The Asian Conference on Ethics, Religion & Philosophy (ACERP) is an interdisciplinary conference held alongside The Asian Conference on Psychology & the Behavioral Sciences (ACP). Keynote, Featured and Spotlight Speakers will provide a variety of perspectives from different academic and professional backgrounds. Registration for either conference will allow participants to attend sessions in both.
This page provides details of presentations and other programming. For more information about presenters, please visit the Speakers page.
Conference Outline
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
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15:00-15:10: Announcements, Recognition of IAFOR Scholarship Winners, Welcome Address
Joseph Haldane, IAFOR, Japan
15:10-16:10: Keynote Presentation
The Rehabilitation of a Buddhist Heretic
Brian Victoria, Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies, United Kingdom
16:10-16:20: Break
16:20-17:20: Keynote Presentation
Religion and COVID 19 in the United States: The Good, the Bad, and the Shocking
Frank Ravitch, Michigan State University College of Law, United States
17:20-17:30: Break
17:30-18:30: Keynote Presentation
Successful Prophecy? Jehovah’s Witnesses and COVID-19
George Chryssides, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
18:30-18:40: Break
18:40-19:40: Moderated Discussion Panel
Ethical, Religious and Philosophical Dilemmas in Responding to COVID
George Chryssides, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
Frank Ravitch, Michigan State University College of Law, United States
Brian Victoria, Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies, United Kingdom
Joseph Haldane, The International Academic Forum (IAFOR), Japan (Moderator)
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12:00-13:40: Live-Stream Presentation Session 1
Room A: International Religion / Spirituality
62567 | Profiting from Polytheism: The Commodification of Mythical Beings During the Covid-19 Outbreak in Japan
62328 | A Dynamic Political Anthropology: Reframing Thomas Moore’s Spirituality
62925 | Religious Meanings in the Symbolic Functions of Food: Tunisia and Japan as Case Studies
56411 | An Analysis of Kierkegaard’s and Wittgenstein’s Notion of Faith
Room B: General Psychology
62296 | The Consumer Neuroscience of Phygital Retail Experiences
62719 | A Case of Sand Tray Experience with a Taiwanese High School Student who Infected COVID-19
62789 | Sense of Self and Agency in Schizophrenia: Illusions, Delusions, and Loci of Control
62303 | The Existence of Leader-Member Exchange in Supporting Millennials’ Work Meaningfulness in a Balance of Work and Personal Life
13:40-13:50: Break
13:50-15:05: Live-Stream Presentation Session 2
Room A: Philosophy - Philosophy and Religion
62748 | Compassion as Our Origins: Examining a Kyoto School Approach
55982 | A Critique on Nietzsche’s Critique on Christian Morality
62486 | Origen on the Will
Room B: Mental Health
62668 | Bloom Where Planted: The Inflorescence Model of Suicide Recovery Among Youths
62824 | Decreasing Mental Illness Stigma through Peer to Peer Socialization during an Mental Health Awareness Walk at an International University
61799 | Pathways of Resilience and Recovery From Trauma for Cambodian Young People
15:05-15:15: Break
15:15-16:30: Live-Stream Presentation Session 3
Room A: Ethics
62154 | The Ethics and Efficacy of Luxury Art as a Dimension of Corporate Social Responsibility
62380 | Exploring the Ethics of Bionationalism: Fact-value Dichotomies, Scientism, and Pseudoscience
62096 | Ethics in Higher Education Post Covid-19 Pandemic
Room B: General Psychology
62751 | Mapping a Nomological Network of Resilience
62478 | How Does (In)congruence in Perceived Child–parent Closeness Link to Chinese Children’s Socio-emotional Adjustment? The Mediating Role of Children’s Resilience
61913 | Discrete Emotions Caused by Episodic Future Thinking: A Systematic Review With Narrative Synthesis
16:30-16:40: Break
16:40-17:55: Live-Stream Presentation Session 4
Room A: International Ethics / Philosophy
62050 | NipponEthics Stakeholder Model – Understanding How Japanese Companies Manage Key Stakeholders
62439 | AI Ethics in Next Generation Wireless Networks: A Philosophical Outlook
55966 | Rights and Moral Objectivism in Watsuji Tetsuro’s Rinrigaku
Room B: Linguistics / Language
63060 | The Content of the Arabic Literature Textbooks and Developing Morals among Learners: Reality and Hope
62282 | Self-efficacy, SSI Learning Interest, SSI Critical Thinking Interest as Predictors of Students’ Reflection and Performance
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09:00-09:10: Announcements, Recognition of IAFOR Scholarship Winners, Welcome Address
Joseph Haldane, IAFOR, Japan
09:10-10:10: Panel Presentation
Helping Hands – Robotic Assistance in Supporting and Maintaining Social Interactions with Elders
Hee Rin Lee, Michigan State University, United States
James W. McNally, University of Michigan, United States & NACDA Program on Aging, United States
Keith W. Miller, University of Missouri – St. Louis, United States
Ryuji Yamazaki-Skov, Osaka University, Japan
10:10-10:20: Break
10:20-11:20: Panel Presentation
Missing You – Resilience, Renewal and Rebuilding Intergenerational Contact Within Families
Debbie Howard, Aging Matters International, Japan
James W. McNally, University of Michigan, United States & NACDA Program on Aging, United States
Lowell Sheppard, Never Too Late Academy, Japan
11:20-11:30: Break
11:30-12:30: Workshop Presentation
NACDA: Data on Aging Resources from Research Ideation to Long-Term Preservation and Sharing
James W. McNally, University of Michigan, United States & NACDA Program on Aging, United States
Kathryn Lavender, National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging (NACDA), United States
12:30-12:50: Break
Room A: Aging and Gerontology
12:50-14:30: Live-Stream Presentation Session 1: Aging and Gerontology: Social Integration and Engagement
