A Reformation celebration in Hong Kong?

Beautiful Amsterdam! The center of Lutheranism in the Netherlands.

The International Reformed Theological Institute (IRTI) which is based in the Netherlands is calling for papers for their biennial international conference of 2017. Next year, Protestants all over the world will be celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Reformation that was started by Martin Luther in 1517. It seems as if we will be spoiled for choice with conferences celebrating this event all over the world and throughout the year. The IRTI conference will be held at the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Hong Kong (yes, this is correct – not in the Netherlands where the Lutheran church is very small).  

The due date for abstracts is 1 February and the conference will be held from 15 to 18 June 2017.  The theme of the conference is "Public Theology in plural contexts" and it focuses on "how to deal constructively with religious, economic, social, cultural and ethnic plurality in different contexts from the perspective of the Reformed tradition as a source of public theology".  Keynote speakers are from Indonesia, South Africa, the USA, China and Hong Kong.

PHD students will pay 135 Euro and other members need to pay 235 Euro for registration, but this fee includes meals, local transport in Hong Kong, as well as a two year membership fee and subscription to the journal. The website also have different options and fees for accommodation available for both PHD students and other delegates.

As I said earlier, there will be conferences celebrating the Reformation all over the world in 2017. South Africa will also offer a number of seminars and conferences, mainly in conjunction with the Theology Departments and Faculties of the major universities and Reformed Churches. So please make a note on your calendar for 2017 to keep the 31^st of October 2017 open to attend one or more of these events.  I will keep posting more information on these events in the coming weeks and months.