Vortrag "Religion in Modern China" (21.11.2016)

Mo, 21 Nov 2016, 18:00-20:00 h
KWZ 1.601, Heinrich-Dueker-Weg 14

Public lecture
Prof. Li Tiangang (Fudan University)
"Religion in Modern China"

Abstract

Does China have its own religion? Is Confucianism a religion? How is
the religious situation in contemporary China? These questions should be
answered not only through the discussions within China studies, but also
from the perspective of religious studies. In his lecture, Prof. Li
Tiangang will talk about how intellectuals engage with the modern
movements of religious reformation since 1898. He will also focus on the
question of religions in contemporary Chinese society.

Li Tiangang is Professor and Chair at the Department of Religious
Studies, Fudan University, Shanghai. The major books he published, such
as ?Chinese Rites Controversy, Its History, Documents, and Significant?,
?Cross Cultural Explanation, the meeting of Christian Theology and
Confucian Biblical Study?, were in the fields of Sino-Western cultural
exchanges, and Christian Church history in China.