BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//IHSS - ECPv6.17.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ihss.hku.hk X-WR-CALDESC:Events for IHSS REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Hong_Kong BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 TZNAME:HKT DTSTART:20140101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20180910T163000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20180910T183000 DTSTAMP:20261011T230049 CREATED:20240725T003254Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102416Z UID:86591-1536597000-1536604200@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:The Chinese Pursuit of Happiness: Meaning\, Morality\, and Everyday Life DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n February 12\, 2018 12:00 nn – 1:00 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n \n The interaction between Christianity and local folk religions in 19th and 20th century China is complicated and multifaceted: at times\, the two parts are violent competitors; at times\, we witness conversions in both directions\, i.e.\, from Christianity to folk religions and from folk religions to Christianity; and at times\, both sides draw on the other and a new kind of religion emerges. Why and how do these religious phenomena occur? Professor Chu approaches this question in several case studies\, including the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Boxer Rebellion. An analysis of these cases suggests that there are three crucial elements that underpin the dynamic habitat of Chinese folk religion: essential practice\, ethical value\, and eschatology. Those three elements provide a framework that allows us to elucidate the intriguing interaction of two different religious traditions. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Xiaobai Chu is Professor at East China Normal University (Shanghai)\, Department of Chinese Language and Literature. She is currently Visiting Scholar in the Institute of Sino-Christian Studies in Hong Kong. She holds a PhD in Anthropology of Art from Fudan University\, Shanghai. In her career\, she held a series of prestigious research fellowships\, including a Visiting Research Fellowship at the University of Oxford and a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Regent College\, Vancouver. Her main research interests lie in the area of Christian Literature and Arts in China\, and Christology in cultural perspective. Her publications comprise more than fifty academic articles and three monographs: The Encounter of Chinese Folk Religions and Christianity in Modern History (2016)\, A Narrative of Space and the Consciousness of Eschatology: A Study on Christian Literature in Late Antiquity (2016)\, and Jesus Through the Centuries in China (2011). Her academic achievements were repeatedly recognised by national and international awards\, including The Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise from the University of Heidelberg (2015)\, and The Templeton Essay Prize for “Science & Religion” (2012). She also serves as an Editor of the Regent Review of Christian Studies. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ORGANIZER \n \n \n \n This is an event organized by the “Rethinking Spirituality and Religion in Asia” Cluster. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-chinese-pursuit-of-happiness-meaning-morality-and-everyday-life/ LOCATION:Social Sciences Chamber\, 11/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:Others END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20180905T160000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20180905T173000 DTSTAMP:20261011T230049 CREATED:20240725T003616Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102417Z UID:86598-1536163200-1536168600@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Culinary Colonialism and the Frontiers of Russian Food Cultures DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n February 12\, 2018 12:00 nn – 1:00 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The interaction between Christianity and local folk religions in 19th and 20th century China is complicated and multifaceted: at times\, the two parts are violent competitors; at times\, we witness conversions in both directions\, i.e.\, from Christianity to folk religions and from folk religions to Christianity; and at times\, both sides draw on the other and a new kind of religion emerges. Why and how do these religious phenomena occur? Professor Chu approaches this question in several case studies\, including the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Boxer Rebellion. An analysis of these cases suggests that there are three crucial elements that underpin the dynamic habitat of Chinese folk religion: essential practice\, ethical value\, and eschatology. Those three elements provide a framework that allows us to elucidate the intriguing interaction of two different religious traditions. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Xiaobai Chu is Professor at East China Normal University (Shanghai)\, Department of Chinese Language and Literature. She is currently Visiting Scholar in the Institute of Sino-Christian Studies in Hong Kong. She holds a PhD in Anthropology of Art from Fudan University\, Shanghai. In her career\, she held a series of prestigious research fellowships\, including a Visiting Research Fellowship at the University of Oxford and a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Regent College\, Vancouver. Her main research interests lie in the area of Christian Literature and Arts in China\, and Christology in cultural perspective. Her publications comprise more than fifty academic articles and three monographs: The Encounter of Chinese Folk Religions and Christianity in Modern History (2016)\, A Narrative of Space and the Consciousness of Eschatology: A Study on Christian Literature in Late Antiquity (2016)\, and Jesus Through the Centuries in China (2011). Her academic achievements were repeatedly recognised by national and international awards\, including The Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise from the University of Heidelberg (2015)\, and The Templeton Essay Prize for “Science & Religion” (2012). She also serves as an Editor of the Regent Review of Christian Studies. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ORGANIZER \n \n \n \n This is an event organized by the “Rethinking Spirituality and Religion in Asia” Cluster. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/culinary-colonialism-and-the-frontiers-of-russian-food-cultures/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:Others ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ihss.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/mmea-lecture-by-professor-melissa-l-caldwell-20180507-1920x1080-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180827 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180829 DTSTAMP:20261011T230049 CREATED:20240725T004204Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102417Z UID:86606-1535328000-1535500799@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Instruments\, Meteorological Forecasting and Everyday Technology in China\, Hong Kong and Japan\, 1870 – 1950 DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n February 12\, 2018 12:00 nn – 1:00 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The interaction between Christianity and local folk religions in 19th and 20th century China is complicated and multifaceted: at times\, the two parts are violent competitors; at times\, we witness conversions in both directions\, i.e.\, from Christianity to folk religions and from folk religions to Christianity; and at times\, both sides draw on the other and a new kind of religion emerges. Why and how do these religious phenomena occur? Professor Chu approaches this question in several case studies\, including the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Boxer Rebellion. An analysis of these cases suggests that there are three crucial elements that underpin the dynamic habitat of Chinese folk religion: essential practice\, ethical value\, and eschatology. Those three elements provide a framework that allows us to elucidate the intriguing interaction of two different religious traditions. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Xiaobai Chu is Professor at East China Normal University (Shanghai)\, Department of Chinese Language and Literature. She is currently Visiting Scholar in the Institute of Sino-Christian Studies in Hong Kong. She holds a PhD in Anthropology of Art from Fudan University\, Shanghai. In her career\, she held a series of prestigious research fellowships\, including a Visiting Research Fellowship at the University of Oxford and a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Regent College\, Vancouver. Her main research interests lie in the area of Christian Literature and Arts in China\, and Christology in cultural perspective. Her publications comprise more than fifty academic articles and three monographs: The Encounter of Chinese Folk Religions and Christianity in Modern History (2016)\, A Narrative of Space and the Consciousness of Eschatology: A Study on Christian Literature in Late Antiquity (2016)\, and Jesus Through the Centuries in China (2011). Her academic achievements were repeatedly recognised by national and international awards\, including The Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise from the University of Heidelberg (2015)\, and The Templeton Essay Prize for “Science & Religion” (2012). She also serves as an Editor of the Regent Review of Christian Studies. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ORGANIZER \n \n \n \n This is an event organized by the “Rethinking Spirituality and Religion in Asia” Cluster. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/instruments-meteorological-forecasting-and-everyday-technology-in-china-hong-kong-and-japan-1870-1950/ LOCATION:Multi-purpose room\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:Others ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ihss.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/mmea-sub-project-workshop-20180827-1920x1080-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180623 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180625 DTSTAMP:20261011T230049 CREATED:20240725T004939Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102417Z UID:86627-1529712000-1529884799@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Sociotechnical Systems of Pharmacotherapy in Modern East Asia\, 1800 – 2020 DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n February 12\, 2018 12:00 nn – 1:00 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The interaction between Christianity and local folk religions in 19th and 20th century China is complicated and multifaceted: at times\, the two parts are violent competitors; at times\, we witness conversions in both directions\, i.e.