The annual meeting was held on March 28, 2026, at East Lake in Wuhan. More than 20 invited journal advisors and editorial board members attended the meeting (including online participants) and engaged in productive discussions on the journal's developm...
ActivitiesAcademic Lecture Held on “A Study of ‘Shisu/世俗 (Mundus)’: Focusing on Chinese Christian Texts in Ming and Qing Chinese”
On the morning of March 17, 2026, the Center for Christian Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the Department of Christian Studies at the Institute of World Religions held an academic lecture titled “An Examination of ‘Secularism’: Fo...
Lecture in the Institute of World Religions
This is an unfinished paper, primarily because the source material is extensive, the content is complex, and many threads have yet to be untangled. This lecture, along with the questions and insights from the scholars, has inspired me to reflect furthe...
Xiao Qinghe, Dialogues on the Issues of Theodicy in Late Ming Fujian (2024)
Website: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/15/7/851
PDF Version: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/15/7/851/pdf Citation: Xiao, Qinghe. 2024. Dialogues on the Issues of Theodicy in Late Ming Fujian. Religions 15: 851. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel15070851
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CV
Qinghe XIAO（肖清和）, now an associate professor with tenured in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Peking University, received his B.A. in philosophy from Peking University in 2003 and continued his graduate studies in the Departmen...
Call for Papers: Workshop on Methodologies for Cultural Encounters and Comparative Studies
The encounters, interactions, and dialogues between cultures, civilizations, and literatures continually expand the horizons of human thought and imagination. Each encounter can become an opportunity for mutual illumination and inspiration, propelling ...
JRCC Schorlarship Workshop and JRCC & JSRH Workshop (2025)
The JRCC Scholarship Workshop and JRCC & JSRH Workshop (2025) held from December 12-15, 2025, was packed with activities yet still yielded valuable outcomes. One observation was that PhD students might be even more diligent than faculty members. Fu...
The 18th North-South Five Universities Doctoral Forum
November 28-30, 2025: Attended the 18th North-South Five Universities Doctoral Forum at Wuhan University. This was my first time participating in this forum. I reunited with old friends Professor Chen Yuehua and Professor Zhang Qingjiang, met senior...
Religion, Ethics, and Cross-Cultural Dialogue: 2025 Forum for Mid-Career and Early-Career Scholars
November 14-17, 2025, at Northwest University in Xi'an, with the venue at the International Education Building of Shaanxi Normal University. During the buffet lunch, I unexpectedly ran into my colleague from Shanghai University, Professor Mengyang.
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Lecture by Professor Uchida Keiichi
This afternoon in Room 509 of Building 2, I searched for quite a while before finding it. By the time I entered the classroom, the lecture was almost starting. Professor Keiichi Uchida is an emeritus professor at Kansai University in Japan and maint...
Lecture Summary | Po-chia Hsia: Ming-Qing China and Catholicism, 1580–1800
On October 20, 2025, a lecture titled “China and the Catholic Mission, 1580–1800” was successfully held in Room 3109 of the Li Ka Shing Humanities Building. The lecture was delivered by Professor Ronnie Po-chia Hsia, Distinguished Professor at Pennsylv...
Christian Forum 2025
Known as the “Happy Gathering,” this conference draws participation from senior scholars while also welcoming younger members. Held in Guangzhou this year and Shanghai last year, this session saw over 70 attendees—the largest turnout in recent years. I...
Nankai Workshop and Professor Hisa’s Lecture
On October 18th, Brother Chen Tuo from Nankai University's School of History organized a workshop. Young scholars are full of energy and offered direct critiques. I extend my gratitude to commentators Professor Zhu and Brother Chen for raising many exc...
Lecture Announcement: Ronnie Po-chia Hsia: Ming-Qing China and Catholicism, 1580–1800
Title: CHINA AND THE CATHOLIC MISSION, 1580-1800 Speaker: Ronnie Po-chia Hsia Date: October 20, 2025, 2:00 PM Location: Room 3109, Department of Philosophy, Peking University Speaker Biography: Ronnie Po-chia Hsia, born in 1955, received hi...
Professor Ronnie Po-chia Hsia will be visiting Beijing on October 20.
Professor Ronnie Po-chia Hsia will be visiting Beijing on October 20....