Symposium on the Independent Knowledge System of Chinese Religious Studies

Participation in the Academic Symposium on the Independent Knowledge System of Chinese Religious Studies There was a gathering of leading experts. Hearing the perspectives of different teachers was very enlightening. It feels like everyone is e... 2026年09月

Sep. 12 2026: Workshop at East China Normal University

On September 12, I attended the workshop “The Inclusiveness of Ming Dynasty Thought” at East China Normal University. The participants were primarily from the field of Chinese philosophy, but the event also included scholars specializing in Chinese Isl... 2026年09月

Conference on a Century of Qing History Research

The event also commemorated the 100th anniversary of Mr. Dai Yi’s birth and featured a total of 20 parallel sessions. I had the opportunity to meet Professors Zhang Xiping, Li Tiangang, Han Qi, Zhang Xianqing, Nicolas Standaert, Huang Xingtao, L... 2026年09月

Lecture by Professor George K. W. Mak

Professor Mak focused on the work of the Christian Phonetic Promotion Committee (1918–1922), which operated under the China Continuation Committee, in promoting Bible literacy and increasing literacy rates. This included establishing the committee, pub... 2026年05月

Lecture by Professor Zhou Weichi

Professor Zhou primarily traced the evolution of the religious landscape since modern times, covering the shift from tradition to modernity in Europe, the two waves of the transmission of Western learning to the East, and the introduction of Protestant... 2026年05月

May 18, 2026: Lecture by Professor Lin Yuehui

The content was excellent, and the discussion among the professors was very in-depth. I responded to Professor Lin’s remarks by addressing five main points: 1. It may be too sweeping to claim that the Jesuits opposed Song-Ming Neo-Confucianism fo... 2026年05月

JRCC & JSRH Annual Meeting 2026

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... 2026年03月

Academic 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... 2026年03月

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... 2026年03月

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 ... 2025年12月

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... 2025年12月

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... 2025年11月

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. ... 2025年11月

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... 2025年10月

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... 2025年10月