\, from Christianity to folk religions and from folk religions to Christianity; and at times\, both sides draw on the other and a new kind of religion emerges. Why and how do these religious phenomena occur? Professor Chu approaches this question in several case studies\, including the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Boxer Rebellion. An analysis of these cases suggests that there are three crucial elements that underpin the dynamic habitat of Chinese folk religion: essential practice\, ethical value\, and eschatology. Those three elements provide a framework that allows us to elucidate the intriguing interaction of two different religious traditions. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Xiaobai Chu is Professor at East China Normal University (Shanghai)\, Department of Chinese Language and Literature. She is currently Visiting Scholar in the Institute of Sino-Christian Studies in Hong Kong. She holds a PhD in Anthropology of Art from Fudan University\, Shanghai. In her career\, she held a series of prestigious research fellowships\, including a Visiting Research Fellowship at the University of Oxford and a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Regent College\, Vancouver. Her main research interests lie in the area of Christian Literature and Arts in China\, and Christology in cultural perspective. Her publications comprise more than fifty academic articles and three monographs: The Encounter of Chinese Folk Religions and Christianity in Modern History (2016)\, A Narrative of Space and the Consciousness of Eschatology: A Study on Christian Literature in Late Antiquity (2016)\, and Jesus Through the Centuries in China (2011). Her academic achievements were repeatedly recognised by national and international awards\, including The Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise from the University of Heidelberg (2015)\, and The Templeton Essay Prize for “Science & Religion” (2012). She also serves as an Editor of the Regent Review of Christian Studies. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ORGANIZER \n \n \n \n This is an event organized by the “Rethinking Spirituality and Religion in Asia” Cluster. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/sociotechnical-systems-of-pharmacotherapy-in-modern-east-asia-1800-2020/ LOCATION:CPD-4.17\, The Jockey Club Tower\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:Others ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ihss.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/mmea-sub-project-workshop-20180623-1920x1080-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180517 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180519 DTSTAMP:20261011T230049 CREATED:20240725T011656Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102419Z UID:86707-1526515200-1526687999@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Phones\, Drones\, and Disease: Epidemic Intelligence and the Future of Communication in East Asia DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n February 12\, 2018 12:00 nn – 1:00 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The interaction between Christianity and local folk religions in 19th and 20th century China is complicated and multifaceted: at times\, the two parts are violent competitors; at times\, we witness conversions in both directions\, i.e.\, from Christianity to folk religions and from folk religions to Christianity; and at times\, both sides draw on the other and a new kind of religion emerges. Why and how do these religious phenomena occur? Professor Chu approaches this question in several case studies\, including the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Boxer Rebellion. An analysis of these cases suggests that there are three crucial elements that underpin the dynamic habitat of Chinese folk religion: essential practice\, ethical value\, and eschatology. Those three elements provide a framework that allows us to elucidate the intriguing interaction of two different religious traditions. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Xiaobai Chu is Professor at East China Normal University (Shanghai)\, Department of Chinese Language and Literature. She is currently Visiting Scholar in the Institute of Sino-Christian Studies in Hong Kong. She holds a PhD in Anthropology of Art from Fudan University\, Shanghai. In her career\, she held a series of prestigious research fellowships\, including a Visiting Research Fellowship at the University of Oxford and a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Regent College\, Vancouver. Her main research interests lie in the area of Christian Literature and Arts in China\, and Christology in cultural perspective. Her publications comprise more than fifty academic articles and three monographs: The Encounter of Chinese Folk Religions and Christianity in Modern History (2016)\, A Narrative of Space and the Consciousness of Eschatology: A Study on Christian Literature in Late Antiquity (2016)\, and Jesus Through the Centuries in China (2011). Her academic achievements were repeatedly recognised by national and international awards\, including The Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise from the University of Heidelberg (2015)\, and The Templeton Essay Prize for “Science & Religion” (2012). She also serves as an Editor of the Regent Review of Christian Studies. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ORGANIZER \n \n \n \n This is an event organized by the “Rethinking Spirituality and Religion in Asia” Cluster. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/phones-drones-and-disease-epidemic-intelligence-and-the-future-of-communication-in-east-asia/ LOCATION:CPD 2.42\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:Others ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ihss.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/mmea-sub-project-workshop-20180517-1920x1080-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180511 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180512 DTSTAMP:20261011T230049 CREATED:20240725T012749Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102419Z UID:86719-1525996800-1526083199@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Technological Innovations and Social Change: The History of Automation and the Future of Work in East Asia\, 1960s – 2010s (at HKUST) DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n February 12\, 2018 12:00 nn – 1:00 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The interaction between Christianity and local folk religions in 19th and 20th century China is complicated and multifaceted: at times\, the two parts are violent competitors; at times\, we witness conversions in both directions\, i.e.\, from Christianity to folk religions and from folk religions to Christianity; and at times\, both sides draw on the other and a new kind of religion emerges. Why and how do these religious phenomena occur? Professor Chu approaches this question in several case studies\, including the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Boxer Rebellion. An analysis of these cases suggests that there are three crucial elements that underpin the dynamic habitat of Chinese folk religion: essential practice\, ethical value\, and eschatology. Those three elements provide a framework that allows us to elucidate the intriguing interaction of two different religious traditions. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Xiaobai Chu is Professor at East China Normal University (Shanghai)\, Department of Chinese Language and Literature. She is currently Visiting Scholar in the Institute of Sino-Christian Studies in Hong Kong. She holds a PhD in Anthropology of Art from Fudan University\, Shanghai. In her career\, she held a series of prestigious research fellowships\, including a Visiting Research Fellowship at the University of Oxford and a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Regent College\, Vancouver. Her main research interests lie in the area of Christian Literature and Arts in China\, and Christology in cultural perspective. Her publications comprise more than fifty academic articles and three monographs: The Encounter of Chinese Folk Religions and Christianity in Modern History (2016)\, A Narrative of Space and the Consciousness of Eschatology: A Study on Christian Literature in Late Antiquity (2016)\, and Jesus Through the Centuries in China (2011). Her academic achievements were repeatedly recognised by national and international awards\, including The Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise from the University of Heidelberg (2015)\, and The Templeton Essay Prize for “Science & Religion” (2012). She also serves as an Editor of the Regent Review of Christian Studies. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ORGANIZER \n \n \n \n This is an event organized by the “Rethinking Spirituality and Religion in Asia” Cluster. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/technological-innovations-and-social-change-the-history-of-automation-and-the-future-of-work-in-east-asia-1960s-2010s-at-hkust/ LOCATION:Room 5504\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:Others ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ihss.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/mmea-sub-project-workshop-20180511-1920x1080-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20180507T170000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20180507T183000 DTSTAMP:20261011T230049 CREATED:20240725T173319Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102420Z UID:86755-1525712400-1525717800@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:The Invention and Reinvention of Local Food in Japan DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n February 12\, 2018 12:00 nn – 1:00 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The interaction between Christianity and local folk religions in 19th and 20th century China is complicated and multifaceted: at times\, the two parts are violent competitors; at times\, we witness conversions in both directions\, i.e.