61733 | National Service for Seniors over Age 55 Leads to Significant Positive Health Outcomes
62867 | Does Intergenerational Support Affect Older People’s Social Participation? An Empirical Test from Chinese Elderly Population
62946 | The Importance of Social Integration and Engagement in Ensuring Older Adult Preparedness for an Endemic COVID-19
62664 | Explore Daily Dyadic Conversation Between Typical Older Adults and Partners in Community in Taiwan
14:30-14:40: Break
14:40-16:20: Live-Stream Presentation Session 2: Aging and Gerontology: Wellbeing
61750 | Grandparent’s Role as a Caregiver: The Impact on Life Satisfaction and Perceived Health Status of Grandparents in India
62035 | The Happy and the Not-so-happy: Discriminant Analysis of Retirees’ Wellbeing in Abu Dhabi
62864 | The Memory Lounge Project: Combatting Loneliness in Rural Queensland Through Intergenerational Connections and the Sharing of Memories
62939 | Risk and Protective Factors of Healthy Sexuality in Aging
16:20-16:30: Break
16:30-17:45: Live-Stream Presentation Session 3: Aging and Gerontology: Policy and Response
61747 | Ageing in a Multicultural Society: A Qualitative Study of Quality of Life Among the South Asian Older Adults in Hong Kong
62714 | Being Taken Care by Foreign Caregivers: Perspectives From Elderly Stroke Survivors in Taiwan
61871 | NCDs Risk Factors Among Nepalese Elders: How Prepared We Are?
17:45-17:55: Conference Closing Address
Room B: Psychology and Education
12:50-13:50: Featured Presentation
Perceived Stress of Students During Online Learning
Roswiyani Roswiyani, Tarumanagara University, Indonesia
Monty P. Satiadarma, Tarumanagara University, Indonesia
13:50-14:00: Break
14:00-15:40: Live-Stream Presentation Session 1: Psychology and Education
62930 | Teaching as Job or Altruism? Relationship of Teacher’s Motivation and Engagement–Based on Taiwan TALIS 2018
62959 | Parenting Self-perception During Pandemic COVID-19: Is There the Differences Between Full-time Working Mothers, Flexible-time Working Mothers, and Housewives on It?
63082 | Teachers’ Perspectives on Supporting Bereaved Students After the Death of a Parent
63083 | The COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Effects on Arab Teachers in Israel: A Mixed-methods Study
Pre-Recorded Virtual Presentations
Ethics
62281 | Building a Moral Culture From the Ground Up – Why Fairness, Justice and Reciprocity Are Key
62427 | The Impact of Relative Deprivation Perception and Job Insecurity on Performance
62372 | The Ethics of AUKUS: Diplomatic Duplicity and Proliferation Perils
62305 | Rethinking the Principle of National Self-Determination: Toward a New Approach for the Question of Palestine
62947 | Collective Moral Resilience: Moving Forward
Philosophy
62656 | Zhuangzi and Plato: Language – World – Language
62180 | Sophistry, the Language of Narcissism
62582 | The Entanglements of Religious Charismatic Authority
62291 | Building Resilience through Self-care: Art and Aesthetic Wellness
61798 | Reincarnation: Back from the Dead
Religion
62169 | An Appraisal of the Filipino Catholic Devotion to the Black Nazarene in the Light of New Evangelization
62266 | Jesus the Economist: Envisioning God’s Economy of Solidarity and Equality to Global Resilience
62320 | Pope Francis’ Theology of Care for the Accompaniment of Families in Irregular Situations in the Light of Amoris Laetitia
62295 | The Implications of Covid-19 Pandemic in the Formation of Faith, Morals, and Resiliency of Filipino Christian Character
The above schedule may be subject to change.
Featured Presentations
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Religion and COVID 19 in the U.S.: The Good, the Bad, and the ShockingKeynote Presentation: Frank S. Ravitch
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Successful Prophecy? Jehovah’s Witnesses, Covid-19 and the War in UkraineKeynote Presentation: George D. Chryssides
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The Rehabilitation of a Buddhist HereticKeynote Presentation: Brian Victoria
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Ethical, Religious and Philosophical Dilemmas in Responding to COVIDPlenary Panel
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Responding to COVID: Trauma and RecoveryPlenary Panel
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Building Resilience through Self-care: Art and Aesthetic WellnessFeatured Presentation: Amy Wai Sum Lee
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Perceived Stress of Students During Online LearningFeatured Presentation: Monty P. Satiadarma & Roswiyani Roswiyani
Virtual Presentations
Conference Programme
The draft version of the Conference Programme will be available online on February 28, 2022. All registered delegates will be notified of this publication by email.
*Please be aware that the above schedule may be subject to change.
Final Programme
The online version of the Conference Programme is now available to view below via the Issuu viewing platform. Alternatively, download a PDF version. The Conference Programme can also be viewed on the Issuu website (requires a web browser). An Issuu app is available for Android users.
The Conference Programme contains access information, session information and a detailed day-to-day presentation schedule.
Important Information Emails
All registered attendees will receive an Important Information email and updates in the run-up to the conference. Please check your email inbox for something from "iafor.org". If you can not find these emails in your normal inbox, it is worth checking in your spam or junk mail folders as many programs filter out emails this way. If these did end up in one of these folders, please add the address to your acceptable senders' folder by whatever method your email program can do this.
Previous Programming
View details of programming for past ACERP conferences via the links below.