Call for Papers: The Family in Chinese Christianity
Generational Legacies: The Family in Chinese
Christianity
May 3-4, 2020
(arriving May 2, departing May 5)
Purdue University,
West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
This conference seeks to examine Chinese Christianity
through the lens of the family. Chinese culture has a strong emphases on the
family and expressions of Christianity in China are often family-centered.
Therefore, understanding the role of the family in Chinese Christianity is
critical for understanding Chinese Christianity.
The Center on Religion and Chinese Society at Purdue
University invites presentation proposals that look at various aspects of the
family in Chinese Christianity. Topics may include:
·
Commemoration of family history by Chinese
Christian families
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The role of Christianity in Chinese households
·
How Chinese Christian families perform life course
rituals
·
How Chinese Christianity is linked to kinship or
lineage networks
·
Chinese Christian theologies of family
·
“Sinification” of Chinese Christian families
·
Intergenerational challenges for Chinese
Christian families
·
Multi-religious or mixed religious Chinese
families
·
Transnational experiences of Chinese Christian
families
·
Religious socialization in Chinese Christian
families
·
The role of family in conversions to
Christianity
In addition to presentations by scholars of Chinese
Christianity, we also invite submissions from descendants of Chinese Christian
families to present on the Christian history of their family. Such individuals
are encouraged to share conversion experiences of ancestors, biographical
information on prominent Christian family members, and unique Chinese Christian
elements that characterize their families.
This gathering also hopes to collect firsthand historical
sources, including personal papers (such as diaries), family photos, or other private
holdings, which we hope to preserve and eventually digitize. Descendants of
Chinese Christian families or scholars with relevant documents are encouraged
to contact us regarding the collection of such sources.
Hotel and food expenses will be covered for all participants
and limited travel funds are available to subsidize transportation costs for some
scholars.
Applications from scholars should include a paper title,
abstract (no more than 500 words), brief CV, and if you are applying for a
travel subsidy (and if so, approximate cost of airfare). Applications from
descendants of Chinese Christian families should include brief biographical
information of the family (no more than 1,200 words), including region of
origin, number of Christian generations, and prominent figures. A brief CV of
the person(s) who will represent their families should also be included.
Deadline to submit
applications: December 13, 2019. Application material should be sent to crcs@purdue.edu. Please indicate
“Generational Legacies” in the subject line. We will notify selected
participants of acceptance and allocation of travel funds by January 15, 2020.