\, from Christianity to folk religions and from folk religions to Christianity; and at times\, both sides draw on the other and a new kind of religion emerges. Why and how do these religious phenomena occur? Professor Chu approaches this question in several case studies\, including the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Boxer Rebellion. An analysis of these cases suggests that there are three crucial elements that underpin the dynamic habitat of Chinese folk religion: essential practice\, ethical value\, and eschatology. Those three elements provide a framework that allows us to elucidate the intriguing interaction of two different religious traditions. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Xiaobai Chu is Professor at East China Normal University (Shanghai)\, Department of Chinese Language and Literature. She is currently Visiting Scholar in the Institute of Sino-Christian Studies in Hong Kong. She holds a PhD in Anthropology of Art from Fudan University\, Shanghai. In her career\, she held a series of prestigious research fellowships\, including a Visiting Research Fellowship at the University of Oxford and a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Regent College\, Vancouver. Her main research interests lie in the area of Christian Literature and Arts in China\, and Christology in cultural perspective. Her publications comprise more than fifty academic articles and three monographs: The Encounter of Chinese Folk Religions and Christianity in Modern History (2016)\, A Narrative of Space and the Consciousness of Eschatology: A Study on Christian Literature in Late Antiquity (2016)\, and Jesus Through the Centuries in China (2011). Her academic achievements were repeatedly recognised by national and international awards\, including The Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise from the University of Heidelberg (2015)\, and The Templeton Essay Prize for “Science & Religion” (2012). She also serves as an Editor of the Regent Review of Christian Studies. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ORGANIZER \n \n \n \n This is an event organized by the “Rethinking Spirituality and Religion in Asia” Cluster. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-invention-and-reinvention-of-local-food-in-japan/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:Others ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ihss.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/mmea-lecture-by-professor-eric-c-rath-20180507-1920x1080-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180507 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180512 DTSTAMP:20261011T230049 CREATED:20240725T013126Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102419Z UID:86727-1525651200-1526083199@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:“Food Technology” (Hong Kong and Taiwan) DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n February 12\, 2018 12:00 nn – 1:00 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The interaction between Christianity and local folk religions in 19th and 20th century China is complicated and multifaceted: at times\, the two parts are violent competitors; at times\, we witness conversions in both directions\, i.e.\, from Christianity to folk religions and from folk religions to Christianity; and at times\, both sides draw on the other and a new kind of religion emerges. Why and how do these religious phenomena occur? Professor Chu approaches this question in several case studies\, including the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Boxer Rebellion. An analysis of these cases suggests that there are three crucial elements that underpin the dynamic habitat of Chinese folk religion: essential practice\, ethical value\, and eschatology. Those three elements provide a framework that allows us to elucidate the intriguing interaction of two different religious traditions. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Xiaobai Chu is Professor at East China Normal University (Shanghai)\, Department of Chinese Language and Literature. She is currently Visiting Scholar in the Institute of Sino-Christian Studies in Hong Kong. She holds a PhD in Anthropology of Art from Fudan University\, Shanghai. In her career\, she held a series of prestigious research fellowships\, including a Visiting Research Fellowship at the University of Oxford and a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Regent College\, Vancouver. Her main research interests lie in the area of Christian Literature and Arts in China\, and Christology in cultural perspective. Her publications comprise more than fifty academic articles and three monographs: The Encounter of Chinese Folk Religions and Christianity in Modern History (2016)\, A Narrative of Space and the Consciousness of Eschatology: A Study on Christian Literature in Late Antiquity (2016)\, and Jesus Through the Centuries in China (2011). Her academic achievements were repeatedly recognised by national and international awards\, including The Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise from the University of Heidelberg (2015)\, and The Templeton Essay Prize for “Science & Religion” (2012). She also serves as an Editor of the Regent Review of Christian Studies. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ORGANIZER \n \n \n \n This is an event organized by the “Rethinking Spirituality and Religion in Asia” Cluster. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/food-technology-hong-kong-and-taiwan/ CATEGORIES:Others ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ihss.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/mmea-sub-project-workshop-20180507-1920x1080-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20180420T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20180420T133000 DTSTAMP:20261011T230049 CREATED:20240725T174358Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102420Z UID:86779-1524225600-1524231000@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Daoist Patronage and Practices of Arts\, Literati Culture\, Local Politics and Society in Late Qing and Early Republican Nanyang DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n February 12\, 2018 12:00 nn – 1:00 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The interaction between Christianity and local folk religions in 19th and 20th century China is complicated and multifaceted: at times\, the two parts are violent competitors; at times\, we witness conversions in both directions\, i.e.\, from Christianity to folk religions and from folk religions to Christianity; and at times\, both sides draw on the other and a new kind of religion emerges. Why and how do these religious phenomena occur? Professor Chu approaches this question in several case studies\, including the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Boxer Rebellion. An analysis of these cases suggests that there are three crucial elements that underpin the dynamic habitat of Chinese folk religion: essential practice\, ethical value\, and eschatology. Those three elements provide a framework that allows us to elucidate the intriguing interaction of two different religious traditions. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Xiaobai Chu is Professor at East China Normal University (Shanghai)\, Department of Chinese Language and Literature. She is currently Visiting Scholar in the Institute of Sino-Christian Studies in Hong Kong. She holds a PhD in Anthropology of Art from Fudan University\, Shanghai. In her career\, she held a series of prestigious research fellowships\, including a Visiting Research Fellowship at the University of Oxford and a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Regent College\, Vancouver. Her main research interests lie in the area of Christian Literature and Arts in China\, and Christology in cultural perspective. Her publications comprise more than fifty academic articles and three monographs: The Encounter of Chinese Folk Religions and Christianity in Modern History (2016)\, A Narrative of Space and the Consciousness of Eschatology: A Study on Christian Literature in Late Antiquity (2016)\, and Jesus Through the Centuries in China (2011). Her academic achievements were repeatedly recognised by national and international awards\, including The Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise from the University of Heidelberg (2015)\, and The Templeton Essay Prize for “Science & Religion” (2012). She also serves as an Editor of the Regent Review of Christian Studies. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ORGANIZER \n \n \n \n This is an event organized by the “Rethinking Spirituality and Religion in Asia” Cluster. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/daoist-patronage-and-practices-of-arts-literati-culture-local-politics-and-society-in-late-qing-and-early-republican-nanyang/ LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:Others END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20180320T163000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20180320T180000 DTSTAMP:20261011T230049 CREATED:20240725T181817Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102443Z UID:86836-1521563400-1521568800@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Politics and Scientific Change in Dynastic China DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n February 12\, 2018 12:00 nn – 1:00 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The interaction between Christianity and local folk religions in 19th and 20th century China is complicated and multifaceted: at times\, the two parts are violent competitors; at times\, we witness conversions in both directions\, i.e.\, from Christianity to folk religions and from folk religions to Christianity; and at times\, both sides draw on the other and a new kind of religion emerges. Why and how do these religious phenomena occur? Professor Chu approaches this question in several case studies\, including the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Boxer Rebellion. An analysis of these cases suggests that there are three crucial elements that underpin the dynamic habitat of Chinese folk religion: essential practice\, ethical value\, and eschatology. Those three elements provide a framework that allows us to elucidate the intriguing interaction of two different religious traditions. