The second "Unity" seminar on the sinicization of Christianity, featuring the sinicization of the doctrine of God, convened in Beijing.
According to Beijing CC&TSPM, the seminar took place from November 20 to 22 and brought over 100 participants, including experts and scholars from Tsinghua University, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Renmin University of China, and Minzu University of China; and pastoral workers from CC&TSPMs in Beijing and other regions, systematic theology teachers from theological seminaries across the country, members of the Beijing CC&TSPM, senior pastors from various churches, and representatives of faculty and students from Yenching Theological Seminary.
At the seminar, Mr. Liu Guopeng, director of the Christian Studies Department at the Institute of World Religions, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS); Mr. Zhou Weichi, researcher and doctoral supervisor at the same institute; and Dr. Wen Ge, associate general secretary of the CCC and academic dean of Nanjing Union Theological Seminary, delivered keynote speeches. Their topics were, respectively, "An Analysis of the Cooperation and Dialogue Perspective between Contemporary Catholics and Protestants in Biblical Hermeneutics," "Augustine's Trinity Concept and Its Iconography," and "God as the ‘Parents’: An Exploration of a Sinicized View of God." Professor Li Qiuling from the School of Philosophy at Renmin University of China provided commentary on 14 thematic seminar presentations.
Concluding the ceremony, the Rev. Liu Cuimin, president of the Beijing CC, stated that the "Unity" seminar offered valuable insights to assist the municipal CC&TSPM in advancing the sinicization of Christianity.
基督教中国化研讨会在北京召开
北京市举办第二届基督教中国化 “合一”研讨会，关注上帝论中国化。
据北京市基督教两会， 11月20日至22日，北京市第二届基督教中国化“合一”研讨会暨“圣道融华：上帝论中国化”（以下简称“‘合一’研讨会”）在北京举办。
本次“合一”研讨会来自清华大学、中国社会科学院、中国人民大学、中央民族大学的专家学者，以及来自北京及各地的基督教两会主要负责同工，各地神学院校的系统神学教师，北京市基督教两会班子成员、各堂点主任牧师、燕京神学院师生代表等100余人参加。
研讨会上，中国社会科学院世界宗教研究所基督教研究室主任刘国鹏，中国社会科学院世界宗教研究所研究员、博士生导师周伟驰，中国基督教协会副总干事、金陵协和神学院教学工作负责人文革分别就《试析当代天主教与新教在<圣经>释经学方面的合作与对话视阈》《奥古斯丁的三一观念与其形象学》和《上帝为人之“大父母”——一个中国化上帝观的探索》做主旨发言。中国人民大学哲学院李秋零教授对14篇主题研讨发言进行了评议。
北京市基督教教务委员会会长柳翠敏牧师在闭幕式致辞中表示，“合一”研讨会为北京市基督教两会在推动基督教中国化方面提供了宝贵经验。
The second "Unity" seminar on the sinicization of Christianity, featuring the sinicization of the doctrine of God, convened in Beijing.
According to Beijing CC&TSPM, the seminar took place from November 20 to 22 and brought over 100 participants, including experts and scholars from Tsinghua University, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Renmin University of China, and Minzu University of China; and pastoral workers from CC&TSPMs in Beijing and other regions, systematic theology teachers from theological seminaries across the country, members of the Beijing CC&TSPM, senior pastors from various churches, and representatives of faculty and students from Yenching Theological Seminary.
At the seminar, Mr. Liu Guopeng, director of the Christian Studies Department at the Institute of World Religions, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS); Mr. Zhou Weichi, researcher and doctoral supervisor at the same institute; and Dr. Wen Ge, associate general secretary of the CCC and academic dean of Nanjing Union Theological Seminary, delivered keynote speeches. Their topics were, respectively, "An Analysis of the Cooperation and Dialogue Perspective between Contemporary Catholics and Protestants in Biblical Hermeneutics," "Augustine's Trinity Concept and Its Iconography," and "God as the ‘Parents’: An Exploration of a Sinicized View of God." Professor Li Qiuling from the School of Philosophy at Renmin University of China provided commentary on 14 thematic seminar presentations.
Concluding the ceremony, the Rev. Liu Cuimin, president of the Beijing CC, stated that the "Unity" seminar offered valuable insights to assist the municipal CC&TSPM in advancing the sinicization of Christianity.
Seminar on Sinicization of Christianity Held in Beijing
