The LEWI International Conference on “The Catholic Church in China from 1900 to the Present”, will be held June 6-7, 2013 in Hong Kong.
CONFERENCE THEMES:
– Modern and contemporary events and personalities;
– Cross-cultural, intercultural, and transcultural case studies;
– The role of women in the Chinese Catholic Church;
– Bible translations;
– Sino-Vatican relations;
– Foreign Catholic missionary groups in Chinese society;
– Regional, provincial, and local case studies;
– Comparisons between Chinese church communities on the mainland, in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan;
– Dialogue between the Catholic Church and other Protestant Churches;
– Dialogue between Catholicism and other religions in Chinese society;
– The impact of Vatican II on the Chinese Catholic Church;
– The development of theology;
– The contemporary establishment of the Catholic Church on the mainland; and
– The prospects of the Chinese Catholic Church
REGISTRATION:
Registration fee: US$250 or HK$1,940;
Special rate for graduate students: US$150 or HK$1,160
Late and onsite registration: US$300 or HK$2,330;
Special rate for graduate students: US$200 or HK$1,550Two luncheons and one banquet are included. Deadline for Registration: December 1, 2012
ACCOMMODATION: NTT, HKBU
WEBSITE: Please refer to the following website:
http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/~lewi/church/index.html