Sino-Christian Theology

Front matter

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DES CHRISTENTUMS

STUDIES IN THE

PART I: HISTORICAL REVIEW The Emergence of Scholars Studying Christianity in Mainland China

Jason T. S. LAM

Historical Reflections on “Sino-Christian Theology”

LI Qiuling

The “Cultural Christians” Phenomenon in China: A Hong Kong Discussion Peter K. H. LEE

Conceptual Differences between Hong Kong and Chinese Theologians: A Study of the “Cultural Christians” Controversy

CHAN Shun-hing

Part Ii: Theoretical Reflection

Theological Translation and Transmission between China and the West LAI Pan-chiu vii

The Value of Theology in Humanities: Possible Approaches to Sino-Christian Theology YANG Huilin

Sino-Christian Theology: The Unfolding of “Dao” in the Chinese Language Context ZHANG Qingxiong

The Paradigm Shift: From Chinese Theology to Sino-Christian Theology — A Case Study on Liu Xiaofeng CHIN Ken-Pa

PART III: REREADING TRADITION Sino-Christian Theology, Bible, and Christian Tradition LAI Pan-chiu

Messianic Predestination in Romans 8 and Classical Confucianism YEO Khiok-khng

Reflection on Enlightenment: A Proposal of the

Focus of Sino-Christian Theology LIN Hong-Hsin

Appendix

Preliminary Survey on the New Generation of Scholars of Christian Studies in Mainland China GAO Xin vi

Acknowledgement

The editors would like to take this opportunity to thank those who contributed significantly to the publication of the present volume. The Research Grants Council (Hong Kong) provided the necessary financial support to the research project directed by Lai Pan-chiu on the Cultural Christians (project no. CUHK445207H). Mr. Daniel Yeung, Director of the Institute of Sino-Christian Studies, and his colleagues assisted the publication of the present volume. Alison Hardie, Faith Leong (research student of Edinburgh University) and Prof. Fredrik Fallman (Chinese Department of Stockholm University) translated Li Qiuling’s “Historical Reflections on Sino-Christian Theology”, Yang Huilin’s “The Value of Theology in Humanities: Possible Approaches to Sino-Christian Theology” and Zhang Qingxiong’s “Sino-Christian Theology: The Unfolding of “Dao” in the Chinese Language Context” from Chinese into English respectively. Dr. Gao Xin and Dr. Sha Mei, research staffs of the Chinese University of Hong Kong as well as visiting scholars to the Institute of Sino-Christian Studies during the composition of this book, assisted the survey on the younger generation of Chinese scholars of Christian Studies. Rev. Ambrose Mong, O. P., research student of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, polished the English style of the papers, especially the papers translated from Chinese into English. Some chapters of this volume are reproduced from different journals or books. We are grateful to the different parties for their permission to include materials and chapters which are listed below:

Chapter 1: “The Emergence of Chinese Scholars Studying Christianity in Mainland China” by Jason Lam from Religion, State and Society 32 (2004), pp.177-186 (Taylor & Francis Group).

Chapter 2: “Historical Reflections on ‘Sino-Christian Theology’” by Li Qiuling from China Study Journal Spring/Summer 2007, pp.54-67 (Churches Together in Britain and Ireland).