CALL FOR PAPERS | 2024 Conference – The Centenary of the First Council for China “Primum Concilium Sinense (Shanghai Council): History and Significance, 1924-2024”
CALL FOR PAPERS | 2024 Conference - The Centenary of the First Council for China "Primum Concilium Sinense (Shanghai Council): History and Significance, 1924-2024"
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10/08/2023
USJ is pleased to announce a Call For Papers for the upcoming conference on the 100th anniversary of the first Council for China held in 1924, hosted by the Faculty of Religious Studies and Philosophy and the Xavier Centre for Memory and Identity from 26 June to 29 June 2024.
The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) is pleased to announce a call for papers for the upcoming 100th anniversary of the first Council for China held in 1924. 2024 is an ideal time to remember the Council and reflect on its significance for the Catholic Church in China. The Faculty of Religious Studies and Philosophy and the Xavier Centre for Memory and Identity of the University of Saint Joseph will host a conference on the centenary of the Council from 26 June to 29 June 2024. Distinguished speakers will include Fr. Gianni Criveller, Dr. Anthony Lam, Prof. Leo Leeb, and Prof. Tiangang Li.
In 1924, Pope Pius XI’s Apostolic Delegate to China, Celso Costantini, gathered bishops, Vicars and Prefects Apostolic, religious provincials and superiors, and priests from all parts of China in the city of Shanghai for the Council for China. The Shanghai Council, solemnly inaugurated on 14 May and concluded on 12 June, was the first plenary Council in the history of the Catholic Church in China. Members of different nationalities and religious orders contributed to the issue of decrees on various aspects of ecclesiastical life in China. The decrees had a significant influence on evangelisation in the following decades.
We invite papers that will explore the history and significance of the First Council for China from various perspectives, including but not limited to historical, theological, missiological and interdisciplinary approaches. Please submit a 200-300 word (in English) abstract with a title by 15 October 2023 to thomas.cai@usj.edu.mo. Accepted paper proposals will be notified by 1 November 2023.
Conference Details:
Date: 2024 June 26-29
Location: University of Saint Joseph, Macao SAR, China
(on-campus accommodation provided)
