A forum titled "Christian Studies: China's Position and World Vision" in 2022 was held online.
Hosted by the Center for the Study of Christianity at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CSC) on October 29-30, the symposium was organized by the Guangzhong Research Base of CSC and co-organized by the Department of Philosophy of Sun Yat-sen University.
Based on the two different perspectives, in two sub-venues attendees talked about "China's Position in Christian Studies" and "World Vision in Christian Studies". Experts and scholars shared their views and made academic discussions on topics such as "Historical Perspective of Christian Studies in China", "Dialogue and Mutual Immersion between Christianity and Chinese Culture", "Theological Theory and Reconstruction", and "Religion and Cultural Construction".
During the opening ceremony on October 29, select individuals delivered speeches, including Zheng Xiaoyun, president of the Chinese Association of Religious Studies and director of the Institute of World Religions of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Zhang Wei, director of the Department of Philosophy at Sun Yat-Sen University, and Rev. Guo Yun, president of the Guangdong Christian Council, Guangzhou TSPM, and head of the Guangzhong Research Base of CSC.
Afterward, experts and scholars made their own keynote speeches, such as "The Enlightenment of Martin Luther's Reform Spirit on Developing Christianity in the Chinese Context", and "The Sinicization of Christianity Based on Chinese Culture and Chinese-style Modernization".
The forum invited more than 50 experts and scholars from research institutions and universities such as the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Central Academy of Socialism, the magazine China Religion, Peking University, Tsinghua University, Minzu University of China, Fudan University, and Sun Yat-sen University.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
