Modern Chinese Theologies: Review and State of the Field

Celebrating the tenth anniversary of the Chinese Christianities Unit, this Roundtable uses the recent three-volume set Modern Chinese Theologies as a starting point to discuss the growth and present construct of the field of Chinese Christianity through a theological lens. The panel explores how geographical, linguistic and historical experiences have shaped the parameters of research, as it discusses the division of Chinese theology and Christianity by ecclesial identities (mission denominations versus independent Chinese churches); by region or country; and by reception context (academic or church setting). Without foreclosing long-debated questions such as the relationship between denominational belonging and theological development, or socialism and Christianity, the panel will focus on two topics of much recent interest: the expansion of debate on Sinophone and diasporic theologies (and their contested nature), and recent trends in the mainland academic project of Sino-Christian theology.