Shaanxi Bible School held an academic lecture on the spread of Nestorian Christianity along the Silk Road.
Dr. Wang Jing, professor of the Northwestern University History School and master tutor, was invited to the "Chang'an Forum" of Shaanxi Province’s Sinicization of Christianity Research Center on April 27, attended by all faculty and students, the school reported.
In the lecture, she first introduced the history and current situation of Nestorianism (Jingjiao in Chinese), saying it was different from the Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East, Assyrian Church of the East, or Church of the East.
Then, she shared the spread of Nestorian Christianity in West Asia and Central Asia based on the latest archaeological data. With PPT pictures, she showed the Nestorian remains, silver coins unearthed in Central Asia, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Qihe River Basin of Xinjiang, and Quanzhou of Fujian, as well as a cube statue sculpture in the Afrasiab museum of Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The tombstones of believers unearthed in many ancient sites were also revealed.
Finally, she led teachers and students to reflect on the decline and echo of Nestorianism in China, indicating that its decline along the Silk Road was due to the low indigenization, which greatly hampered the survival and development of Nestorianism.
"This 'Chang'an Forum' academic lecture enriched the knowledge of teachers and students on the history and current development of Nestorianism along the Silk Road. It also provided opportunities for them to discover the religious culture on the ancient Silk Road and reach conclusions from this historical experience, promoting thereby thinking on the Sinicization of Christianity."
In the end, Rev. Wang Hong, president of Shaanxi Bible School, presented an appointment letter to Professor Wang as a "Consultant of Shaanxi Sinicization of Christianity Research Center".
- Translated by Abigail Wu
陕西圣经学校举行丝绸之路上的景教”学术讲座
据陕西圣经学校报道：4月27日下午，陕西圣经学校邀请省基督教中国化研究中心顾问、西北大学历史研究所教授、硕士生导师王静博士，在学校四楼小礼堂陕西基督教中国化研究中心“长安论坛”作“丝绸之路上的景教”学术讲座。陕西圣经学校全体师生参加.
王静教授围绕三个要点展开讲座。首先，她介绍了景教的历史与现状，着重强调了 景教非学界所称的涅斯托利教，其正名乃东方至圣师徒至公亚述教会，简称东方亚述教会、东方教会、亚述教会。
其次，介绍了景教在西亚、中亚的传播。主要是以最新考古资料为中心，以PPT图片展示了在中亚、乌兹别克斯坦塔什干、新疆七河地区与福建泉州出土的景教残构件、银币及藏于乌兹别克斯坦、撒马尔罕博物馆的四方古翁及诸多古遗址出土的教徒墓碑。
最后，她带领师生反思中国景教之衰落与余音，表明景教在丝路沿线的衰落是因为其“本土化”的程度不够，以致失去了生存与发展空间。
此次“长安论坛”学术讲座，丰富了陕西圣经学校师生对了丝路之路上的景教历史与现状发展的认识；激励了大家积极探寻、聆听历史的脉搏，把握学习机会，开阔心胸与眼界，深挖丝绸古道上的宗教文化并从中学习历史经验，促进了对基督教中国化方面的思考。
最后，省基督教两会副主席、副会长、陕西圣经学校校长王红牧师受托代表省基督教中国化研究中心向王静教授颁发了“陕西基督教中国化研究中心顾问”聘书。
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陕西圣经学校特邀名师进行“丝绸之路上的景教”学术讲座
Shaanxi Bible School held an academic lecture on the spread of Nestorian Christianity along the Silk Road.
Dr. Wang Jing, professor of the Northwestern University History School and master tutor, was invited to the "Chang'an Forum" of Shaanxi Province’s Sinicization of Christianity Research Center on April 27, attended by all faculty and students, the school reported.
In the lecture, she first introduced the history and current situation of Nestorianism (Jingjiao in Chinese), saying it was different from the Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East, Assyrian Church of the East, or Church of the East.
Then, she shared the spread of Nestorian Christianity in West Asia and Central Asia based on the latest archaeological data. With PPT pictures, she showed the Nestorian remains, silver coins unearthed in Central Asia, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Qihe River Basin of Xinjiang, and Quanzhou of Fujian, as well as a cube statue sculpture in the Afrasiab museum of Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The tombstones of believers unearthed in many ancient sites were also revealed.
Finally, she led teachers and students to reflect on the decline and echo of Nestorianism in China, indicating that its decline along the Silk Road was due to the low indigenization, which greatly hampered the survival and development of Nestorianism.
"This 'Chang'an Forum' academic lecture enriched the knowledge of teachers and students on the history and current development of Nestorianism along the Silk Road. It also provided opportunities for them to discover the religious culture on the ancient Silk Road and reach conclusions from this historical experience, promoting thereby thinking on the Sinicization of Christianity."
In the end, Rev. Wang Hong, president of Shaanxi Bible School, presented an appointment letter to Professor Wang as a "Consultant of Shaanxi Sinicization of Christianity Research Center".
- Translated by Abigail Wu
Lecture on "Spread of Nestorianism on the Silk Road" Held in Shaanxi Bible School
