The Chinese Culture Research Center was established in 1995 to demonstrate our commitment to rooting and embodying the gospel in Chinese culture. The center aims to promote a deeper understanding of the Christian faith in Chinese culture and in today’s spiritual climate. The Center’s research focuses on directions in theology and missions in order to respond to various religious and ideological trends. Other focuses include promoting the gospel more effectively, and contributing towards the development of Chinese cultures.
The Center consists of academics and researchers in the fields of theology, philosophy, culture, history, aesthetics, sociology and ethics. We uphold the evangelical faith in conducting series of research on Christianity and Chinese culture. Our four key objectives are: research, writing and publications, Chinese translation of Christian classics, and academic seminars and consultations.
The following are 2007 activities:
Conferences and Visits
April 11- 14: Dr. Jason Yeung and Dr. Kevin Yao visited the School of History, Nankai University, Tianjin, China and met with Prof. Chen Zhi-qiang, the dean and Prof. Hou Jie. Both Dr. Yeung and Dr. Yao gave lectures to the faculty members and students. The titles of the lectures were “ A treaty of Wang Zong Xi and John Lock on Human Being”and “Christianity as a World Religion” , respectively.
April 26-28: Dr. Kevin Yao attended the “Conference in Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of Rev. Robert Morrison’s Arrival in China” in Hong Kong. He also presented a paper “At the Turn of the Century – A Study of the China Centenary Missionary Conference of 1907”.
May 30 – June 1: Dr. Yao attended the “Conference in Contemporary Christian-Confucian Dialogue”, which was held from May 30 to June 1 at the Hong Kong Baptist University. He presented a paper on the “Universality of Christianity from a Historical Perspective”.
June 3-6: Dr. Jason Yeung attended the “Conference of Christianity and Islamic Dialogue” which was held at Lanzhou University from June 3-6. Dr. Yeung presented the paper “The Meaning of Poverty from the Perspective of Evangelical Faith”. He also responded to Professor Ding’s lecture concerning “Monotheism and Trinitarian God”.
July 25-28:2008-05-19n and renewal of Chinese Church” and he presented a paper on “The History of Evangelical Tradition in China”.
August 11-20: Dr. Yao participated in the Mennonite Teachers Retreat in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China and led a seminar on the topic of “A Clash of Civilizations in China”?
September 6-7: Dr. Yeung attended the “Dialogue between East and West” conference which was to pay tribute to the Robert Morrison Mission from September 6-9. Dr. Yeung presented a paper titled “The Evangelistic Theology of Hung Hsiu-chung”.
October 24-27: Dr. Yao did research at Biola University, Los Angeles. He was joined by Dr. Yeung, and attended the “East & West Cultural Exchange” conference which was organized by the Christianity and China Research Center. Dr. Yao presented a paper on “Chinese Evangelical’s Views and Anti-Japanese war of the 1930s in China”. Dr. Yeung presented a paper on “The Spirituality of Christianity and Chinese Culture”.
November 11-14: Dr. Yao participated in a symposium on “Local Culture and Modern Sino-Western Cultural Exchange” which was held on November 14 at Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou.
November 21-23: Dr. Yao attended a Forum on “The Roles of Christians in a Contemporary Chinese Society” from November 21 to 23. The Conference was held in Xi-an, Shanxi Province and presented a paper on “Globalization of Christianity”.
December 12: Dr. Yeung gave a lecture “The Doctrine of Man in the Perspective of Christian Theology” to Artists Fellowship in Beijing on December 12. He also participated in the China Academic of Social Science Annual Conference with the theme “Christianity and Social Harmony”. Dr. Yeung presented a paper “Christianity and Social Concern” .
Teaching in the Mainland
January 8-9: Dr. Jason Yeung taught Church History and Dr. Kevin Yao taught Christianity and Chinese Culture as intensive courses at Remin University, Beijing.
May 9-11: Dr. Yeung visited Wenzhou and gave a lecture on “The Thoughts of Religious Reform” .
June 21-26: Dr. Yeung taught a course on “Christianity and Chinese Culture” to Chinese scholars at Hong Kong Baptist University.
October 11-20: Dr. Yao was invited to visit Wenzhou and conduct a few seminars on “Christianity and Chinese Culture”.
Research and Exchanges Dr. Zha Chuang-ping of Sichuan University did research at CGST from January – June.
Since September, Dr. Song Jun from Beijing started his visit and research at CGST.
In November, Zhu Li-xiao, a PhD student from Sichuan University, did research for her dissertation project and received much assistance from our professors.
From September to December, Dr. Dong Jiang-yang, the deputy director of Christian Study Department, the Institute of World Religions, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing was invited to do research for his Arminianism project at CGST.
From September 2007 to January 2008, Dr. Xu Tao from Wu Han University visited CGST. Besides auditing the courses of “Greek” and “Chinese Church History, he published one monograph and five essays.
Academic lectures
February 27, “The Chinese Churches after the Reformed” and the speaker was Dr. Ying Fuk Tsang.
February 13, “The Chinese Politics and Churches Between 1949-1976”, the speaker was Dr. Jason Yeung.
February 6, “The Strategic Plan for Mission of the Chinese churches – In Response of the “Jerusalem Movement”, the speaker was Dr. Chong Cho Kwan.
February 20, “Chinese Politics and Religion Plan” ; the speaker was Dr. Jason Yeung.
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