BC Ricci Institute and Harvard-Yenching Institute joint fellows presentations
Russian Methodism
During the early twentieth century until the Japanese invasion of 1931, Harbin, Manchuria, was a crossroads for migrants, including Koreans, mixed-race North Asian populations, and Russians fleeing the Russian Revolution. In that challenging context, the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, opened missions to the different refugee populations in Harbin. In 1927 the mission to Russian refugees […]
Ricci Institute: Summer Workshops
This summer, CGCM Research Associates Antoni Ucerler and Xiaoxin Wu will be running a series of workshops through the Ricci Institute at Boston College. The events are connected to the Institute’s summer fellowships, but remain open to the public. A full calendar of events is included below. 2023 Ricci Institute Summer Fellowship Calendar
“Christian Posters in Early 20th Century China” on YouTube
Dr. Daryl Ireland’s lecture on “Spreading the Gospel: Christian Posters in Early 20th Century China” is now available on YouTube.
Spreading the Gospel: Christian Posters in Early 20th Century China
Between 1919 and 1949, posters were the most common Christian visual imagery in China. They were printed by the millions and hung in tea rooms, on city walls, and on temple gates. Posters were put up in houses and churches; they were unfolded for street evangelism. They were extremely popular because they were aesthetically pleasing, […]
EAST-WEST SCHOLARS IN DIALOGUE: Ricci Institute Research Seminar Series
The Ricci Institute for Chinese-Western Cultural History at Boston College presents two research seminars in February 2023, which will be delivered by the two Luce postdoctoral fellows in residence during the spring semester. Based on different historical studies, the two presentations will offer an opportunity for academic exchange among scholars today who are interested in the study of the […]
Spring 2023 Events: Chinese Christianity
CUHK – Bringing Together China and the West – Exhibition and Symposium
Bringing Together China and the West: A Symposium to Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of The Chinese University of Hong Kong Friday 10 February 2023 14:00 pm – 17:30 pm, Hong Kong Time ( = same day 7:00 am-9:30 am, Central European Time; 1:00 am ØC 3:30 am US EAST; previous day 22:00-24:30 US Pacific) […]
“TRACING THE DIVINE WORD IN CHINA”
Zoom Lecture by the CHCD Project Team of the Monumenta Serica Institute, Sankt Augustin
CHCD’s First Guest Lecture
On Oct 25th at 9 am EST, CHCD’s first guest lecture entitled “Making History Come Alive! – A Case Study based on the Passionist China Collection, Spatial Analysis and the China Historical Christian Database” will be on Zoom. It will be a lecture followed by Q&A.