No Longer Alone
When people who have long been studying, teaching, pastoring, and serving in different contexts finally sit in the same room, what becomes visible?
In April 2026, Chinese Christian scholars, pastors, and leaders gathered in Hong Kong to reflect on scholarship, theology, and the church in global perspective. This series explores what emerged from that gathering: a new generation of scholars, deeper ties between theology and church life, and a growing transnational community of faith.
When people who have long been studying, teaching, pastoring, and serving in different contexts finally sit in the same room, what becomes visible?
The conference, "Chinese Christian Scholarship and the Church in Global Perspective: Review and Prospect," organized by the Institute of Advanced Studies of Chinese Christianity (IASCC) was certainly a fruitful event.
The Chinese church is gradually moving from numerical breadth to intellectual maturity—from movement-driven growth to the building of institutions and a knowledge tradition.
These sessions showcased the intensity and seriousness with which this generation is pursuing in-depth knowledge with academic integrity, intellectual purpose, and faith.