sought to bring Buddhist teachings into the mainstream of Chinese intellectual life. At the same time, the study groups and religious societies that were founded during this period indicate a more organized involvement of ordinary laypeople in Buddhist practice.


ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

June - August 2008, McGill University, Canada

Intensive French Summer Program

June - August 2007, Academia Sinica, Taiwan, ROC

Visiting Scholar at the Institute of Modern History

August 2005, University of Toronto, Canada

Master of Arts in East Asian Studies
Thesis Supervisor: Michael Szonyi
Thesis title: “Heterodox Religious Groups and the State in Ming-Qing China”

June 2004, Nanjing University, PRC

Mandarin Language Training Certificate

June 2003, York University, Canada

Bachelor of Arts with Honours in East Asian Studies, Minor in History
summa cum laude

May 2001, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan, ROC

Mandarin Language Training in the Center for Chinese Language and Culture

2009 - Department of Religion Summer Fellowship - $2000
2008 - Daniel and Marianne Spiegel Fund Grant - $2000
2008 - Department of Religion Summer Fellowship - $3600
2007 - Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund Grant - $3500
2006 - Weatherhead East Asian Institute Fellow - Tuition Support
2006 - Columbia Faculty Fellowship
2003 - China-Canada Scholar Exchange
2000 - Canada-Taiwan Scholarship
1999 - York University Continuing Student Scholarship
1998 - York University Entrance Scholarship - $4000

American Academy of Religion 2006-
Association for Asian Studies 2007-

Publications and Online Projects

Database of Modern Chinese Buddhism [DMCB]
A collaborative, open-content online wiki database on Buddhism in China, 1850 - 1950 CE.

The Online Index of Chinese Buddhism
This website presents links and short descriptions for online resources useful for the study of Buddhism in China. It has been updated since August 26, 2006 and was featured in The Asian Studies WWW Monitor, late Feb 2009, Vol. 16, No. 4 (293).

Print Bibliography of Modern Chinese Buddhism
A companion resource to the OICB, this bibliography is specifically for the study of Chinese Buddhism in the modern period (roughly 1850 to 1950) and includes entries for primary and secondary printed resources in Western and East Asian languages.


• Online Finding Aids for the Burke Library Archives, Missionary Research Library Collection, Series 6: China and Series 7: Japan


• Contributor to the Center for Buddhist Studies Weblog from Fall 2007


• Book Review: Wendi Adamek, The Mystique of Transmission on the Center for Buddhist Studies Weblog

Conference Presentations

• "World Religions in Missionary Attire: Timothy Richard and his New Testament of Higher Buddhism," talk presented as part of Religion Unwound series at Columbia University Department of Religion, October 13, 2009


• "Secularization and Statecraft: The Buddhist Nationalism of Dai Jitao (1890-1949)," panel on "Chinese Lay Buddhists in the Early Twentieth Century and the Question of Secularization: Four Case Studies - Sponsored by the Society for the Study of Chinese Religions," Annual Meeting of the Association for Asian Studies, Chicago, March 26, 2009


• Panel discussant: "Buddhist Practice and Cultural Identity," Columbia University Graduate Student Conference on East Asia, February 7, 2009


• "Secularization and Statecraft: The Buddhist Nationalism of Dai Jitao (1890-1949)," Columbia University Graduate Student Conference on East Asia, February 6, 2009


• "The Revival of the Weishi School in Modern Chinese Buddhism", Columbia University Department of Religion Graduate Student Conference, April 10, 2008


• "The Revival of the Weishi School in Modern Chinese Buddhism," Mid-Atlantic Religion AAR Conference, New Brunswick, NJ, March 28, 2008


• Panel Discussant: "Contexts of Korean Buddhism," Columbia University Graduate Student Conference on East Asia, February 9, 2008


• "The Nationalization of Chinese Buddhism in the late Qing and early Republic", New England Association for Asian Studies Conference, Durham, NH, October 6, 2007


• Panel discussant: "Fluid Boundaries: Canon-formation and the Transformation of Buddhism in East Asia," Columbia University Graduate Student Conference on East Asia, February 9, 2007


• "Heterodoxy and the State in Late-Imperial China," Columbia University Graduate Student Conference on East Asia, February 10, 2007


• "Heterodoxy and Orthodoxy in the Anti-Heretical Writings of Huang Yupian," University of Toronto Department of Religion Graduate Students' Symposium, Spring 2005

Teaching Assistantships and Internships

• Columbia University Libraries' Graduate Student Internship Program in Primary Sources, June 2009 - May 2010
• Duties include organizing, cataloguing, and writing research guides for archival materials related to missionary activities in Japan and China


• Columbia University, "RELI V3604: Religion in the City," Spring 2009, Prof. Courtney Bender
• Duties include assignment marking, leading discussion section, and meeting with students during office hours


• Columbia University, "RELI V2802: Intro to Asian Religions," Fall 2008, Prof. Wendi Adamek
• Class lecture: "Shinto: The Way of the Gods", November 24
• Duties include test and paper marking, leading discussion section, and meeting with students during office hours


• Columbia University, "RELI V2008: Buddhism: East Asian," Spring 2008, Prof. Chün-fang Yü
• Class lecture: "Chinese Buddhist Schools," February 21
• Duties include test and paper marking, meeting with students during office hours


• Columbia University, "RELI V2415: Japanese Religious Traditions," Fall 2007, Prof. Michael Como
• Class lecture: "The Chinese Conquest of Buddhism", September 24
• Class lecture: "Chan Buddhism in China", October 31
• Duties include drafting tests, assignment and test marking, meeting with students during office hours


• University of Toronto, "Introduction to East Asian Civilizations," 2004-2005, Dr. John Stowe
• Duties include test and paper marking, leading discussion section, and meeting with students during office hours

Academic Activities and Service

• Columbia Center for Japanese Religion, website manager from Fall 2008 [http://www.columbia-cjr.org]


• Member of Conference Committee, Columbia University Department of Religion Graduate Student Conference 2009: "Belief Matters: Reconceptualizing Belief and Its Use"


• Graduate student representative to the faculty of the Columbia University Department of Religion and the Graduate Student Activity Council, September 2008 - August 2009


• Student Rapporteur for the Buddhist Studies Seminar Series from November 2007


• President of University of Toronto East Asian Studies Graduate Student Union, 2004-2005


• Organizing committee member, University of Toronto 2005 East Asian Studies Graduate Students' Conference