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Xiaobai Chu is Professor at East China Normal University (Shanghai)\, Department of Chinese Language and Literature. She is currently Visiting Scholar in the Institute of Sino-Christian Studies in Hong Kong. She holds a PhD in Anthropology of Art from Fudan University\, Shanghai. In her career\, she held a series of prestigious research fellowships\, including a Visiting Research Fellowship at the University of Oxford and a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Regent College\, Vancouver. Her main research interests lie in the area of Christian Literature and Arts in China\, and Christology in cultural perspective. Her publications comprise more than fifty academic articles and three monographs: The Encounter of Chinese Folk Religions and Christianity in Modern History (2016)\, A Narrative of Space and the Consciousness of Eschatology: A Study on Christian Literature in Late Antiquity (2016)\, and Jesus Through the Centuries in China (2011). Her academic achievements were repeatedly recognised by national and international awards\, including The Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise from the University of Heidelberg (2015)\, and The Templeton Essay Prize for “Science & Religion” (2012). She also serves as an Editor of the Regent Review of Christian Studies. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ORGANIZER \n \n \n \n This is an event organized by the “Rethinking Spirituality and Religion in Asia” Cluster. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/politics-and-scientific-change-in-dynastic-china/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:Others ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ihss.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/mmea-lecture-by-professor-dagmar-schaefer-20180320-1920x1080-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20180228T173000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20180228T190000 DTSTAMP:20261011T230049 CREATED:20240725T183656Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102444Z UID:86870-1519839000-1519844400@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:The Ethics of Mastery in Global Perspective: Skill and Trust among Artisans in Bangkok DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n February 12\, 2018 12:00 nn – 1:00 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The interaction between Christianity and local folk religions in 19th and 20th century China is complicated and multifaceted: at times\, the two parts are violent competitors; at times\, we witness conversions in both directions\, i.e.\, from Christianity to folk religions and from folk religions to Christianity; and at times\, both sides draw on the other and a new kind of religion emerges. Why and how do these religious phenomena occur? Professor Chu approaches this question in several case studies\, including the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Boxer Rebellion. An analysis of these cases suggests that there are three crucial elements that underpin the dynamic habitat of Chinese folk religion: essential practice\, ethical value\, and eschatology. Those three elements provide a framework that allows us to elucidate the intriguing interaction of two different religious traditions. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Xiaobai Chu is Professor at East China Normal University (Shanghai)\, Department of Chinese Language and Literature. She is currently Visiting Scholar in the Institute of Sino-Christian Studies in Hong Kong. She holds a PhD in Anthropology of Art from Fudan University\, Shanghai. In her career\, she held a series of prestigious research fellowships\, including a Visiting Research Fellowship at the University of Oxford and a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Regent College\, Vancouver. Her main research interests lie in the area of Christian Literature and Arts in China\, and Christology in cultural perspective. Her publications comprise more than fifty academic articles and three monographs: The Encounter of Chinese Folk Religions and Christianity in Modern History (2016)\, A Narrative of Space and the Consciousness of Eschatology: A Study on Christian Literature in Late Antiquity (2016)\, and Jesus Through the Centuries in China (2011). Her academic achievements were repeatedly recognised by national and international awards\, including The Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise from the University of Heidelberg (2015)\, and The Templeton Essay Prize for “Science & Religion” (2012). She also serves as an Editor of the Regent Review of Christian Studies. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ORGANIZER \n \n \n \n This is an event organized by the “Rethinking Spirituality and Religion in Asia” Cluster. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-ethics-of-mastery-in-global-perspective-skill-and-trust-among-artisans-in-bangkok/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:Others ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ihss.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/mmea-lecture-by-professor-michael-herzfeld-20180228-1920x1080-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20180212T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20180212T130000 DTSTAMP:20261011T230049 CREATED:20240725T185509Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102445Z UID:86900-1518436800-1518440400@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Interactions Between Christianity and Local Folk Religions in 19th and 20th Century China DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n February 12\, 2018 12:00 nn – 1:00 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The interaction between Christianity and local folk religions in 19th and 20th century China is complicated and multifaceted: at times\, the two parts are violent competitors; at times\, we witness conversions in both directions\, i.e.\, from Christianity to folk religions and from folk religions to Christianity; and at times\, both sides draw on the other and a new kind of religion emerges. Why and how do these religious phenomena occur? Professor Chu approaches this question in several case studies\, including the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Boxer Rebellion. An analysis of these cases suggests that there are three crucial elements that underpin the dynamic habitat of Chinese folk religion: essential practice\, ethical value\, and eschatology. Those three elements provide a framework that allows us to elucidate the intriguing interaction of two different religious traditions. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Xiaobai Chu is Professor at East China Normal University (Shanghai)\, Department of Chinese Language and Literature. She is currently Visiting Scholar in the Institute of Sino-Christian Studies in Hong Kong. She holds a PhD in Anthropology of Art from Fudan University\, Shanghai. In her career\, she held a series of prestigious research fellowships\, including a Visiting Research Fellowship at the University of Oxford and a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Regent College\, Vancouver. Her main research interests lie in the area of Christian Literature and Arts in China\, and Christology in cultural perspective. Her publications comprise more than fifty academic articles and three monographs: The Encounter of Chinese Folk Religions and Christianity in Modern History (2016)\, A Narrative of Space and the Consciousness of Eschatology: A Study on Christian Literature in Late Antiquity (2016)\, and Jesus Through the Centuries in China (2011). Her academic achievements were repeatedly recognised by national and international awards\, including The Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise from the University of Heidelberg (2015)\, and The Templeton Essay Prize for “Science & Religion” (2012). She also serves as an Editor of the Regent Review of Christian Studies. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ORGANIZER \n \n \n \n This is an event organized by the “Rethinking Spirituality and Religion in Asia” Cluster. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/interactions-between-christianity-and-local-folk-religions-in-19th-and-20th-century-china/ LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:Others END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20180123T160000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20180123T173000 DTSTAMP:20261011T230049 CREATED:20240725T191933Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102446Z UID:86916-1516723200-1516728600@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:The Spiritual Practice of Orthodoxy (東正教的靈修傳統) DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n February 12\, 2018 12:00 nn – 1:00 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The interaction between Christianity and local folk religions in 19th and 20th century China is complicated and multifaceted: at times\, the two parts are violent competitors; at times\, we witness conversions in both directions\, i.e.\, from Christianity to folk religions and from folk religions to Christianity; and at times\, both sides draw on the other and a new kind of religion emerges. Why and how do these religious phenomena occur? Professor Chu approaches this question in several case studies\, including the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Boxer Rebellion. An analysis of these cases suggests that there are three crucial elements that underpin the dynamic habitat of Chinese folk religion: essential practice\, ethical value\, and eschatology. Those three elements provide a framework that allows us to elucidate the intriguing interaction of two different religious traditions. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Xiaobai Chu is Professor at East China Normal University (Shanghai)\, Department of Chinese Language and Literature. She is currently Visiting Scholar in the Institute of Sino-Christian Studies in Hong Kong. She holds a PhD in Anthropology of Art from Fudan University\, Shanghai. In her career\, she held a series of prestigious research fellowships\, including a Visiting Research Fellowship at the University of Oxford and a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Regent College\, Vancouver. Her main research interests lie in the area of Christian Literature and Arts in China\, and Christology in cultural perspective. Her publications comprise more than fifty academic articles and three monographs: The Encounter of Chinese Folk Religions and Christianity in Modern History (2016)\, A Narrative of Space and the Consciousness of Eschatology: A Study on Christian Literature in Late Antiquity (2016)\, and Jesus Through the Centuries in China (2011). Her academic achievements were repeatedly recognised by national and international awards\, including The Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise from the University of Heidelberg (2015)\, and The Templeton Essay Prize for “Science & Religion” (2012). She also serves as an Editor of the Regent Review of Christian Studies. