From August 14 to 15, 2021, the "Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the Communist Party of China - Research and Prospects of Chinese Religions" and the 2021 National Conference of the Chinese Religious Society, sponsored by the Chinese Religious Society and the Institute of World Religions of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, were successfully concluded by online meetings. The conference was held in the form of four online sub-venues, and more than 200 scholars and representatives from scientific research institutions and religious groups across the country discussed the four themes of "Research on the Theory of Socialist Religion with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era", "Research on the Sinification of Religion", "History, Literature, Theoretical Research", and "Cultural Adaptation and Comparative Study of Religion". With the Marxist view of religion and Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as the basic guidance, the seminar conducted in-depth research, reflection and heated discussion on specific religious traditions and religious theories, and the content of the discussion was diverse, the materials were informative, and the vision was broad, providing rich ideological resources for the theoretical construction of socialist religion with Chinese characteristics in the new era.
On August 15, after the academic event, Zheng Xiaojun, director of the Institute of World Religions of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, presided over the work conference and the ninth council meeting of the Chinese Religious Society. At the meeting, Zheng Xiaojun first made a report and financial report on the work of the eighth council for the directors of the Religious Society. Next, the directors elected the honorary president and the new president, executive vice president, vice president and deputy secretary general by secret ballot online, and the election results were as follows:
Honorary President
ZHUO Xinping (Member of the Faculty of chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Former Director of the Institute of World Religions, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)
president
ZHENG Xiaojun (Director and Researcher, Institute of World Religions, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)
Executive Vice President and Secretary General
TANG Xiaofeng (Deputy Director of the Institute of World Religions, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Director and Researcher of the Christian Research Office of the Institute of World Religions, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)
Vice President (in alphabetical order)
Dou Wen (Director of the Office of the Ethnic and Religious Affairs Committee of the CPPCC National Committee)
Fu Youde (Director of the Center for Judaism and Interreligious Studies, Shandong University, Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences, Ministry of Education, Chair Professor)
Gai Jianmin (Director of the Institute of Taoism and Religious Culture, Sichuan University, Yangtze River Scholar Distinguished Professor)
Guo Jincai (Vice-President and Secretary-General of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of China)
Han Song (Director of the Eleventh Bureau of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee)
Kan Baoping (Vice Chairman and Associate Professor of the Chinese Christian Three-Self Patriotic Movement Committee)
Meng Zhiling (Vice President of China Taoist Association, Executive Vice President of China Taoist College)
Yan Kejia (Director and Researcher, Institute of Religion, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences)
Yang Huilin (Former Vice President of Chinese Min University, Currently Deputy Director and Professor of the Academic Committee of Chinese Min University)
You Bin (Dean and Professor, Institute of Religious Studies, Minzu University of China)
Zhang Qiaogui (President and Professor, Yunnan Nationalities University)
ZHANG Yudong (Former Vice President and Professor, Huaqiao University, Honorary Director of the Overseas Chinese Religion and Fujian-Taiwan Religious Research Center)
Zhang Zhigang (Dean and Professor, Institute of Religious Culture, Peking University)
Religion (Resident Vice President of the Buddhist Association of China)
Under-Secretary-General
Ji Huachuan (Director and Researcher, Buddhist Research Office, Institute of World Religions, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)
LI Lin (Director and Researcher, Islamic Research Office, Institute of World Religions, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)
Subsequently, the new executive vice president and secretary general Tang Xiaofeng read out the newly revised Constitution of the Chinese Religious Society.
Finally, Tang Xiaofeng presided over the closing ceremony of the meeting. At the closing ceremony, the representatives of each theme made concluding remarks and shared the wonderful content and results of the discussions at each venue for the participants. Zheng Xiaojun, president of the new Religious Society, expressed warm congratulations on the complete success of the meeting, expressed his heartfelt thanks to all the leaders, scholars and staff attending the meeting, and summarized the meeting as a whole. In the summary, Zheng Xiaojun reviewed the development history of religious societies, emphasized the role of religious societies in promoting the development of religious studies and disciplines in China, and looked forward to the new tasks and new opportunities for the study of religions with Chinese characteristics in the new era.
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