Modernity, Change in Tradition and Theological Reflections

A Collection of Papers Presented at the First and Second Han-Yu Theologians Round-Table Symposium.

It is significant that prominent Chinese theologians and leading academics were able to come together in two symposiums in order to study the issues of contextualizing the Christian message into the Chinese culture. In the history of Christianity, contextualization has been an inevitable process in many of the great world cultures, especially in the Euro-Mediterranean regions. This expresses the universal nature of the Christian thought.…

…A growing open-minded attitude towards Christian thoughts in Chinese universities and among renowned Chinese scholars holds the promise that Christianity will become entrenched in Chinese culture, thus becoming an equal partner in dialogue with Western theologians and intellectuals. This could be most exciting…

extract from the “Preface by Gernot Fugmann”