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ORGANIZER \n \n \n \n This is an event organized by the “Rethinking Spirituality and Religion in Asia” Cluster. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-spiritual-practice-of-orthodoxy-%e6%9d%b1%e6%ad%a3%e6%95%99%e7%9a%84%e9%9d%88%e4%bf%ae%e5%82%b3%e7%b5%b1/ LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:Others END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20171207T090000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20171207T103000 DTSTAMP:20261011T230049 CREATED:20240725T222033Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102447Z UID:86949-1512637200-1512642600@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:How History of Technology Can Point to New Forms of Innovation Policy — Two Indian Cases DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n February 12\, 2018 12:00 nn – 1:00 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The interaction between Christianity and local folk religions in 19th and 20th century China is complicated and multifaceted: at times\, the two parts are violent competitors; at times\, we witness conversions in both directions\, i.e.\, from Christianity to folk religions and from folk religions to Christianity; and at times\, both sides draw on the other and a new kind of religion emerges. Why and how do these religious phenomena occur? Professor Chu approaches this question in several case studies\, including the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Boxer Rebellion. An analysis of these cases suggests that there are three crucial elements that underpin the dynamic habitat of Chinese folk religion: essential practice\, ethical value\, and eschatology. Those three elements provide a framework that allows us to elucidate the intriguing interaction of two different religious traditions. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Xiaobai Chu is Professor at East China Normal University (Shanghai)\, Department of Chinese Language and Literature. She is currently Visiting Scholar in the Institute of Sino-Christian Studies in Hong Kong. She holds a PhD in Anthropology of Art from Fudan University\, Shanghai. In her career\, she held a series of prestigious research fellowships\, including a Visiting Research Fellowship at the University of Oxford and a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Regent College\, Vancouver. Her main research interests lie in the area of Christian Literature and Arts in China\, and Christology in cultural perspective. Her publications comprise more than fifty academic articles and three monographs: The Encounter of Chinese Folk Religions and Christianity in Modern History (2016)\, A Narrative of Space and the Consciousness of Eschatology: A Study on Christian Literature in Late Antiquity (2016)\, and Jesus Through the Centuries in China (2011). Her academic achievements were repeatedly recognised by national and international awards\, including The Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise from the University of Heidelberg (2015)\, and The Templeton Essay Prize for “Science & Religion” (2012). She also serves as an Editor of the Regent Review of Christian Studies. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ORGANIZER \n \n \n \n This is an event organized by the “Rethinking Spirituality and Religion in Asia” Cluster. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/how-history-of-technology-can-point-to-new-forms-of-innovation-policy-two-indian-cases/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:Others ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ihss.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/mmea-lecture-by-wiebe-bijker-20171207-960x1024-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20171130T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20171130T130000 DTSTAMP:20261011T230049 CREATED:20240725T223431Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102448Z UID:86989-1512043200-1512046800@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:The Radical Roots of Love: Christianity\, Communism\, and the Politics of “Love” in Modern China DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n February 12\, 2018 12:00 nn – 1:00 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The interaction between Christianity and local folk religions in 19th and 20th century China is complicated and multifaceted: at times\, the two parts are violent competitors; at times\, we witness conversions in both directions\, i.e.\, from Christianity to folk religions and from folk religions to Christianity; and at times\, both sides draw on the other and a new kind of religion emerges. Why and how do these religious phenomena occur? Professor Chu approaches this question in several case studies\, including the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Boxer Rebellion. An analysis of these cases suggests that there are three crucial elements that underpin the dynamic habitat of Chinese folk religion: essential practice\, ethical value\, and eschatology. Those three elements provide a framework that allows us to elucidate the intriguing interaction of two different religious traditions. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Xiaobai Chu is Professor at East China Normal University (Shanghai)\, Department of Chinese Language and Literature. She is currently Visiting Scholar in the Institute of Sino-Christian Studies in Hong Kong. She holds a PhD in Anthropology of Art from Fudan University\, Shanghai. In her career\, she held a series of prestigious research fellowships\, including a Visiting Research Fellowship at the University of Oxford and a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Regent College\, Vancouver. Her main research interests lie in the area of Christian Literature and Arts in China\, and Christology in cultural perspective. Her publications comprise more than fifty academic articles and three monographs: The Encounter of Chinese Folk Religions and Christianity in Modern History (2016)\, A Narrative of Space and the Consciousness of Eschatology: A Study on Christian Literature in Late Antiquity (2016)\, and Jesus Through the Centuries in China (2011). Her academic achievements were repeatedly recognised by national and international awards\, including The Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise from the University of Heidelberg (2015)\, and The Templeton Essay Prize for “Science & Religion” (2012). She also serves as an Editor of the Regent Review of Christian Studies. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ORGANIZER \n \n \n \n This is an event organized by the “Rethinking Spirituality and Religion in Asia” Cluster. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-radical-roots-of-love-christianity-communism-and-the-politics-of-love-in-modern-china/ LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:Others END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20171123T163000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20171123T180000 DTSTAMP:20261011T230049 CREATED:20240725T224516Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102448Z UID:87006-1511454600-1511460000@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:How Indigenous Industrialization Began in Postwar Taiwan DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n February 12\, 2018 12:00 nn – 1:00 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The interaction between Christianity and local folk religions in 19th and 20th century China is complicated and multifaceted: at times\, the two parts are violent competitors; at times\, we witness conversions in both directions\, i.e.\, from Christianity to folk religions and from folk religions to Christianity; and at times\, both sides draw on the other and a new kind of religion emerges. Why and how do these religious phenomena occur? Professor Chu approaches this question in several case studies\, including the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Boxer Rebellion. An analysis of these cases suggests that there are three crucial elements that underpin the dynamic habitat of Chinese folk religion: essential practice\, ethical value\, and eschatology. Those three elements provide a framework that allows us to elucidate the intriguing interaction of two different religious traditions. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Xiaobai Chu is Professor at East China Normal University (Shanghai)\, Department of Chinese Language and Literature. She is currently Visiting Scholar in the Institute of Sino-Christian Studies in Hong Kong. She holds a PhD in Anthropology of Art from Fudan University\, Shanghai. In her career\, she held a series of prestigious research fellowships\, including a Visiting Research Fellowship at the University of Oxford and a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Regent College\, Vancouver. Her main research interests lie in the area of Christian Literature and Arts in China\, and Christology in cultural perspective. Her publications comprise more than fifty academic articles and three monographs: The Encounter of Chinese Folk Religions and Christianity in Modern History (2016)\, A Narrative of Space and the Consciousness of Eschatology: A Study on Christian Literature in Late Antiquity (2016)\, and Jesus Through the Centuries in China (2011). Her academic achievements were repeatedly recognised by national and international awards\, including The Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise from the University of Heidelberg (2015)\, and The Templeton Essay Prize for “Science & Religion” (2012). She also serves as an Editor of the Regent Review of Christian Studies. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ORGANIZER \n \n \n \n This is an event organized by the “Rethinking Spirituality and Religion in Asia” Cluster. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/how-indigenous-industrialization-began-in-postwar-taiwan/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:Others ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ihss.