Christianity Studies (Volume 9)

Author: Zhuo Xinyan, Xu Zhiwei, Editors
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Publish Date: 2006-11-01
Features: Multicultural coexistence and cross-cultural dialogue are vivid reflections of contemporary human development. Faced with this reality of multicultural coexistence, the smooth progress of humanity relies not on conflict and mutual exclusion between cultures, but on cross-cultural dialogue and the communication, understanding, and mutual tolerance it achieves. Christianity itself is a product of multiple cultures meeting and blending, containing diverse cultural elements and preserving multiple traditions of civilization. Despite this, this religious system still faces new and old problems and challenges brought by multicultural development, with the arduous task of continuously adjusting itself and adapting to external circumstances. Therefore, the connection between Christianity and cross-cultural dialogue, based on the stance, attitude, positioning, and orientation within this pluralistic dialogue, has become a topic of great concern. To explore the choices and direction of Christianity within the context of multicultural coexistence and interweaving, the Research Center for Christian Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, in collaboration with the Department of Chinese Studies at Wenzhong College, Canada, held an academic symposium titled "Christianity and Cross-Cultural Dialogue" from December 7 to 10, 2005, at the Baochen Hotel in Beijing.