Scholarly Panels
Contributions from academics drawing on the method and resources of their respective disciplines.
Panels / topics proposed to date:
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Sino-Vatican Relations in Historical Perspective
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Sociological Perspectives on Christianity
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The Sinicisation of Religion in China Today
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Environmental Issues and the Faith Communities of China
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suggestions for panels and topics
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suggestions concerning speakers (including yourself)
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submission of brief abstracts
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other suggestions or feedback
Note: Panel organizers (only) will have conference registration fees waived in appreciation for their service to the gathering.
Presentations and
workshops
Discussion forums and practical advice from people involved in the life of the Church in China and in the Chinese diaspora.
Practical workshops and presentations requested to date:
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Faith and the Current Generation
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Social Services: Making a Contribution in China Society
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The American University Context
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Relations among Christians and China
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Paths to Discipleship
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Religion in the City
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suggestions for workshops or presentations
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suggestions concerning speakers (including yourself)
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other suggestions or feedback
Note: Presenters will have their conference registration fees waived in appreciation for their service to the gathering.
friday Theme of the day:
"Hope in the midst of our times"
Friday Evening Keynote Session
August 4th, 2023 | 7:15 p.m.
Student Center 120
Dr. John McGreevy
Provost & Professor of History, University of Notre Dame
With his research interests and expertise in global political and religious history, Dr. McGreevy is the author of four insightful books:
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Parish Boundaries: The Catholic Encounter with Race in the Twentieth Century Urban North
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American Jesuits and the World: How an Embattled Religious Order Made Modern Catholicism Global
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Catholicism: A Global History from the French Revolution to Pope Francis
Dr. McGreevy's essays have been translated into Italian, French and Spanish. He has received major fellowships from the Mellon Foundation, the American Council of Learned Societies, the Louisville Institute, and the Erasmus Institute, and has published articles and reviews in the Journal of American History, New York Review of Books, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Commonweal, The New Republic, Chicago Tribune and other venues. He served on the Pulitzer Prize jury for History in 2010 and since 2018 has been the co-chair of the Commonweal Foundation board. At Notre Dame, he served as chair of the Department of History from 2002–2008 and dean of the College of Arts and Letters from 2008–2018. He began his term as Charles and Jill Fischer Provost in July 2022.
At our conference, Dr. McGreevy will speak about the important place China holds in the mission of the Church in modern times.
This event is open to the public and will be available on Zoom.
Reception to follow.
USCCA conferences bring together members of the academic community,
people who care about China, and people committed to the Gospel.
Find out more about our last USCCA conference here.
saturday Theme of the day:
"Hope shared among friends"
Saturday Morning Keynote Session
August 5th, 2023 | 9:15 a.m.
Student Center 120
Dr. Fenggang Yang
Professor of Sociology, Purdue University
Dr. Yang is Professor of Sociology and the founding Director of the Center on Religion and the Global East at Purdue University (West Lafayette, Indiana). He is the founding Editor of the Review of Religion and Chinese Society. He has served as the President of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion (2014-15) and the first President of the East Asian Society for the Scientific Study of Religion (2018-2020). His research focuses on the sociology of religion, religious change in China, and immigrant religion in the United States.
Dr. Yang is the author of Atlas of Religion in China: Social and Geographical Contexts (2018), Religion in China: Survival and Revival under Communist Rule (2012), and Chinese Christians in America: Conversion, Assimilation, and Adhesive Identities (1999), and the co-editor of more than ten books. Among his numerous journal articles, two won distinguished article awards. He has given many invited lectures and keynote presentations at major universities and professional associations in the US, Asia and Europe. His media interviews have appeared on the National Public Radio, New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Time, Economist, CNN, BBC, etc.
This event will provide time for participant engagement
and will be available on Zoom.
Saturday Panels
10:45 a.m. | Concurrent Panels I
1:30 p.m. | Concurrent Panels II
3:00 p.m. | Concurrent Panels III
Student Center
Our current working panel subjects include:
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For Earth’s sake!
How Catholics, other Christians, and all people of good will can work together for the flourishing of Our Common Home
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Jesus, Laozi, and Confucius walk into a bar:
Fruitful give and take between Chinese wisdom and Christian theology
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The search for faith and values among Chinese young people today:
What are today’s Chinese young people looking for? Why have some turned to Christ?
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Demographic changes and the Churches:
How have aging, changing family structure, and urban migration affected the life of the Protestant and Catholic communities in China?
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Formation for ministry in China today:
How the Chinese seminaries and religious communities have been responding to the signs of the times
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Sinicization and the Catholic and Protestant Communities:
What has the requirement to “conform to Chinese culture” meant in practice?
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What Chinese Intellectuals have to say about Christianity:
Where is Sino-Christian theology today?
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China and the Vatican:
Where are we now, and where are we going?
(The conference hosts are open to other panel proposals, as well.)
To join an existing panel or propose a new one, please contact
Mr. Xin Chen, USCCA Conference Coordinator at Admin@USCatholicChina.org.
USCCA conferences bring together members of the academic community,
people who care about China, and people committed to the Gospel.
Find out more about our last USCCA conference here.
Saturday Mass
6:30 p.m.
St. Vincent de Paul Parish
DePaul University
His Eminence Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, will preside.
All are welcome to attend!
Matteo Ricci Award for Service of God and China
Saturday Evening | 8:00p.m.
The US-China Catholic Association gives the Matteo Ricci Award for Service of God and China to persons who exemplify Matteo Ricci’s devotion to friendship across cultures, living faith, and service to the people of China.
Recipients to be announced shortly.
sunday Theme of the day:
"Hope in light of Christ"
Sunday Morning Keynote Session
August 6th, 2023 | 9:15 a.m.
Student Center 120
This event will provide time for participant engagement
and will be available on Zoom.
Sunday Workshops
11:00 a.m. | Concurrent sessions I
1:30 p.m. | Concurrent sessions II
2:45 p.m. | Concurrent sessions III
Student Center
To join an existing workshop or propose a new one, please contact
Mr. Xin Chen, USCCA Conference Coordinator at Admin@USCatholicChina.org.
USCCA conferences bring together members of the academic community,
people who care about China, and people committed to the Gospel.
Find out more about our last USCCA conference here.