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Process scholars speak in China

2002

  • Around the Beijing conference, in June 2002, the China Project arranged for John B. Cobb, Jr., David Ray Griffin, Herman Greene, George Derfer, Ronald Phipps, and Catherine Keller to lecture in some Chinese universities.

  • John Cobb lectured at the following eight universities: Fudan University, Shanghai (June 2); Nanjing University (June 2); Huazhong Science & Technology University, Wuhan (June 4); Southwest Political & Law University, Chongqing (June 10), Chongqing University (June 11); Oil Polytechnic University, Xian (June 13), Shanxi Normal University, Xian (June 13); Peking University (June 17); Qinghua University (June 19);

  • David Ray Griffin lectured at the following universities: Peking University (June 18, 2002); People University (June 19, 2002); Nanjing University (June 29, 2002) and met with Bishop King; Suzhou University (June 30, 2002); Fudan University (July 1, 2002)

  • Herman Greene lectured at Beijing Normal University (June 19) and Heilongjiang University ( June 21, 2002 )

  • Catherine Keller lectured at Qinghua University ( June 19, 2002 )

  • George Derfer lectured at Beijing Normal University (June 18)

  • Ronald Phipps lectured at Qinghua University ( June 19, 2002 )

2003

  • In 2003, Ronald Phipps delivered lectures at both Soochow University and Nanjing Normal University in China. They received very positive responses. Clifford Cobb also delivered lectures at Chinese universities during his one-month trip in China late 2003. They were: Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Xian Transportation University, Xian University of Science and Technology, Capital Normal University, Beijng Normal University, Nanjing University, Zhongshan University, Huanan Normal University, and Zhen University.
  • Chinese scholars visited CPS
    Prof. Jiadong Zheng, a prominent scholar in Neo-Confucianism, visited Claremont and met John Cobb. They discussed the religious nature of Confucianism. On June 15, 2003, a group of Chinese scholars headed by Professor Kebin Liao, Dean of School of Humanities, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, came to Claremont to visit the Center for Process Studies. John Cobb was invited to deliver a speech on Process Theology. Following the speech was a nice conversation between John Cobb and Chinese scholars.

Future Events

Conferences

  • Process Thinking and Urbanization in China
    China Project is planning to co-host an International Conference themed Process Thinking and Urbanization  to be held in Soochow, China , October, 2005. Our co-organizer is Soochow University. The aim of the conference is to explore alternatives to the dominant model of Urbanization in China today.
  • Science and Spirituality in a Postmodern World
    China Project is planning to co-host an International Conference themed Sience and Spirituality in a Postmodern World in Wuhan, China in 2005. Our co-organizer is Huazhong University of Sciences & Technology.
  • Process Thinking and Educational Reform in an Era of Globalization
    China Project is planning to co-host the Second International Conference on Process Thinking and Educational Reform in an Era of Globalization to be held in Yancheng, Jiangsu, Spring, 2005.

Arranging for Non-Chinese process scholars to lecture in China

The lectures in China which were delivered in 2002 by John Cobb, David Griffin, Herman Greene, Catherine Keller, Ron Phipps, George Derfer, and Clifford Cobb have exerted very positive effects. Most of these lectures have been or will be published in Chinese. These lectures are playing an important role in promoting process thought in China.  The China Project will encourage and arrange more Non-Chinese process scholars and relevant scholars to lecture in China in the coming years.