University of Social Sciences and Humanities - VNU Hanoi

1. Full name:NGUYEN HUU THU

2. Year of birth:1976 Gender: Male

3. Contact information:Faculty of Philosophy and Management – ​​University of Social Sciences and Humanities

• Phone: 0983.357.368

• Email: Thunh.ussh@gmail.com; thunh.ussh@vnu.edu.vn

4. Academic titles and degrees:

• Academic degree: PhD

5. Workplace:

• Name of institution: University of Social Sciences and Humanities

• Laboratory, Department, Center, Faculty, Institute: Faculty of Philosophy and Management

• Office Address: 336 Nguyen Trai Street, Thanh Xuan District, Hanoi

6. Training process

7. Other training courses (if any)

8. Monographs and textbooks (Author's name; title of book/textbook; Publisher; place of publication; year of publication)

8.1. Books

[1] Nguyen Huu Thu, Philosophical aspects in the Mother Goddess worship belief of the Vietnamese people in the Northern Delta region, monograph, Religious Publishing House, 2020, ISBN 978-604-61-7170-6

[2] Nguyen Quang Hung (CB), Nguyen Van Chinh, Nguyen Manh Tien, Nguyen Huu Thu, High Paths Covered by Clouds, Research, Writers' Association Publishing House, 2021, ISBN 978-604-3-47246-2.

8.2. Chapter

1. Tran Minh Nhat, Nguyen Huu Thu, Nguyen Thi Lai, Ensuring livelihoods in climate change adaptation: Caodaism and endogenous religions in Vietnam's southwestern sciences region, The third international conferenceon on the issues of social and humanities (Volume 2), Vietnam National University, Hanoi University of Social Sciences And Humanities, Vietnam National University Press, Hanoi, 2025

2. Nguyen Huu Thu, 2025, Religious Changes Among Ethnic Minorities in Northwest and Southwest Vietnam: The Case of the Hmong and Khmer Converting to Protestantism // Proceedings of the Scientific Conference “The Relationship Between Ethnic Minorities and Religion in Vietnam”, pp. 166-183, Religious Publishing House, Hanoi, 2025

3. Nguyen Huu Thu, 2024, The engaged spirit of Buddhist women today.// The engaged spirit of Vietnamese Buddhist women past and present, pp. 339-345, Social Sciences Publishing House, 2024.

4. Nguyen Huu Thu, Le Van Hieu, 2024, Gender studies through the image of Mother Dong Quan in the Mother Goddess worship of Three/Four Palaces of the Vietnamese people // New Trends on Contemporary Religious Studies International Scientific Conference Proceedings, p. 606-621, University of Education Publisher, Hanoi, 2024

5. Nguyen Quang Trung, Nguyen Huu Thu, 2024, Symbols in the worship of the Four Palaces Mother Goddesses in Vietnam // New Trends on Contemporary Religious Studies International Scientific Conference Proceedings, p. 592-605, University of Education Publisher, Hanoi, 2024

6. Nguyen Huu Thu, 2022, The Role of Religious Resources in the Development of Contemporary Vietnamese Society // Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference “Religion - Cultural and Social Resources: The Behavior of Some Countries and Experiences for Vietnam”, pp. 424-439, Religious Publishing House, Hanoi, 2022

7. Nguyen Huu Thu, 2022, Some Ethical Issues of the Church of Jesus Christ (Mormon) in the Catechism and Covenants // Proceedings of the Scientific Conference “Some Philosophical and Ethical Issues in Vietnam in the First Half of the 20th Century”, p. 370…., National University Publishing House, Hanoi, 2022

8. Nguyen Huu Thu, 2019, Summer Retreats - Manifestations of the Engaged Nature of Vietnamese Buddhism Today // Proceedings of the Scientific Conference “Activities of Buddhist Followers in the Sustainable Development of the Country”, pp. 610-623, Religious Publishing House, Hanoi, 2019

9. Nguyen Huu Thu, 2018, Some ethical ideas of Cao Dai religion // Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference “Religion and Ethics in Modern Society”, pp. 252-264, Religious Publishing House, Hanoi, 2018.

