Christianity and China’s Modernization Forum (2023)

The conference “Christianity and China's Modern New Culture Movement,” jointly organized by the Center for Christian and Chinese Studies in Los Angeles, Fukuoka Women's University, Ritsumeikan University's Institute for Social and Economic Research, and the journal Chinese Christian Studies, was successfully held in Fukuoka, Japan, on November 4-5, 2023. Over 30 scholars from institutions including the Institute of World Religions at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Peking University, Minzu University of China, Fudan University, Shandong University, Sichuan University, Wuhan University, East China Normal University, Jinan University, Shanghai University, Shanghai Normal University, Southwest University for Nationalities, Hong Kong Baptist University, Fu Jen Catholic University (Taiwan), Kinjo Gakuin University (Japan), Ritsumeikan University (Japan), Yonsei University (South Korea), and the Shanghai Library. Participants engaged in in-depth discussions and exchanges on topics including Christianity and the Modern New Culture Movement, modern cultural trends, shifts in contemporary thought, and the state of Chinese Christian studies in Japan and South Korea.