Zixian Deng is a Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, University of North
Texas. He specializes in civil societies, human rights development, and the
state, and has training in religion and philosophy. His publications include
"Measuring Tolerance" (co-author, forthcoming Social Science Quarterly). He
began publishing his research on Falun Gong in early 1999 (see www.wys.org/pages/falun.html) and has since written extensively on its
development and has participated in various debates on its theological
foundation. (dengzixian@hotmail.com)
