Celebrating the 1700th Anniversary of the Council of Nicaea and the 400th Anniversary of the Discovery of the Jingjiao Stele
Morning - Keynote Lecture
Topic: Reception of the Nicene Creed in the Assyrian Church of the East
Time: 9:30-12:15
Organizers: Institute for Sino-Christian Studies (ISCS) and Divinity School of Chung Chi College, CUHK (DSCCC)
Venue: YIA LT2 - Yasumoto International Academic Park, CUHK (University Station Exit D)
Speaker: His Holiness Mar Awa III (Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East)
Chair and Moderator: Prof. Joshua CHO (Hong Kong Baptist Theological Seminary)
Respondent: Prof. Pan Chiu LAI (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Lecture Language: English
Online Registration: HERE
Enquiries: zoelin@iscs.org.hk (Ms. Zoe LIN)
Afternoon - Roundtable Forum and Ecumenical Prayer
Topic: Perspectives from Different Traditions on the Significance of the Council of Nicaea and the Nicene Creed
Time: 14:30-17:00
Organizers: Divinity School of Chung Chi College, CUHK (DSCCC) and Task Force for Theological Exchange (TFTE)
Co-organizer: Institute for Sino-Christian Studies (ISCS)
Venue: Chapel, Chi-tung Yung Memorial Building, Chung Chi College, CUHK
Moderator: Prof. Francis Yip | Chairperson, TFTE & Director, DSCCC
Speakers:
Eastern Traditions:
His Holiness Mar Awa III | Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East
His Eminence Nektarios Tsilis | Metropolitan of Orthodox Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and Southeast Asia
Fr. Dawoud Hanna | Priest of St. Mark & St. Thomas Coptic Orthodox Church Hong Kong
Western Traditions:
Rev. Joseph Chan Wing-chiu | Vicar General - Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong
Rev. Wong Ka-fai | General Secretary of the Hong Kong Council of the Church of Christ in China
Rev. Dr. Regina Chan Kit-ling | Pastor-in-charge, ELCHK Tuen Mun Lutheran Church
Language: English
Ecumenical Prayer
Time: 17:30-18:30
Venue: Chapel, Chi-tung Yung Memorial Building, Chung Chi College, CUHK
Celebrant: The Most Rev. Andrew Chan Au-ming (Archbishop and Primate of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui)
Online Registration: HERE
Language: English
All are welcome│ Free of charge
Enquiries: centre-cs@cuhk.edu.hk or 39438155 (Tel/WhatsApp)
