Introduction: Chinese Christianities in big eras

Abstract

This special issue includes four essays presented at the 11th and 12th International Symposia on the History of Christianity in Modern China in 2019 and 2021. Founded in Hong Kong in 1998, the Symposium has been an important arena where intellectual exchange occurs among historians of modern Chinese Christianity. The 12th Symposium, held online on August 12-13 and 19-20, 2021, was jointly organized by the Society for the Study of History of Christianity in China, the Centre for Sino-Christian Studies of the Hong Kong Baptist University, the Christianity and Chinese Culture Research Centre of the Alliance Bible Seminary, and the Christian Study Centre on Chinese Religion and Culture. Its theme was "Chinese Christianities in Big Eras." The papers presented at the Symposium representing the research focus on regional studies, female Christians, church-state relations, indigenization, Christianity in Hong Kong and Catholicism. Copyright of Ching Feng: A Journal on Christianity & Chinese Religion & Culture is the property of Christian Study Centre on Chinese Religion & Culture and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract.