Academic Activities
Katso Talk Series 2025
Seminar and Colloquium
【Katso Talk Series 2025】
Organizer 主辦:
Centre for Sino-Christian Studies, HKBU 中華基督宗教研究中心
HKBU Catholic Society 香港浸會大學天主教同學會
Angelicum Thomistic Institute
The Dominican Friars of the Holy Rosary Province
Target 對象:
HKBU Students, Staff and Public 香港浸會大學學生、教職員及公眾人士
第一場 ︳First Talk
Can we be good without God? 沒有天主，我們能成爲好人嗎？
19:00-20:30 | 25 Feb 2025 | CEC 911
普通話主講| Language: Mandarin
*活動為聯通課程（CCL）
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Date 日期：February 25th, 2025 (Tuesday)
Time 時間：19:00-20:30
Venue 地點：Rm 911, 9/F, Christian Education Centre, HSH Campus 善衡校園 基督教教育中心9樓911室
Speaker 講員：Dr. Thomas Cai 蔡翼倫博士
Abstract 摘要
Whether human beings can do any good without God was at the heart of the controversy on grace in Christian theology. The Catholic theological tradition endeavoured to balance the human natural capacity to do good and God’s grace. From the 16th century onwards, the encounter with non-Christians in America and Asia enriched the Catholic understanding of virtues in non-Christians. The lecture will explore from the Catholic perspective the question of whether — and, if so, to what extent humans can do any good by their power unaided by God. It will also discuss the Catholic perspective on the values of good work performed by non-Christians.
人類是否能夠在沒有天主的狀況下行善是基督教思想史上的爭議焦點之一。天主教的思想傳統堅持如下兩點：人類自然本性中具有行善的能力，以及天主的恩寵助佑人行善。自十六世紀以降，在美洲與亞洲和非基督宗教的相遇促使天主教進一步審視在非基督徒身上所實踐出的德性。本講座將介紹天主教思想中對人類基於自己本性能力行善可能性的理解，並從天主教神學角度探討這些善行的價值。
講員簡介| Dr. Thomas Cai蔡翼倫博士
Dr. Thomas Yilun Cai (Ph.D, KU Leuven; Master of Studies in Theology, University Oxford; MA in Religious Studies, Fudan University) teaches courses in dogmatic theology. Before coming to USJ, he was a research fellow at Sun Yat-sen University. His doctoral dissertation focuses on the idea of natura pura in Robert Bellarmine’s commentary on the Summa. Dr. Cai’s work is broadly engaged with the theology of Thomas Aquinas and the Thomistic school in the 16th and 17th centuries.
第二場 ︳Second Talk
【25th March】Does it matter what kind of Christian we are?Should Christians try to convert one another?
我們信奉任何基督教宗派都可以嗎? 基督徒該說服彼此改信自己所屬宗派嗎？
英語主講| English
Date 日期：March 25th, 2025 (Tuesday) → May 22th, 2025 (Thursday)
Time 時間：19:00-20:30
Venue 地點：Venue To Be Annouced 待定
Speaker 講員：Rev. Dr. Stephen Morgan
Abstract 摘要
It is a common experience of the Catholic student in university to be approached by non-Catholic Christians seeking to convert them. Sometimes it’s the subtle invitation, at others the direct challenge. How should the Catholic respond? Is it appropriate behaviour? Should the Catholic respond in kind? This talk will look at these questions starting from the premise that the Catholic Church is, in St John Henry Newman’s expression, the One Fold of the Redeemer. Grounding a response in the virtues of charity, patience and forbearance, it will propose a response to Protestant proselytising and suggest a response based on an evangelical friendship. Looking at Newman’s fifth University Sermon, entitled “Personal Influence, the means of propagating the Truth,” it will argue that the only sure structure for the missionary disciple and the best possible response to the proselytising efforts of others is “always to be ready to give an account of the hope that is in you.” (1 Peter 3:15)
第三場 ︳Third Talk
【24th April】Are human beings just machines? Do we disappear when we die?
論人機之別: 我們死後會消失嗎？
英文及普通話主講 |English lecture and Mandarin
Date 日期：April 24th, 2025 (Thursday) → March 25th, 2025 (Tuesday)
Time 時間：19:00-20:30
Venue 地點：Rm 911, 9/F, Christian Education Centre, HSH Campus, HKBU 香港浸會大學 善衡校園 基督教教育中心9樓911室
Speaker 講員：Rev. Dr. Edmond Eh, OP
第四場 ︳Forth Talk
【22nd May】Ask Me Anything: Try to stump Fr. Rooney or Fr. Bai by asking any question you want. 問問神父
英文及普通話主講 |English lecture and Mandarin
Date 日期：May 22nd, 2025 (Thursday)
Time 時間：19:00-20:30
Venue 地點：To be Announced 待定
Speaker 講員：Rev. Dr. James Dominic Rooney, OP 倪佳道明神父; Rev. Dr. Martin Bai, OP
第五場 ︳Fifth Talk
【16th June】Is there a time when life is not worth living anymore?
有沒有甚麼時候覺得不再值得活著？
英文主講 | Language: English
Date 日期：June 16th, 2025 (Monday)
Time 時間：19:00-20:30
Venue 地點：To be Announced 待定
Speaker 講員：Rev. Dr. Ezra Sullivan, OP
Abstract 摘要
In times of suffering, despair, or shame, it might seem that human life is no longer worth living. But the person and example of Jesus Christ shows us that life is always worth living. At times, human life must be improved, whether in health, knowledge, material resources, morals, or some other way. But the need for improvement is never an argument that our life is meaningless, only that it gains its ultimate meaning beyond itself. Christ’s experience of the depths of difficulty, and his overcoming of evil in his resurrection, is a source of hope and inspiration that reveals the mystery of human life in union with God.
For any inquiries, please contact us via cscs@hkbu.edu.hk.
如有查詢，請電郵至 cscs@hkbu.edu.hk 。