The Chinese Christian Studies Forum in 2023 was convened in Shanghai, along with an academic seminar on "Christianity Research and Contemporary Themes: Exploration, Breakthroughs, and New Chapters."
According to Chinese Christian Studies, from November 18 to 19, the Center for the Study of Christianity at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and the School of Philosophy at Fudan University jointly organized this forum, which drew a total of 50 experts and academics from research institutions and universities.
During the opening ceremony, Zhuo Xinping, honorary president of the Chinese Association of Religious Studies and a member of the CASS, highlighted that current Christian research faces unprecedented challenges and opportunities. He proposed three major concerns for Christian research. He said research should focus on the international situation and play a significant role in cultural communication and academic exchanges. Then, he highlighted the importance of emphasizing the academic rigor and seriousness of research and conducting scholarly inquiries from a scientific standpoint and approach. Thirdly, he stated that Christian research should align with China's national conditions and correspond to the country's social development.
The keynote speeches at this forum included a presentation by Professor Zhang Zhigang, professor of the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Peking University (PU) and president of the Institute of Religious Culture at PU, titled "Localization and Sinicization from the Perspective of World Christian History." He examined key examples from three typical stages in the history of Christian thought, arguing that "localization" has intricate and multifaceted conceptual meanings, urging researchers from different eras, cultures, and nations to delve deep and innovate.
Following this, Professor Zhang Qingxiong from Fudan University delivered a lecture titled "Love, Order, and Progress as the Goal of Social Governance: On the Sociology of Auguste Comte." He delved into the contradictions and coordination in the thoughts of Comte, founder of positivism, and the relationship between morality, order, and progress, as well as the historical significance of empirically verifying "moral science."
Professor Liu Ping from the School of Philosophy at Fudan University presented a report on "An Overlooked Translation of the Southern Baptist Convention: An Exegesis of the Poteat Version of Bible Translation", examining the long-neglected translation of the Bible by the Southern Baptist Convention missionary Gordon McNeill Poteat. Finally, Tang Xiaofeng, vice director at the Institute of World Religions of CASS and director of the Christianity Research Center of CASS, shared a speech titled "Setting the Standard in All Directions: A Study of Religious Practices of Arcaoun in the Yuan Dynasty," reconstructing the faith and characteristics of the Christian community in the Yuan Dynasty from distinct perspectives such as church structure, theological thoughts, and ritual traditions.
Subsequently, experts at the forum engaged in discussions within two sub-venues, exploring the perspectives, prospects, and potential of the sinicization of Christianity, as well as the development, expansion, and innovation of Christianity research under the new era.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
基督宗教研究论坛（2023）暨“基督宗教研究与时代命题：探究、突破与新章”学术研讨会在上海召开。
据汉语基督教研究网，11月18日至19日，由中国社会科学院基督教研究中心主办，复旦大学哲学学院合办。来自科研机构、高校的50位专家学者出席了此次论坛。
在开幕式上，中国社会科学院学部委员、中国宗教学会名誉会长卓新平研究员认为，当前基督宗教研究面临着机遇和前所未有的挑战。由此他提出基督宗教研究应当具有三大关切：其一，基督宗教研究要关注国际形势的发展，在文化沟通、学术交流中发挥应有的作用和影响；其二，要强调研究的学术性与严肃性，以科学的立场和方式进行学术研究；其三，基督宗教研究要符合中国国情，与中国的社会发展相吻合。
本次论坛的主旨发言环节，北京大学哲学系宗教学系教授、宗教高等(文化)研究院院长张志刚以《世界基督教史视域下的本土化与中国化》为题进行了发言。通过深度剖析基督教思想史上三个典型阶段的关键性例证，他认为所谓的“本土化”不但有其错综复杂的概念涵义，而且横向交织、纵向关联，促使不同时代、文化、国家等背景下的研究者潜心探索、推陈出新。
随后，复旦大学教授张庆熊以《“爱、秩序、进步”作为社会治理的目标——论孔德的“建立人性宗教的社会学”》为题，探讨了实证主义开创者孔德前后思想的矛盾与协调、“道德”“秩序”“进步”三者之间的关系以及对“道德科学”做实证论证的历史意义。复旦大学哲学学院教授刘平的报告题目为《一部被遗忘的美南浸信会中译本：“普体德译本”考释》，考证了长期被学界忽略的美南浸信会传教士普体德《圣经》译本。最后，中国社会科学院世界宗教研究所副所长、中国社会科学院基督教研究中心主任唐晓峰以《四方上下，以是为准——元代也里可温信仰实践研究》为题，从教会体制、神学思想、礼仪传统多个方面还原了元代基督教群体的信仰面貌和特征。
随后，各与会专家在论坛下设的两个分会场中，探讨了基督宗教中国化的视野、前景和潜能，以及基督宗教研究在新的时代命题下的发展、开拓与创新。
基督宗教研究论坛（2023）学术研讨会在沪召开
The Chinese Christian Studies Forum in 2023 was convened in Shanghai, along with an academic seminar on "Christianity Research and Contemporary Themes: Exploration, Breakthroughs, and New Chapters."
According to Chinese Christian Studies, from November 18 to 19, the Center for the Study of Christianity at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and the School of Philosophy at Fudan University jointly organized this forum, which drew a total of 50 experts and academics from research institutions and universities.
During the opening ceremony, Zhuo Xinping, honorary president of the Chinese Association of Religious Studies and a member of the CASS, highlighted that current Christian research faces unprecedented challenges and opportunities. He proposed three major concerns for Christian research. He said research should focus on the international situation and play a significant role in cultural communication and academic exchanges. Then, he highlighted the importance of emphasizing the academic rigor and seriousness of research and conducting scholarly inquiries from a scientific standpoint and approach. Thirdly, he stated that Christian research should align with China's national conditions and correspond to the country's social development.
The keynote speeches at this forum included a presentation by Professor Zhang Zhigang, professor of the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Peking University (PU) and president of the Institute of Religious Culture at PU, titled "Localization and Sinicization from the Perspective of World Christian History." He examined key examples from three typical stages in the history of Christian thought, arguing that "localization" has intricate and multifaceted conceptual meanings, urging researchers from different eras, cultures, and nations to delve deep and innovate.
Following this, Professor Zhang Qingxiong from Fudan University delivered a lecture titled "Love, Order, and Progress as the Goal of Social Governance: On the Sociology of Auguste Comte." He delved into the contradictions and coordination in the thoughts of Comte, founder of positivism, and the relationship between morality, order, and progress, as well as the historical significance of empirically verifying "moral science."
Professor Liu Ping from the School of Philosophy at Fudan University presented a report on "An Overlooked Translation of the Southern Baptist Convention: An Exegesis of the Poteat Version of Bible Translation", examining the long-neglected translation of the Bible by the Southern Baptist Convention missionary Gordon McNeill Poteat. Finally, Tang Xiaofeng, vice director at the Institute of World Religions of CASS and director of the Christianity Research Center of CASS, shared a speech titled "Setting the Standard in All Directions: A Study of Religious Practices of Arcaoun in the Yuan Dynasty," reconstructing the faith and characteristics of the Christian community in the Yuan Dynasty from distinct perspectives such as church structure, theological thoughts, and ritual traditions.
Subsequently, experts at the forum engaged in discussions within two sub-venues, exploring the perspectives, prospects, and potential of the sinicization of Christianity, as well as the development, expansion, and innovation of Christianity research under the new era.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
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