The CETS ( Chinese Evangelical Theological Society)

2024 Annual Colloquium Summary

1. Topic: 聖經底本無誤論的肯定 A Defense of Biblical Inerrancy (Online)

• Presenter: Dr. Peter K. Chow (周功和)

o President of China Evangelical Seminary of Taiwan Emeritus

• Respondent: Yadi Hu (胡雅笛)

o Ph.D. Student, McMaster Divinity College

2. Topic: 非基运动为何未能带来中国的教父时代? Why Did the Anti-Christian Movement Fail to Bring about a Patristic Age in China? (Online)

• Presenter: Dr. Yonghua Ge (葛拥华)

o Director of Mandarin Theology Program, Trinity Western Seminary

• Respondent: Dr. Peter Bao (包兆会)

o Ph.D. Candidate, 香港中國神學研究院 (Hong Kong CGST)

3. Topic: 美国基督教叙事与华人教会护教困境 Apologetics of American Christian Narratives or Biblical Truth? (Online)

• Presenter: Ms. Yan Liu (刘焱)

o Ph.D. Candidate, The Catholic University of America

• Respondent: Dr. Ping Cheung Lo (羅秉祥)

o Academic Dean for the Chinese Studies Center, Fuller Seminary

4. Topic: 实践的辩护与追随基督: 论当代中国政教关系下的护教献议 Practical Apologetics and Following Christ: Proposals for Apologetics in the Context of Contemporary Church-State Relations in China (In-Person)

• Presenter: Dr. Jianzhong Zhu (朱建忠)

o Pastor of Gospel Chinese Christian Church (佳音基督教會)

• Respondent: Dr. Enoch Wan (温以诺)

o Director of Doctor of Intercultural Studies, Western Seminary, Portland, OR

5. Topic: 卡尔亨利的护教 Carl Henry as Apologist (Online)

• Presenter: Dr. Wright Doyle (戴德理)

o Director of China Institute/Global China Center

• Respondent: Dr. Tong Ming MD (唐博)

o Director, Berkeley Evangelical Advanced Research of Scripture

6. Topic: 王明道的神学思想导读 An Introduction to Wang Mingdao's Theological Thought: A Case Study of 'We Are for the Faith' (1955) (In-Person)

• Presenter: Dr. Nathaniel Yuan (袁浩)

o CAC Research Fellow

• Respondent: Dr. Yi Sun (孙毅)

o Professor and Research Director of 創欣神學院 (GETS Theological Seminary

7. Topic: 寻求与中华文化的连接点 Seeking for a Dialogic Connection with Chinese Beliefs (Online)

• Presenter: Dr. Yi Sun (孙毅)

o Professor and Research Director of 創欣神學院 (GETS Theological Seminary)

• Respondent: Dr. Kathy Stout (沈慧丽)

o Instructor, Dayton University

8. Topic: 创世记6:1-4节的福音派护教式解读 An Evangelical and Apologetical Reading of Genesis 6:1-4 (Online)

• Presenter: Dr. Donald Wang (王东)

o Ph. D. of Trinity International University

• Respondent: Dr. Guang Chen (陈光)

o Senior Pastor, Chinese For Christ Church, Berkeley, CA (中華歸主柏克 萊教會)

9. Topic: 基督教要中国化: ft东省某教堂的护教反思 ‘Becoming Chinese’: Apologetic Considerations from a Church in Shandong. (In-Person)

• Presenter: Dr. David Marshall

o ERRChina, Beijing Field Partner

• Respondent: Dr. Lasarus Yu (余 亮)

o Ph.D. Peking University, school of Philosophy, Ph.D. Student Wycliff College, U. of Toronto

10. Topic: 早期教会的护教经验 Lessons in Apologetics from the Early Church (Online)

• Presenter: Dr. Kurt Richardson (李克德)

o President of Abraham’s Bridge

• Respondent: Dr. Tong Ming MD (唐博)

o Director, Berkeley Evangelical Advanced Research of Scripture

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The CETS ( Chinese Evangelical Theological Society)

6th Colloquium

"Ecclesiology Theory and Practice" (教会論:理論舆实践)

Meeting Location: Crosspoint Church of Silicon Valley, 658 Gibraltar Ct. Milpitas, CA 95035

Tel.: (408) 586-8688

1. Presentation: Dr. Dwight Doyle (戴德理博士)

  • Topic: A Theology of House Church (家庭教会的神学观)

  • Respondent: Dr. Zhiqiu Xu (徐志秋博士)

2. Presentation: Dr. Nathaniel Yuan (袁浩博士)

  • Topic: The Missionary Movement of the Northwest Spiritual Fellowship (1945-1959) and its Ecclesiological Practice (西北灵工团的宣教运动及其教会实践)

  • Respondent: Dr. Jesse Sun (孙泽汐博士)

3. Presentation: Dr. Peter Tie (池峈鋒博士)

  • Topic: "The Threefold Office of the Trinity and Its Implications to the Churches Today" (三一真神的三重职分及其对教会的意义)

  • Respondent: Dr. Ekron Chen (陈爱光博士)

4. Presentation: Dr. Kevin Chen (陈声漢博士)

  • Topic: "In Your Light We See Light" (Psalm 36:9): Liangguang and Biblical Interpretation (亮光与解經)

5. Presentation: Jacob Feng (冯成伟)

  • Topic: Missional Church and Ecclesial Mission - Watchman Nee's Ecclesiology (宣教性教会与教会性宣教:倪柝声教会论之理论与实践)

6. Presentation: Dr. Sun Yi (孙毅博士)

  • Topic: Explore Spirituality of Watchman Nee (倪柝声灵修思想探讨)

  • Respondent: Dr. Wenyu Xie (谢文郁博士)

7. Presentation: Dr. Peter Bao (包兆会博士)

  • Topic: The Post-Covid Development Trend and the Challenges of Church in China (后疫情时期中国教会的发展趋势及面临的挑战)

  • Respondent: Dr. Sarah Zhang (张晓丹博士)

8. Presentation: Dr. Ge, Yonghua (葛拥华博士)

  • Topic: Anti-intellectualism in the Chinese Church (华人教会中的反智主义)

  • Respondent: Dr. Gideon Lee (李业基博士)

9. Presentation: Dr. Luke Li (李泉博士)

  • Topic: In Search of Priestly Witness: A Barthian Intervention in the Chinese Church-State Relationship in a Neoliberal Age (探寻祭司的使命与见证:巴特政治神学对新自由主义时代中国政教关系的启示)

  • Respondent: Dr. Stephen Chan (陈佐人博士)

10. Presentation: Yucheng Bai (柏雨成)

  • Topic: American City on a Chinese Hill: Charles, Jonathan Chao and the Fundamentalist Turn of Chinese Public Theology (中国山上美国城:赵天恩与中国公共神学的基要派转向)

  • Respondent: Dr. Peter Chow (周功和博士)