In traditional times, Confucianism, with its profound cultural heritage and value system, served as a spiritual bond uniting East Asia, shaping the region’s unique cultural community and social order, and building a civilizational world with intrinsic cohesion. Since the modern era, the introduction of Christianity to East Asia has disrupted the established framework of traditional East Asian culture, leading to a profound, multi-layered, and multidimensional interaction with Confucianism—encompassing both the collision and dialogue of ideas and concepts, as well as the fusion and adaptation of cultural practices. This interaction has not only profoundly reshaped the developmental trajectories of both traditions but has also exerted a far-reaching influence on the cultural, social, and intellectual evolution of the East Asian region. Its effects continue to this day, remaining a significant topic in the field of East Asian cultural studies.
To systematically examine the history of interaction between East Asian Confucianism and modern Christianity, to explore in depth the underlying mechanisms, historical impacts, and contemporary significance of this interaction, and to establish an academic exchange platform for scholars in related fields both domestically and internationally, we plan to host the “East Asian Confucianism and Modern Christianity” Workshop. We hereby invite scholars from around the world to submit papers and cordially invite experts and scholars to contribute their excellent works to this academic event.
I. Workshop Overview
Dates: November 28–29, 2026.
Venue: Japan (specific location to be determined).
II. Submission Guidelines
Topic: Submissions must closely align with the theme “East Asian Confucianism and Modern Christianity” and focus on the interactive relationship between the two. Topics may include, but are not limited to, the following areas: the intellectual dialogue and cultural adaptation between East Asian Confucianism and modern Christianity; the impact of the introduction of Christianity on the transformation of East Asian Confucianism; the role of Confucianism in shaping the localization of modern Christianity in East Asia; the influence of their interaction on East Asian sociocultural and ethical concepts; and contemporary interpretations of Confucianism and Christianity in the modern and contemporary East Asian context.
Submission Guidelines: Submissions must be original research with clear arguments, thorough reasoning, rigorous logic, and proper language usage. They must not have been previously published in any journal, conference proceedings, or online platform, and academic misconduct is strictly prohibited. Please refer to the submission guidelines of *Journal for the Study of Religion and History* (English Edition) for formatting requirements; specific details can be found in the journal’s official guidelines (journal website: CCSpub.cc/JSRH).
Publication and Translation Requirements: Selected papers that pass external peer review will be published at a later date in *Journal for the Study of Religion and History* (English Edition, JSRH, ISSN: 3068-4803). Authors are responsible for translating their manuscripts into English.
Honoraria and Support: Upon publication, *Journal for the Study of Religion and History* (English Edition) will pay the corresponding honorarium to the author. Scholars selected for this workshop will receive a formal invitation letter from the organizers, and the organizers will cover round-trip travel expenses and accommodation costs during the conference.
III. Submission Method and Deadline
Submission Email: JSRH@ccspub.cc, ReligionAndHistory@163.com.
Please include the following in the email subject line: “Workshop on East Asian Confucianism and Modern Christianity + Author’s Name + Paper Title.” Submit manuscripts as Word attachments, and include the author’s name, affiliation, academic title, contact information, abstract, and keywords on the first page of the manuscript.
Submission Deadline: October 15, 2026.
Review Notification: The organizers will convene a panel of experts to review the submissions. Review results and detailed workshop arrangements will be notified to authors via email within one week after the deadline. Authors are advised to monitor their email inboxes.
Upon receiving an invitation, authors are responsible for arranging their own visas and purchasing travel insurance.
We warmly invite scholars from relevant fields both domestically and internationally to actively submit their work. By pooling our wisdom and exchanging ideas, we aim to jointly advance the in-depth development of research on East Asian Confucianism and modern Christianity, thereby providing academic support for cross-cultural exchange and mutual learning among civilizations.
Editorial Board of *Religion and History*
Website: CCSPUB.CC/JSRH
May 2, 2026
