Theme: The Methods of Mateo Ricci and Communication between Western
and Chinese Cultures
Type: International Conference
Institution: Council for Research in Values and Philosophy (RVP)
\; \;Department of Religion\, Wuhan University
Location: Wuhan (China)
Date: 12.&ndash\;13.7.2015
Deadline: \;30.4.2015
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Matteo Ricci is known as &ldquo\;the greatest contributor to communication
between Western and Chinese culture&rdquo\; as a catholic Jesuit coming in
the late Ming he originated a series of methods and strategies to
adapt to the Chinese tradition. These methods and strategies
characterized by the &ldquo\;adjustment\,&rdquo\; were followed by most of the
Jesuits\, and were called &ldquo\;the methods of Mateo Ricci&rdquo\; by the Emperor
Kangxi. Allowing Chinese Catholic believers to worship Heaven\, their
ancestors and Confucius\, the Methods were intended to combine
Confucianism with Christianity. As a means of spreading Christian
belief\, they triggered the widespread and sustained arguments over
Chinese rituals between the Jesuits and the Mendicant orders in
China\, within both the Western world and China\, and between the two.
In the age of globalization and diversification\, the Methods were
re-discovered and their meanings and significance re-defined and
re-annotated. In 2001\, Pope John Paul II considered Matteo Ricci&rsquo\;s
best contribution to be in the area of &ldquo\;cultural communications&rdquo\;\, and
pointed out parallels of his method and those of the early Church
Fathers&rsquo\; who perceived creative connections of Christianity with
Greek-Roman culture.
The conference will consider the diversity of human cultures\, and the
possibility of their communication as well as their combination.
Venue
The conference will be held at the campus of Wuhan University.
Logistics
There is no registration fee. All travel expenses will be covered by
participants (or their institutions).
Organizers
Li Jianqun
Email: \;riskaversion@126.com
Qu Zhihong
Email: \;zhhong707@aliyun.com
Huang Chao
Email: \;hcdj2000@whu.edu.cn
Contact:
Prof. Huang Chao
Department of Religion
School of Philosophy
Wuhan University
Wuhan
China
Email: \;hcdj2000@whu.edu.cn
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