Fourth Annual Research Day
HJ International Graduate School for Peace and Public Leadership held its 4th Annual Research Day on Thursday, November 20, bringing together students, faculty, alumni, and guests for an inspiring evening of scholarship and dialogue. The program featured keynote speaker Dr. James Rodgers Fleming, HJI’s most widely published alumnus and a world-renowned historian of science and public policy scholar. Dr. Fleming shared key insights from his decades of research on climate change, offering a thoughtful look at its historical development and policy implications.
Attendees also explored a wide range of research projects presented by HJI students and alumni, covering topics such as peacebuilding, theology, moral philosophy, human rights, and global cooperation. The event highlighted both the academic depth and real-world relevance of the HJI community’s work.
You may view the constestants’ research posters below:
- Susan Bouachri: The Great Debate: Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Pacifism
- Sophal Chamroeun: Peace and Reconciliation: Cambodia’s Experience
- Bruce Clarke: Intergenerational Worship Grounded in Unification Theology
- James B. Edgerly: The Post-Protestant Thesis Part II: Evangelical Protestantism as the Basis for a New Cultural Consensus
- Giorgio Gasperoni: Water, Peace, and Shared Prosperity in the Sahel: From Threat Multiplier to Cooperation Catalyst
- Jovencio Gulayao: Exploring the Practical Effects of Heavenly Tribal Messiah Mission (Horizontal Restoration) on Family and Community / Barangay in Caloocan City, Philippines
- Drissa Kone: Religion, Symbolism and the Archetypal Evil
- Tomasz Krzyzowski: Centric Model of Moral Evaluation
- Michael Mickler: South Korea’s Troubled Prosecutors’ Tradition
- Robison Ndomba: Human Rights and Democracy in sub-Saharan Africa: a case study of Tanzania
- Thomas Ward: How can we better explain and understand Holy Mother Han?
- Roger Wetherall: The Decline and Evolution of Marxist-Leninist Materialism from 1985 to 2025