Launch: The Cambridge Centre for Chinese Theology

The Cambridge Centre for Chinese Theology was established in 2025, following a generous donation from Lux Mundi Inc (USA). Professor David Fergusson and Dr Ximian Simeon Xu are its founding Co-Directors.

Introducing the Cambridge Centre for Chinese Theology

The dramatic growth of both Chinese Christianities and the churches of global Chinese diasporas is generating increased interaction between Western and Chinese theological academia. However, extensive cross-cultural collaboration in the UK remains underdeveloped.

The Centre aims to advance Chinese theology understood in the broadest sense through addressing the context and concerns of Chinese Christians, the study of theological work emerging from China and the Chinese diaspora, and the facilitating of closer links between theologians from the West and those in China and elsewhere in Asia. It seeks to facilitate global and cross-cultural dialogue on Chinese theologies and serve as an interface between Western and East Asian theological institutions and scholars.

Celebrating the Centre’s launch

All are warmly invited to attend this official launch event. The afternoon will be filled with talks and lectures, including the Centre’s Inaugural lecture. The schedule will conclude with a celebratory drinks reception.

Please register (free) via Eventbrite.com to reserve a place and assist with logistics.

Additional assistance is available from the CCCT team (see contact details below).

Outline schedule

13:00 Opening address, Professor David Fergusson

13:10 Welcome: From the School of Arts & Humanities (Professor Jocelyn Wyburd) and Faculty of Divinity (Professor Richard Rex)

13:30 An overview of CCCT’s strategy and mission, Dr Simeon Xu

13:50 CCCT Inaugural lecture

Worlding Chinese Christianity

—Dr Alexander Chow (Senior Lecturer in Theology and World Christianity at the University of Edinburgh)

15:15 Panel discussion: Jörg Haustein (Cambridge), Chloë Starr (Yale), and Kevin Yao (Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary)

16:15 Lux Mundi address, Dr Jonathan Li 

16:25 Concluding remarks, Professor David Fergusson

Practicalities

Guests are welcome to join from lunchtime onwards. There will be a refreshment break mid-afternoon, and a drinks reception with chance to network from 16:30.