Im Rahmen der Veranstaltung zum akademischen Gedenken and Prof. Jürgen Moltmann
04. Dezember | 20:15 Uhr Theologicum | Hörsaal
Moltmann in China — Reception and Dialogue (forthcoming from Routledge)
The book explores the reception of the German theologian Jürgen Moltmann (1926–2024) in the context of Chinese academic theology. The author introduces the reception of Moltmann’s theology in Chinese contexts as a dialogic process of intercultural learning and theological meaning-making, encompassing readings of Western intellectual history, Marxist dialogue, political philosophy, and comparative studies. By thus presenting Moltmann studies in Chinese scholarship as an interactive, interdisciplinary conversation between contemporary Chinese intellectuals and Western Christianity, the present theological reception history argues for the full inclusion and deeper appreciation of Chinese scholarly voices and perspectives in the transmission, reconstruction, and reimagining of contemporary Western theology in Chinese contexts. Featuring a representative array of academic texts on Moltmann in the Chinese academy over the past four decades, the book highlights the unique critical potential of these crosscultural, interdisciplinary exchanges. The book will appeal to academics, postgraduate students, and theologians interested in world Christianity, contextual theology, Jürgen Moltmann, and intercultural dialogue.
About the author
Naomi Thurston is a scholar of contemporary Chinese Christianity based at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). Her research focuses on the contributions of Chinese intellectuals to issues in contextual and academic theology and Christian studies. She has translated the writings of contemporary Chinese scholars in the fields of art criticism and Christian thought and currently serves as director of the China Christianity Studies Group and as Associate Editor of Ching Feng: A Journal on Christianity and Chinese Religion and Culture.