10. Nguyen Huu Thu, 2018, Léopold Michel Cadière's Conception of Ancestor Worship // Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference “Christian Thinkers in Vietnam and the Region: Some Comparative Studies”, pp. 304-313, Religious Publishing House, Hanoi, 2018

11. Nguyen Huu Thu, Nguyen Thuy Hang, 2017, The Role of Buddhism in Vocational Guidance and Training in Vietnam Today – Current Situation and Solutions // Proceedings of the Scientific Conference “Promoting the Role of Buddhism in Socializing Social Work and Charity”, pp. 385-399, Religious Publishing House, Hanoi, 2017

12. Nguyen Huu Thu, Ho Ngoc Anh, 2016, The Transformation of Buddhist Thought in the History of Vietnamese Thought (through the Study of Buddhist Worldview in Nguyen Du's *Truyen Kieu*) // Proceedings of the Scientific Conference “Philosophical Research in Vietnam Today: Theoretical Issues”, pp. 496-511, National Political Publishing House, Hanoi, 2016

13. Nguyen Huu Thu, 2015, Religion, a method of reflecting and resisting social existence (through the study of the image of Saint Mother Lieu Hanh) // Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference “Religion in Public Life”, pp. 283-300, Religious Publishing House, Hanoi, 2015

14. Nguyen Huu Thu, 2013, Trends in the Transformation of Mother Goddess Worship Beliefs of the Vietnamese People in the Northern Delta Region Today // Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference “Religion in Contemporary Vietnamese Society”, pp. 185-196, Religious Publishing House, Hanoi, 2013

15. Nguyen Huu Thu, 2013, On the relationship between humans and nature in the Mother Goddess worship of the Vietnamese people in the Northern Delta region - from a philosophical perspective // ​​Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference “Goddess (Mother Goddess) worship culture in Vietnam and Asia: identity and values”, pp. 581-591, The Gioi Publishing House, Hanoi, 2013

16. Nguyen Huu Thu, 2011 “The Afterlife” in relation to the real world in the ancestor worship beliefs of the Vietnamese people // Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference “Some Current Issues in Religious Philosophy”, pp. 366-376, Religious Publishing House, Hanoi, 2011

17. Nguyen Huu Thu, 2010, From the dialectical relationship between religion and culture, an attempt to examine the role of Mother Goddess worship in relation to the culture of the Vietnamese people in the Red River Delta region // Proceedings of the Scientific Conference “Some Issues on Religious Studies and Teaching Religious Studies”, pp. 170-195, Encyclopedia Publishing House, Hanoi, 2010.

18. Nguyen Huu Thu, 2010, The imprint of cultural exchange in the formation and development of the Mother Goddess worship belief of the Vietnamese people // Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference “Religious Culture in the Context of Globalization”, pp. 325-338, Religious Publishing House, Hanoi, 2010

9. Published scientific works

9.1. Number of publications in international journals listed in the Web of Science/SCOPUS database:

9.2. Number of articles published in international journals not included in the Web of Science/SCOPUS database:03

9.3. Number of articles published in domestic specialized journals: 10

9.4. Number of papers submitted to international scientific conferences:

1. Thu Huu Nguyen and Linh Thi Thuy Nguyen, 2023, The Phenomenon of Presenting and Worshipping Buddha(s) at the Mother Goddess Worship's Private Shrine in Contemporary Vietnam, Religions 2023, 14, 720.https://doi.org/10.3390/rel14060720,https://www.mdpi.com/journal/religions(Scopus Q1)

2. Thu Huu Nguyen – Alexey I. Prokopyev – Natalja I. Lapidus – Svetlana A. Savostyanova – Ekaterina G. Sokolova, 2021, Magic in healing practice: a case study in Vietnam and its philosophical assessment,http://www.xlinguae.eu, Vol 14 No 3, June 2021 - Philosophy ISSN 1337-8384, eISSN 2453-711X, DOI: 10.18355/XL.2021.14.03.15

3. Nguyen Anh Cuong, Do Quang Hung, Nguyen Huu Thu, Nguyen Viet Hung, Pham Quoc Thanh, Vu Bao Tuan, Tran Mai Uoc, 2022, From Changes in Religious Policy to Consequences for Freedom of Religion and Belief in Vietnam, Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studieswww.richtmann.org, E-ISSN 2281-4612, ISSN 2281-3993, Vol 11 No 6 November 2022, DOI:https://doi.org/10.36941/ajis-2022-0150.

