Past Event & Lecture Resources
2021 Fall Public Lectures
China scholar and Cornell University history professor Dr. John Barwick presented “Chinese Christians and the Path to Liberal Modernity in China, 1900-1949”.
2022 Spring Public Lectures
China's transformation since the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949 has been dramatic. Paul P. Mariani, S.J. from Santa Clara University presented the lecture “The Rise of China: What It Means for the Church”.
2022 June Public Lecture
Dr. Fenggang Yang from Purdue University presented lecture “Where are the Churches in China and Why?“.
2022 Fall Public Lecture
Dr. Richard Cook, the author of “Darkest Before Dawn: A Brief History of Christianity in China,“ presented the lecture “Out of the Darkness Into the Light of the Global Stage: Protestant Churches in China After 1979“.
2023 Winter/Spring Public Lecture
Dr. Ian Johnson, the author of “Souls of China: the Return of Religion After Mao,“ presented the lecture “China’s New Civil Religion: a Challenge and Opportunity for the West“.
2023 Spring Public Lecture
Dr. Daryl Ireland from Boston University presented the lecture “Spreading the Gospel: Christian Posters in Early 20th Century China“.
2023 Fall Public Lecture
Speaker Brad Vaughn, Ph.D. (formerly “Jackson Wu“) presented lecture “Honor and Shame: Salvation in a Chinese Context“.