“Burning But Not Consumed”
The impact of the Presbyterian Church of Taiwan on the
development and promotion of Taiwanese democracy and
human rights

Dr Stephen Lakkis賴信道, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Taiwan Foundation for Democracy, and Adjunct Assistant Professor for Systematic Theology, Taiwan Theological College

Date: Tuesday, March 09, 2010
Time: 15:00 – 17:00
Location: Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (No 4, Alley 17, Lane 147, Xinyi Rd Sec 3, Taipei 106 Taiwan)
Moderator: Prof Cheng Yang-en鄭仰恩Professor of Church History and
Vice-Principal, Taiwan Theological College.
Discussant: Dr Heike Springhart, Assistant Professor for Systematic Theology,
Ruprecht-Karls University of Heidelberg, Germany

Program:

15:00 – 15:10 Opening remarks by Prof Cheng Yang-en
15:10 – 16:00 “Burning but Not Consumed” The impact of the Presbyterian
Church of Taiwan on the development and promotion of Taiwanese democracy and human rights
16:00 – 16:25 Comments by Dr Heike Springhart
16:25 – 17:00 Open discussion with the audience

Please note that this event will be conducted entirely in English.

Recent discussions on the so-called third wave of democratization have touched on the involvement of religious organizations in democratic and human rights development. In Taiwan, the development of democracy and human rights has also come under the influence of foreign and local religious organizations, in particular the “Presbyterian Church in Taiwan” (台灣基督長老教會). Yet what are the motivations of the PCT in this socio-political sphere? This presentation will examine the theoretical reasons behind this Presbyterian interest in promoting democratization and human rights, followed by a historical investigation of the ways the PCT has attempted to influence political and social development in Taiwan. On the basis of this Taiwanese example, some recommendations will be offered for navigating church–state relationships in developing democratic contexts.

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