4. Nguyen Thi Phuong, Nguyen Huu Thu (2025), Religious transformation among ethnic backgrounds in present-day Ha Giang province, Bulletin of Science and Education, № 9(164), 2025, Part 1, p. 42 - 50, DOI: 10.24411/2312-8089-2025-10901, ISSN 2312-8089

5. Tran Minh Nhat, Nguyen Huu Thu, 2024, Resources of Caodaism in socio-economic development in the Southern Vietnam, Bulletin of Science and Education, 2024. No. 7 (150), Part 2, pp. 30 - 39, DOI: 10.24411/2312-8089-2024-10703, ISSN 2541-7851

6. Nguyen Huu Thu, Nguyen Quoc Thien, 2026, The imprint of traditional culture in the issue of ancestor veneration of Catholic parishioners (through research of some parishes in Hanoi city), Central Vietnam Social Science Journal, No. 1(90), pp. 144-150, ISSN 1859-2635

7. Nguyen Huu Thu, Nguyen Quang Vinh, The worldview and human perspective of Cao Dai religion through funeral rituals // Journal of Philosophical Studies, No. 8, pp. (70-78), Hanoi, 2024

8. Nguyen Huu Thu, Bui Hoang Son, Nguyen Thi Thu Hai (2024), The belief in worshipping tiger gods at private shrines of Vietnamese people, Journal of Cultural Studies, No. 3, pp. 23-32, ISSN 0866-7667

9. Nguyen Huu Thu, Bui Hoang Son, Nguyen Thi Thu Hai, Nguyen Manh Tu (2024), The Shang Dong ritual in the current belief system of worshipping Saint Tran: Some issues raised, Journal of Religious Studies, No. 11, pp. 117-134, ISSN 1859-0403

10. Nguyen Huu Thu, Nguyen Thi Thuy Linh, 2022, “Characteristics of private Mother Goddess shrines through a study of some cases in Hanoi”, Journal of Religious Studies, No. 3, pp. 74-87, ISSN 1859-0403

11. Nguyen Huu Thu, Le Van Hieu, Bui Trung Hieu, 2021, Mother Dong Quan and the Dong Quan ritual in the Tam Tu Phu Mother Goddess worship belief of the Vietnamese people; Journal of Religious Studies, (12), pp. 104-120, ISSN 1859-0403

12. Nguyen Huu Thu, 2019, Religious activities and some economic aspects (through research on Mother Goddess worship in the Northern Delta region), Journal of Religious Studies, (2), pp. 115 - 129, ISSN 1859-0403

13. Nguyen Huu Thu, 2017, “The Mong people’s explanation of the world and people (Through the study of the Mong people’s “Tang ca” (Kruoz ce) in Sapa)”, Journal of Religious Studies, (1&2), pp. 15-28, ISSN 1859-0403

14. Nguyen Huu Thu, Trieu Quang Minh, 2017, Yin-Yang philosophy in the Mother Goddess worship belief of the Vietnamese people, Journal of Folk Culture, (4), pp. 29-34

15. Nguyen Huu Thu, 2012, On the basis of formation and development of the Mother Goddess worship belief of the Vietnamese people in the Northern Delta region - considered from a philosophical perspective, Journal of Religious Studies, (1), pp. 20-32, ISSN 1859-0403

16. Nguyen Huu Thu, 2009, Some remarks on the contact between Buddhism and Mother Goddess worship through the legend of Buddha Mother Man Nuong and Saint Mother Lieu Hanh, Journal of Religious Studies, (4), pp. 27-30, ISSN 1859-0403

10. Intellectual property rights have been granted:

11. Product application and transfer

11.1 Number of science and technology products applied abroad:

11.2 Number of domestically applied science and technology products:

12. Science and technology tasks at all levels that have been chaired or participated in.

12.1 Science and Technology tasks that have been and are currently being led.

12.2 Science and Technology Tasks that have participated and are currently participating as members

13. Postgraduate training participation (in the last 5 years)

13.1 Number of PhDs trained:

13.2 Number of PhD candidates currently being supervised:03

13.3 Number of master's degree holders trained: 06

14. OTHER INFORMATION ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ACTIVITIES

Participating in professional organizations and associations; serving as a member of the editorial boards of domestic and international scientific journals; serving as a member of national and international scientific councils; ...