This weekend, the First Seminar on the Reformation and the Modern World will be held at Renmin University of China in Beijing.
Co-hosted by the Institute of Buddhist and Religious Studies, School of Philosophy, and Advanced Institute for Religious Studies of Renmin University of China, the seminar will focus on seven key themes: the thoughts and classics of the Reformers; the Reformation and the rise of modern society and thought; its connections with the Church Fathers and medieval traditions; its relationship with the Renaissance; its influence on modern theology; paradigmatic approaches to Reformation studies; and other topics related to the Reformation.
There will be six rounds of discussions, given by 34 scholars across China, according to the Chinese Christian Studies Network.
The event will feature speeches on interpreting disenchantment, Protestantism, and science through the perspective of Max Weber's sociology of religion, Karl Barth's Neo-Orthodox theology and interpretation of the Heidelberg Disputation (1518), two religious experiences by Martin Luther and Friedrich Schleiermacher, Dietrich bonhoeffer's interpretation of Luther's throughts, the Roman Curia reform during the Reformation period, and possible clues connecting Luther and Kant, and other topics.