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/mmea-lecture-by-professor-wan-wen-chu-20180223-1920x1080-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20171106T183000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20171106T200000 DTSTAMP:20261011T230049 CREATED:20240725T231740Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102451Z UID:87064-1509993000-1509998400@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:China’s Religious Revival DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n February 12\, 2018 12:00 nn – 1:00 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The interaction between Christianity and local folk religions in 19th and 20th century China is complicated and multifaceted: at times\, the two parts are violent competitors; at times\, we witness conversions in both directions\, i.e.\, from Christianity to folk religions and from folk religions to Christianity; and at times\, both sides draw on the other and a new kind of religion emerges. Why and how do these religious phenomena occur? Professor Chu approaches this question in several case studies\, including the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Boxer Rebellion. An analysis of these cases suggests that there are three crucial elements that underpin the dynamic habitat of Chinese folk religion: essential practice\, ethical value\, and eschatology. Those three elements provide a framework that allows us to elucidate the intriguing interaction of two different religious traditions. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Xiaobai Chu is Professor at East China Normal University (Shanghai)\, Department of Chinese Language and Literature. She is currently Visiting Scholar in the Institute of Sino-Christian Studies in Hong Kong. She holds a PhD in Anthropology of Art from Fudan University\, Shanghai. In her career\, she held a series of prestigious research fellowships\, including a Visiting Research Fellowship at the University of Oxford and a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Regent College\, Vancouver. Her main research interests lie in the area of Christian Literature and Arts in China\, and Christology in cultural perspective. Her publications comprise more than fifty academic articles and three monographs: The Encounter of Chinese Folk Religions and Christianity in Modern History (2016)\, A Narrative of Space and the Consciousness of Eschatology: A Study on Christian Literature in Late Antiquity (2016)\, and Jesus Through the Centuries in China (2011). Her academic achievements were repeatedly recognised by national and international awards\, including The Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise from the University of Heidelberg (2015)\, and The Templeton Essay Prize for “Science & Religion” (2012). She also serves as an Editor of the Regent Review of Christian Studies. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ORGANIZER \n \n \n \n This is an event organized by the “Rethinking Spirituality and Religion in Asia” Cluster. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/chinas-religious-revival/ LOCATION:MWT4\, 1/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:Others END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20171102T163000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20171102T180000 DTSTAMP:20261011T230049 CREATED:20240725T232232Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102451Z UID:87073-1509640200-1509645600@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Learning to Labor: “Student-laborers” in the Age of Digital Capitalism DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n February 12\, 2018 12:00 nn – 1:00 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The interaction between Christianity and local folk religions in 19th and 20th century China is complicated and multifaceted: at times\, the two parts are violent competitors; at times\, we witness conversions in both directions\, i.e.\, from Christianity to folk religions and from folk religions to Christianity; and at times\, both sides draw on the other and a new kind of religion emerges. Why and how do these religious phenomena occur? Professor Chu approaches this question in several case studies\, including the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Boxer Rebellion. An analysis of these cases suggests that there are three crucial elements that underpin the dynamic habitat of Chinese folk religion: essential practice\, ethical value\, and eschatology. Those three elements provide a framework that allows us to elucidate the intriguing interaction of two different religious traditions. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Xiaobai Chu is Professor at East China Normal University (Shanghai)\, Department of Chinese Language and Literature. She is currently Visiting Scholar in the Institute of Sino-Christian Studies in Hong Kong. She holds a PhD in Anthropology of Art from Fudan University\, Shanghai. In her career\, she held a series of prestigious research fellowships\, including a Visiting Research Fellowship at the University of Oxford and a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Regent College\, Vancouver. Her main research interests lie in the area of Christian Literature and Arts in China\, and Christology in cultural perspective. Her publications comprise more than fifty academic articles and three monographs: The Encounter of Chinese Folk Religions and Christianity in Modern History (2016)\, A Narrative of Space and the Consciousness of Eschatology: A Study on Christian Literature in Late Antiquity (2016)\, and Jesus Through the Centuries in China (2011). Her academic achievements were repeatedly recognised by national and international awards\, including The Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise from the University of Heidelberg (2015)\, and The Templeton Essay Prize for “Science & Religion” (2012). She also serves as an Editor of the Regent Review of Christian Studies. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ORGANIZER \n \n \n \n This is an event organized by the “Rethinking Spirituality and Religion in Asia” Cluster. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/learning-to-labor-student-laborers-in-the-age-of-digital-capitalism/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:Others ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ihss.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/mmea-lecture-by-professor-ngai-pun-20181102-1920x1080-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20171024T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20171024T130000 DTSTAMP:20261011T230049 CREATED:20240725T233659Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102452Z UID:87095-1508846400-1508850000@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Living and Dying in Shanghai: James Henderson (1830 – 1865)\, Medical Missionary to China DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n February 12\, 2018 12:00 nn – 1:00 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The interaction between Christianity and local folk religions in 19th and 20th century China is complicated and multifaceted: at times\, the two parts are violent competitors; at times\, we witness conversions in both directions\, i.e.\, from Christianity to folk religions and from folk religions to Christianity; and at times\, both sides draw on the other and a new kind of religion emerges. Why and how do these religious phenomena occur? Professor Chu approaches this question in several case studies\, including the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Boxer Rebellion. An analysis of these cases suggests that there are three crucial elements that underpin the dynamic habitat of Chinese folk religion: essential practice\, ethical value\, and eschatology. Those three elements provide a framework that allows us to elucidate the intriguing interaction of two different religious traditions. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Xiaobai Chu is Professor at East China Normal University (Shanghai)\, Department of Chinese Language and Literature. She is currently Visiting Scholar in the Institute of Sino-Christian Studies in Hong Kong. She holds a PhD in Anthropology of Art from Fudan University\, Shanghai. In her career\, she held a series of prestigious research fellowships\, including a Visiting Research Fellowship at the University of Oxford and a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Regent College\, Vancouver. Her main research interests lie in the area of Christian Literature and Arts in China\, and Christology in cultural perspective. Her publications comprise more than fifty academic articles and three monographs: The Encounter of Chinese Folk Religions and Christianity in Modern History (2016)\, A Narrative of Space and the Consciousness of Eschatology: A Study on Christian Literature in Late Antiquity (2016)\, and Jesus Through the Centuries in China (2011). Her academic achievements were repeatedly recognised by national and international awards\, including The Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise from the University of Heidelberg (2015)\, and The Templeton Essay Prize for “Science & Religion” (2012). She also serves as an Editor of the Regent Review of Christian Studies. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ORGANIZER \n \n \n \n This is an event organized by the “Rethinking Spirituality and Religion in Asia” Cluster. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/living-and-dying-in-shanghai-james-henderson-1830-1865-medical-missionary-to-china/ LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:Others END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170531T163000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170531T180000 DTSTAMP:20261011T230049 CREATED:20240726T011725Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102842Z UID:87208-1496248200-1496253600@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Locating the Central Asiatic Expedition: Science\, Business\, and Foreign Intelligence DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n February 12\, 2018 12:00 nn – 1:00 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The interaction between Christianity and local folk religions in 19th and 20th century China is complicated and multifaceted: at times\, the two parts are violent competitors; at times\, we witness conversions in both directions\, i.e.