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Call for Papers 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.–13.7.2015 Deadline: 30.4.2015 __________________________________________________ Matteo Ricci is known as “the greatest contributor to communication between Western and Chinese culture” 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 “adjustment,” were followed by most of the Jesuits, and were called “the methods of Mateo Ricci” 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’s best contribution to be in the area of “cultural communications”, and pointed out parallels of his method and those of the early Church Fathers’ 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. Scholars who are specialized in this area are cordially invited to take part with your insightful contributions. Abstract Please send 300 words and a brief C.V. to the contact Professor Huang Chao <[email protected]> and <[email protected]> until April 30 2015. Presentation of accepted papers will be 20 minutes in length followed by 20 minutes discussion. Full papers (for which in order to promote in-depth investigation there is no upper page limit) will be due by October 1 for publication. 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: [email protected] Qu Zhihong Email: [email protected] Huang Chao Email: [email protected] Contact: Prof. Huang Chao Department of Religion School of Philosophy Wuhan University Wuhan China Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.crvp.org/conf/2015/wuhan.html __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org __________________________________________________
