This June, to commemorate the unique contribution made by its founder, Hong Kong Tao Fong Shan Institute of Sino-Christian Studies announced a series of lectures to be broadcast live on Zoom in Mandarin, including Q&A.
To mark Tao Fong Shan's 90th anniversary, the following eight lectures will be given by research fellows or visiting scholars of the institute.
On June 2, Prof. Lai Pan Chiu from the Department of Cultural & Religious Studies, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, will give the first lecture entitled, Comparative Religions and Dialogues in the Light of Sino-Christian Theological Studies.
Three days later, the second lecture will be given by Prof. Xie Zhibin from the Department of Philosophy at Tongji University on divinity, speculative, mystery and world perspectives.
Prof. Hong Liang from the Center for Religious and Legal studies of China University of Political Science and Law will talk about Crown in Pieces: Reflection on Suffering by Jürgen Moltmann and Kitamori Yoshizo on June 8.
On June 12, Prof. Jiang Linjing from the German department, School of Foreign Languages and Literature, Fudan University, will share Nightingale from Wittenberg: Martin Luther as Poet and Musician.
The other topics will include Classic Aesthetic Principles on Lights: from Plato to Gloucester; Religion and the Modern Society of “Private Citizen;” Discussion on the Paradigm of Sino-Christian Theological Studies in the Dialogue Textualism Horizon: Ever Since Dr. Karl L Reichelt, The Future of the Chinese Theological Movement; Some Thoughts from the Perspective of Humanism; and Nietzsche: The Religious Criticism of Nietzsche and the Future of Sino-Christian Theology Studies.
The year 2020 marks the 90th anniversary of the establishment of Tao Fong Shan Christian Centre, located on a hill in the village of Sha Tin in Hong Kong. Tao Fong Shan features a unique style of traditional Chinese architecture, an intentional design by the founder, Dr. Karl L Reichelt. As a Norwegian priest, Dr. Karl was famous for advocating dialogue between religions, especially Christianity and Chinese Buddhism.
Fifteen years ago, the Institute of Sino-Christian Studies (ISCS) was registered as a non-profit academic institute in Hong Kong, located in the area of the Tao Fong Shan Christian Centre. Its mission is to follow the aspirations of Dr. Karl L Reichelt, to promote the contextualization of Christian theology in Chinese culture and to further develop dialogue with other cultures and religions.
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