\, from Christianity to folk religions and from folk religions to Christianity; and at times\, both sides draw on the other and a new kind of religion emerges. Why and how do these religious phenomena occur? Professor Chu approaches this question in several case studies\, including the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Boxer Rebellion. An analysis of these cases suggests that there are three crucial elements that underpin the dynamic habitat of Chinese folk religion: essential practice\, ethical value\, and eschatology. Those three elements provide a framework that allows us to elucidate the intriguing interaction of two different religious traditions. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Xiaobai Chu is Professor at East China Normal University (Shanghai)\, Department of Chinese Language and Literature. She is currently Visiting Scholar in the Institute of Sino-Christian Studies in Hong Kong. She holds a PhD in Anthropology of Art from Fudan University\, Shanghai. In her career\, she held a series of prestigious research fellowships\, including a Visiting Research Fellowship at the University of Oxford and a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Regent College\, Vancouver. Her main research interests lie in the area of Christian Literature and Arts in China\, and Christology in cultural perspective. Her publications comprise more than fifty academic articles and three monographs: The Encounter of Chinese Folk Religions and Christianity in Modern History (2016)\, A Narrative of Space and the Consciousness of Eschatology: A Study on Christian Literature in Late Antiquity (2016)\, and Jesus Through the Centuries in China (2011). Her academic achievements were repeatedly recognised by national and international awards\, including The Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise from the University of Heidelberg (2015)\, and The Templeton Essay Prize for “Science & Religion” (2012). She also serves as an Editor of the Regent Review of Christian Studies. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ORGANIZER \n \n \n \n This is an event organized by the “Rethinking Spirituality and Religion in Asia” Cluster. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/locating-the-central-asiatic-expedition-science-business-and-foreign-intelligence/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:Others END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170418T163000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170418T180000 DTSTAMP:20261011T230049 CREATED:20240728T175634Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102842Z UID:87303-1492533000-1492538400@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Revisiting Overpopulation in India: Demography\, Research and the Population Problem in the Twentieth Century DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n February 12\, 2018 12:00 nn – 1:00 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The interaction between Christianity and local folk religions in 19th and 20th century China is complicated and multifaceted: at times\, the two parts are violent competitors; at times\, we witness conversions in both directions\, i.e.\, from Christianity to folk religions and from folk religions to Christianity; and at times\, both sides draw on the other and a new kind of religion emerges. Why and how do these religious phenomena occur? Professor Chu approaches this question in several case studies\, including the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Boxer Rebellion. An analysis of these cases suggests that there are three crucial elements that underpin the dynamic habitat of Chinese folk religion: essential practice\, ethical value\, and eschatology. Those three elements provide a framework that allows us to elucidate the intriguing interaction of two different religious traditions. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Xiaobai Chu is Professor at East China Normal University (Shanghai)\, Department of Chinese Language and Literature. She is currently Visiting Scholar in the Institute of Sino-Christian Studies in Hong Kong. She holds a PhD in Anthropology of Art from Fudan University\, Shanghai. In her career\, she held a series of prestigious research fellowships\, including a Visiting Research Fellowship at the University of Oxford and a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Regent College\, Vancouver. Her main research interests lie in the area of Christian Literature and Arts in China\, and Christology in cultural perspective. Her publications comprise more than fifty academic articles and three monographs: The Encounter of Chinese Folk Religions and Christianity in Modern History (2016)\, A Narrative of Space and the Consciousness of Eschatology: A Study on Christian Literature in Late Antiquity (2016)\, and Jesus Through the Centuries in China (2011). Her academic achievements were repeatedly recognised by national and international awards\, including The Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise from the University of Heidelberg (2015)\, and The Templeton Essay Prize for “Science & Religion” (2012). She also serves as an Editor of the Regent Review of Christian Studies. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ORGANIZER \n \n \n \n This is an event organized by the “Rethinking Spirituality and Religion in Asia” Cluster. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/revisiting-overpopulation-in-india-demography-research-and-the-population-problem-in-the-twentieth-century/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:Others END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20161122T163000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20161122T180000 DTSTAMP:20261011T230049 CREATED:20240729T003616Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102843Z UID:87500-1479832200-1479837600@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Michurinist Biology and Its Recent Attempted Revival in Russia\, China\, Japan\, and Korea DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n February 12\, 2018 12:00 nn – 1:00 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The interaction between Christianity and local folk religions in 19th and 20th century China is complicated and multifaceted: at times\, the two parts are violent competitors; at times\, we witness conversions in both directions\, i.e.\, from Christianity to folk religions and from folk religions to Christianity; and at times\, both sides draw on the other and a new kind of religion emerges. Why and how do these religious phenomena occur? Professor Chu approaches this question in several case studies\, including the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Boxer Rebellion. An analysis of these cases suggests that there are three crucial elements that underpin the dynamic habitat of Chinese folk religion: essential practice\, ethical value\, and eschatology. Those three elements provide a framework that allows us to elucidate the intriguing interaction of two different religious traditions. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Xiaobai Chu is Professor at East China Normal University (Shanghai)\, Department of Chinese Language and Literature. She is currently Visiting Scholar in the Institute of Sino-Christian Studies in Hong Kong. She holds a PhD in Anthropology of Art from Fudan University\, Shanghai. In her career\, she held a series of prestigious research fellowships\, including a Visiting Research Fellowship at the University of Oxford and a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Regent College\, Vancouver. Her main research interests lie in the area of Christian Literature and Arts in China\, and Christology in cultural perspective. Her publications comprise more than fifty academic articles and three monographs: The Encounter of Chinese Folk Religions and Christianity in Modern History (2016)\, A Narrative of Space and the Consciousness of Eschatology: A Study on Christian Literature in Late Antiquity (2016)\, and Jesus Through the Centuries in China (2011). Her academic achievements were repeatedly recognised by national and international awards\, including The Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise from the University of Heidelberg (2015)\, and The Templeton Essay Prize for “Science & Religion” (2012). She also serves as an Editor of the Regent Review of Christian Studies. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ORGANIZER \n \n \n \n This is an event organized by the “Rethinking Spirituality and Religion in Asia” Cluster. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/michurinist-biology-and-its-recent-attempted-revival-in-russia-china-japan-and-korea/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:Others END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20151026T143000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20151026T160000 DTSTAMP:20261011T230049 CREATED:20240731T010846Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102843Z UID:88019-1445869800-1445875200@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Starting-up Biology: BGI and the Making of Life in Shenzhen DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n February 12\, 2018 12:00 nn – 1:00 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The interaction between Christianity and local folk religions in 19th and 20th century China is complicated and multifaceted: at times\, the two parts are violent competitors; at times\, we witness conversions in both directions\, i.e.\, from Christianity to folk religions and from folk religions to Christianity; and at times\, both sides draw on the other and a new kind of religion emerges. Why and how do these religious phenomena occur? Professor Chu approaches this question in several case studies\, including the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Boxer Rebellion. An analysis of these cases suggests that there are three crucial elements that underpin the dynamic habitat of Chinese folk religion: essential practice\, ethical value\, and eschatology. Those three elements provide a framework that allows us to elucidate the intriguing interaction of two different religious traditions. