The JRCC Scholarship Workshop and JRCC & JSRH Workshop (2025) held from December 12-15, 2025, was packed with activities yet still yielded valuable outcomes. One observation was that PhD students might be even more diligent than faculty members. Future events should likely focus on PhD students and early-career scholars.
1. Sixteen PhD students received awards this year, with one voluntarily declining the scholarship. Most participants adhered to speaking guidelines and offered thoughtful critiques.
2. The workshop featured 29 papers, yet many presenters exceeded time limits. Doctoral candidates and young scholars delivered thorough critiques and willingly shared perspectives and materials.
3. Young participants generally offered candid critiques without reservation, and they were equally open to receiving constructive feedback.
4. 2026 Event Plan:
1. Academic Workshop on Methodologies for Cultural Encounters and Comparative Studies
General Conveners: Professor Zhong Mingdan (Peking University), Xiao Qinghe, Yang Junjie
2. JSRH Special Issue/Workshop
Conveners: Professor Zhu Donghua (Tsinghua University): Nestorianism Special Issue
Coordinator: Professor Dong Shaoxin (Fudan University): Ming-Qing Catholicism
Coordinator: Associate Professor Huang Wei (Shanghai University): Biblical Studies
3. JRCC Annual Conference (and Editorial Board Meeting)
4. Forum on Christianity and China's Modernization
2026 Theme: Christianity and Modern Chinese Industry
5. JRCC Young Scholars Forum
6. JSRH Young Scholars Forum
