through Chinese Eyes

This Conference examined how Chinese cultural, social, intellectual, theological, artistic and other perspectives reflect, as through a prism, dimensions which enrich our shared understanding of Jesus Christ. We learned more deeply about the Faith life and spiritual journey of the living Church in China from a rich sharing of intellectual and spiritual insights by each speaker - each of whom was a Catholic/Christian from the Church in China.

Program Highlights: Keynote Papers, Panel, Focused Discussion Groups, Liturgy and Prayer, Resources Exhibit, and Chinese Cultural Evening were shared by some 76 participants from all across the USA, Canada, and from China.  Bishop Emeritus John S. Cummins of the Oakland, CA diocese, and long-time liaison for the US Church to the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conference, presided at the closing Liturgy prepared by the Atlanta Chinese Catholic Community, whose Choir provided the music.  The ACCC also sponsored an evening of Chinese artistic and musical performances of local talent, following a traditional Chinese Banquet attended by over 90 people on Saturday evening.

Post Conference Press Release available here

Conference papers are available for cost of printing and postage ($10). [Hard copies only.]

Rev. Paul SHI Hui Min                                  Reflections on the Biblical Jesus: 
China Catholic Inst. of Philosophy & Theology    in the eyes of the Traditional Chinese Faithful

Rachel ZHU Xiaohong                                  My Spiritual Pilgrimage to Fullness of Faith
Fudan University
Visiting Scholar at Yale Divinity School

Cecelia TAO Beiling                                      Such Small Suffering and Such Abundant Grace
Guang Qi Catholic Press, Shanghai

Previous Conferences:
21st National Catholic China Conference Growth of Christianity in China: Reality, Challenges, & Opportunities June 2005 - Seattle University, Seattle, Washington

Keynote Speakers
Lamin Sanneh, Professor of World Christianity, Yale Divinity School
Jeroom Heyndrickx, CICM, Ferdinand Verbiest Foundation, Leuven, Belgium
Liturgy Celebrant: Bishop Ignatius Wang, Diocese of San Francisco

Papers
Professor Lamin Sanneh: Caesar’s Bidding and Apostolic Injunction: The Church and the Winds of Change in China

Sr. Betty Ann Maheu, MM, Holy Spirit Study Center, Hong Kong: The Catholic Church in China: Journey of Faith An Update on the Catholic Church in China: 2005

Rev. Jeroom Heyndrickx CICM: Christianity in China is Growing to a New Level of Maturity

Rev. Ambrose WANG Aiming, Nanjing Theological Seminary: Growth of Christianity in China: A Protestant Perspective of Ecumenical Challenges and Opportunities

Caroline Fielder, Churches Together in Great Britain and Ireland: The Growth of the Protestant Church in China

Sr. Fabian HAN Feng Xia, Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Liaoning Province: Growth of Christianity in China: Perspective of a Woman Religious of the Liaoning Diocese
 

20th National Catholic China Conference The Role of Religion in China’s Emerging Civil Society November 14-16, 2003 Global Conference Center, Maryknoll, New York

Keynote Speakers:
Professor Carol Lee Hamrin, George Mason University
Dr. Richard Madsen, Universtiy of California, San Diego
Professor Cunfu Chen, Zhejiang University

Papers:

Rev. John Cioppa, MM, Holy Spirit Study Center, Hong Kong: THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN CHINA In an era of transition

Dr. Cunfu Chen: Impact of China’s Economic Development On Christian Communities In Zhejiang Province

Rev. Raphael Gao Chao Peng, Zhouzhi Diocese, Shaanxi Province: Marriage and Family in the Contemporary Rural Areas of Shaanxi: Traditions, Customs, and their Changes

Sr. Matthias Guo Xiao Ping, Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Liaoning Province: Promoting the well-being of Women: The Contribution of Women Religious in China to Societal Development

Dr. Richard Madsen: Religious Renaissance and the Growth of Civil Society in Greater China

Rev. John WANG He Ping, Beijing Diocese: The Possibility of How the Chinese Moral Theology Might Interpret and Understand the Universal Catholic Moral Teaching in the Chinese Context

 

19th National Catholic China Conference Spiritual Growth and Social Change in China Today April 12-14, 2002 (Friday-Sunday) Divine Word International, Techny, Illinois

Papers:
Rev. Robert Schreiter, C.SS.P., Chicago Catholic Theological Union: Globalization as a Challenge to the Churches

Rev. Wilhelm Mueller, SVD, Catholic University of Munich: China's Christians: Catalysts of Social Change

Panel presentations:
Rev. Paul Wang Li Min, Anyang Diocese, Henan Province: Challenges to a New Generation of Church Leaders

Rev. Joseph Zhang Wen Xi, Xingtai Diocese, Hebei: Envisioning Parish Life in China: A Pastoral Reflection

Rev. Joseph Zhang Ke Xiang, Shenyang Diocese, Liaoning Province: Seminary Education in the Context of Contemporary Chinese Society