Centre for Sino-Christian Studies

The Centre for Sino-Christian Studies at Hong Kong Baptist University was established on 1 July 2001 with the purpose of promoting studies in Christianity from within Chinese cultural and religious contexts. It aims to achieve its objectives through its various research projects, conferences, and publications that cover the areas of Christian theology, religious philosophy, and social ethics. While its parallel institute, the Centre for Applied Ethics focuses on research activities related to applied ethics, the Centre for Sino-Christian Studies primarily focuses on Sino-Christian Theology. The Education Bureau of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region lists it as one of resource centres for ethics and religious studies. Prof. Kai-man Kwan, who was among the founding members of the centre and who has also served as its Research Project Co-ordinator since its establishment in 2001, is the current Director of the centre.. From 2011-2014, it was one of the participating research centres in the Global Network for Public Theology of the University of Chester.
Activities
The Centre organizes conferences for the promotion of Sino-Christian studies. Following are some of the Conferences convened:
*The Future of Whole Person Education in East Asian Higher Education: Its Philosophical and Endeavour from Within and Abroad (27-28 September 2019)
*LIF2019 - 5th Annual Conference of Logos International Forums (4 May 2019)
*Modern Education in China and Its Impacts: A Historical and Philosophical Investigation (7-8 December 2018)
*Sino-Western Cultural Exchange and the Development of Christianity in China: A Conference in Celebration of the Bicentenary of Ying Wa College (12-13 October 2018)
*Celebrating 500 years of the Reformation-The Reformation's Culturally Transformative Influences and Impacts: European and Asian Cultural Perspectives (22-23 September 2017)
*Changing Religious Landscape in Contemporary East Asia (11-13 July 2017)
*International Conference on Civil Society and Christian Religion in Greater China (8-19 December 2016)
*2015 International Conference in Commemoration of the Fifth Centenary of the Birth of St. Teresa of Avila: "In Union with God: St. Teresa of Avila and the Contemporary World" (18-19 December 2015)
*Ultimate Concern: Paul Tillich, Buddhism, Confucianism Conference (12-13 July 2015)
*James Legge's Life and Works in Hong Kong: A Celebration of the Bicentennial of his Birth (31 March to 2 April, 2015)
Major Publications
* Paul Tillich and Asian Religions (2017)
* Science and Religion Dialogue in China (2008)
* Religious Values and the Public Forum: Public Religion, an East-West Dialogue (2008)
* Bridging Science and Religion (2002, revised editions 2003, 2007)
* Christian Values and the Humanistic Spirit: History, Dialogue and Prospect (2006)
* The University and Christian Studies (2003)
* Relations between Religion and Morality (2003)
* Christian Thoughts and the 21st Century (2001)
* Christianity and Modern East-West Cultures (2000)