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Zhao Dong

Release time:2025-09-01 01:29:00

ZHAO Dong is an Associate Professor at the School of English and International Studies, BFSU. He has been a visiting scholar at the Center for the Study of World Religions, Harvard University (2015–2016), and the Department of English, Yale University (2003–2004) under national government sponsorship.

TITLE/POSITION: Associate Professor


EMAIL: dzhao@bfsu.edu.cn


DEGREES

• PhD, English Literature, Beijing Foreign Studies University, 2005.


ACADEMIC POSITIONS

• 2000-2008 Lecturer, English Dept., BFSU.

• 2008-Present, Associate Professor, English Dept., BFSU.


OVERSEAS EXPERIENCE

• He has lectured at institutions including the University of Ljubljana, Sofia University, the Belgian Eurasian Studies Institute, and the National Academy of Governance in China. He has also conducted short-term academic research and collaborations at institutions such as the University of Calgary, the University of Prince Edward Island, Lancaster University, and Central European University in Hungary.


TEACHING

• Advanced Chinese-English Translation

• An Introduction to Chinese Culture

• Readings in Confucian, Buddhist, and Taoist Classics

• Chinese Buddhist Classics

Literary Interpretation of the Bible

• Seminal Texts of Chinese and Western Civilizations

Religious Studies


RESEARCH INTERESTS

• English translation of Chinese classics

• traditional Chinese culture

• comparative studies of Buddhism and Christianity.


RESEARCH PROJECTS

• Dr. Zhao is currently leading a National Social Science Foundation – Chinese Academic Literature Translation & Publishing Project, Time and the Ancient World of East Asia, and has independently completed other projects, including the National Social Science Foundation – Chinese Academic Literature Translation & Publishing Project Religious Faith of the Chinese, The Construction of English Courses on Chinese Buddhist Culture (Beijing Municipal Education Commission), International Experiences in De-Radicalization and Implications for China (Ministry of Education), and Canada’s Ethnic and Religious Policies and Their Lessons for China (Ministry of Education).


ACADEMIC SERVICES

His professional affiliations and roles include:

• Peer reviewer for Taylor & Francis (Buddhism studies)

• Editorial board member of Macrotheme Review (France)

• Peer reviewer for Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education (USA)

• Member of the Chinese Buddhist Studies Society (Hong Kong)

• Member of the National Association of British Literary Studies in China.


SCHOLARLY WORKS

His published works include the English monograph The Bible and Spenser's Faerie Queene (2008), the English translation of Religious Faith of the Chinese (2019), the Chinese-to-English poetry collection Starlight Beyond the Milky Way (2022), and The Beauty of the Semi-Simple (2024). He has also served as the chief editor or co-editor for over 20 English textbooks for university English majors, including Selections of British and American Poetry. He has published nearly 20 English papers in international journals.

Peer Reviewed Papers/Book Chapters in English

-­ “The Christian Bodhisattva in China: Sinicization of Virgin Mary in Chinese Catholic Literature”, in The Representation of the Blessed Mary in Literature and Art. Rowman and Littlefield, 2017.

-­ “The Power of Words: An Anthropological Study of the Taoist and Buddhist Healing Mantras of Jinzhaung Village in Northeast China,”

­ included in Understanding and Experiencing Religious Diversity in Today’s World, Praeger, 2015.

­- “Buddhist Echoes in University Education: A Comparative Study of China and Canada,” XII BCES Annual International Conference Proceedings, May 2014.

­- “Zen in American Poetry: the Case of Gary Snyder,” International Journal of Education and Research (14): Feb, 2014.

­- “Religious Identity and Cultural Refashioning: Educational for Migrant Hui University Students in China,” Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, April 2014.

­- “Buddhism, Nationalism, and War: A Comparative Evaluation of Chinese and Japanese Buddhists’ Reactions to the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945),” International Journal of Social Science and Humanities, Winter 2013.

­- “When Jesus Meets the Rural Gods and Folks: A Case Study of Wu Bian Village in Northeast China,” Asian Christian Review, July 2011.

­- Zen: Hakuin's Wasan”, in Milestone Documents of World Religions, Salem Press, Dec., 2010.

­ Tibetan Book of the Dead”, in Milestone Documents of World Religions, Salem Press, Dec., 2010.

­- “Contextualization and Localization of Christianity in China: Inter-Cultural and Inter-Religious Dialogues,” Asian Christian Review, Spring Issue, 2009.

-­ “The Collision, Interaction and Integration of Heterogeneous Cultures in the Global Context: The Impact of the Canadian Drama

­- The Monument on Modern Chinese Drama,” American Review of Canadian Studies, Summer Issue, 2007.