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Xiaobai Chu is Professor at East China Normal University (Shanghai)\, Department of Chinese Language and Literature. She is currently Visiting Scholar in the Institute of Sino-Christian Studies in Hong Kong. She holds a PhD in Anthropology of Art from Fudan University\, Shanghai. In her career\, she held a series of prestigious research fellowships\, including a Visiting Research Fellowship at the University of Oxford and a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Regent College\, Vancouver. Her main research interests lie in the area of Christian Literature and Arts in China\, and Christology in cultural perspective. Her publications comprise more than fifty academic articles and three monographs: The Encounter of Chinese Folk Religions and Christianity in Modern History (2016)\, A Narrative of Space and the Consciousness of Eschatology: A Study on Christian Literature in Late Antiquity (2016)\, and Jesus Through the Centuries in China (2011). Her academic achievements were repeatedly recognised by national and international awards\, including The Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise from the University of Heidelberg (2015)\, and The Templeton Essay Prize for “Science & Religion” (2012). She also serves as an Editor of the Regent Review of Christian Studies. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ORGANIZER \n \n \n \n This is an event organized by the “Rethinking Spirituality and Religion in Asia” Cluster. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/starting-up-biology-bgi-and-the-making-of-life-in-shenzhen/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:Others END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20141220T150000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20141220T170000 DTSTAMP:20261011T230049 CREATED:20240731T231344Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102835Z UID:88439-1419087600-1419094800@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Family Business in Crisis: Ways and Cases DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n February 12\, 2018 12:00 nn – 1:00 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The interaction between Christianity and local folk religions in 19th and 20th century China is complicated and multifaceted: at times\, the two parts are violent competitors; at times\, we witness conversions in both directions\, i.e.\, from Christianity to folk religions and from folk religions to Christianity; and at times\, both sides draw on the other and a new kind of religion emerges. Why and how do these religious phenomena occur? Professor Chu approaches this question in several case studies\, including the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Boxer Rebellion. An analysis of these cases suggests that there are three crucial elements that underpin the dynamic habitat of Chinese folk religion: essential practice\, ethical value\, and eschatology. Those three elements provide a framework that allows us to elucidate the intriguing interaction of two different religious traditions. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Xiaobai Chu is Professor at East China Normal University (Shanghai)\, Department of Chinese Language and Literature. She is currently Visiting Scholar in the Institute of Sino-Christian Studies in Hong Kong. She holds a PhD in Anthropology of Art from Fudan University\, Shanghai. In her career\, she held a series of prestigious research fellowships\, including a Visiting Research Fellowship at the University of Oxford and a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Regent College\, Vancouver. Her main research interests lie in the area of Christian Literature and Arts in China\, and Christology in cultural perspective. Her publications comprise more than fifty academic articles and three monographs: The Encounter of Chinese Folk Religions and Christianity in Modern History (2016)\, A Narrative of Space and the Consciousness of Eschatology: A Study on Christian Literature in Late Antiquity (2016)\, and Jesus Through the Centuries in China (2011). Her academic achievements were repeatedly recognised by national and international awards\, including The Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise from the University of Heidelberg (2015)\, and The Templeton Essay Prize for “Science & Religion” (2012). She also serves as an Editor of the Regent Review of Christian Studies. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ORGANIZER \n \n \n \n This is an event organized by the “Rethinking Spirituality and Religion in Asia” Cluster. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/family-business-in-crisis-ways-and-cases/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS,Others END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20141218T103000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20141218T120000 DTSTAMP:20261011T230049 CREATED:20240731T232235Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102843Z UID:88454-1418898600-1418904000@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:The Perils of Pregnancy: Comparing Risk in Chinese and U.S. Advice Books and Websites DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n February 12\, 2018 12:00 nn – 1:00 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The interaction between Christianity and local folk religions in 19th and 20th century China is complicated and multifaceted: at times\, the two parts are violent competitors; at times\, we witness conversions in both directions\, i.e.\, from Christianity to folk religions and from folk religions to Christianity; and at times\, both sides draw on the other and a new kind of religion emerges. Why and how do these religious phenomena occur? Professor Chu approaches this question in several case studies\, including the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Boxer Rebellion. An analysis of these cases suggests that there are three crucial elements that underpin the dynamic habitat of Chinese folk religion: essential practice\, ethical value\, and eschatology. Those three elements provide a framework that allows us to elucidate the intriguing interaction of two different religious traditions. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Xiaobai Chu is Professor at East China Normal University (Shanghai)\, Department of Chinese Language and Literature. She is currently Visiting Scholar in the Institute of Sino-Christian Studies in Hong Kong. She holds a PhD in Anthropology of Art from Fudan University\, Shanghai. In her career\, she held a series of prestigious research fellowships\, including a Visiting Research Fellowship at the University of Oxford and a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Regent College\, Vancouver. Her main research interests lie in the area of Christian Literature and Arts in China\, and Christology in cultural perspective. Her publications comprise more than fifty academic articles and three monographs: The Encounter of Chinese Folk Religions and Christianity in Modern History (2016)\, A Narrative of Space and the Consciousness of Eschatology: A Study on Christian Literature in Late Antiquity (2016)\, and Jesus Through the Centuries in China (2011). Her academic achievements were repeatedly recognised by national and international awards\, including The Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise from the University of Heidelberg (2015)\, and The Templeton Essay Prize for “Science & Religion” (2012). She also serves as an Editor of the Regent Review of Christian Studies. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ORGANIZER \n \n \n \n This is an event organized by the “Rethinking Spirituality and Religion in Asia” Cluster. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-perils-of-pregnancy-comparing-risk-in-chinese-and-u-s-advice-books-and-websites/ LOCATION:T6\, 1/F\, Meng Wah Complex\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:Others END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20141206T150000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20141206T170000 DTSTAMP:20261011T230049 CREATED:20240801T013745Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260507T091449Z UID:88540-1417878000-1417885200@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Family Business in Crisis: Ways and Cases DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n February 12\, 2018 12:00 nn – 1:00 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The interaction between Christianity and local folk religions in 19th and 20th century China is complicated and multifaceted: at times\, the two parts are violent competitors; at times\, we witness conversions in both directions\, i.e.\, from Christianity to folk religions and from folk religions to Christianity; and at times\, both sides draw on the other and a new kind of religion emerges. Why and how do these religious phenomena occur? Professor Chu approaches this question in several case studies\, including the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Boxer Rebellion. An analysis of these cases suggests that there are three crucial elements that underpin the dynamic habitat of Chinese folk religion: essential practice\, ethical value\, and eschatology. Those three elements provide a framework that allows us to elucidate the intriguing interaction of two different religious traditions. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Xiaobai Chu is Professor at East China Normal University (Shanghai)\, Department of Chinese Language and Literature. She is currently Visiting Scholar in the Institute of Sino-Christian Studies in Hong Kong. She holds a PhD in Anthropology of Art from Fudan University\, Shanghai. In her career\, she held a series of prestigious research fellowships\, including a Visiting Research Fellowship at the University of Oxford and a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Regent College\, Vancouver. Her main research interests lie in the area of Christian Literature and Arts in China\, and Christology in cultural perspective. Her publications comprise more than fifty academic articles and three monographs: The Encounter of Chinese Folk Religions and Christianity in Modern History (2016)\, A Narrative of Space and the Consciousness of Eschatology: A Study on Christian Literature in Late Antiquity (2016)\, and Jesus Through the Centuries in China (2011). Her academic achievements were repeatedly recognised by national and international awards\, including The Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise from the University of Heidelberg (2015)\, and The Templeton Essay Prize for “Science & Religion” (2012). She also serves as an Editor of the Regent Review of Christian Studies. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ORGANIZER \n \n \n \n This is an event organized by the “Rethinking Spirituality and Religion in Asia” Cluster. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/family-business-in-crisis-ways-and-cases-2/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS,Others END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR