Hong Kong Institute of Jingjiao Studies

The Hong Kong Institute of Jingjiao Studies is an independent research institute devoted to the interdisciplinary study of Jingjiao (景教) — the ancient manifestation of Christianity in China. Founded in Hong Kong, the Institute seeks to advance critical scholarship on the cultural, linguistic, and theological encounters between Christianity and the Chinese world from the Tang dynasty onward.

HKIJS promotes research in five principal areas: epigraphy, manuscript studies, theology, linguistics, and archaeology.
Through academic publications, on-site and online workshops, and digital database projects, the Institute seeks to make the textual and material heritage of ancient Chinese Christianity accessible to both scholars and the wider public.

It also fosters dialogue between the academic community and Christian traditions that trace continuity with Jingjiao, situating this field within the broader history of world Christianity and Chinese civilization.

By combining historical research, philology, and theological reflection, HKIJS seeks to illuminate the complex legacy of the Luminous/Auspicious Religion and its enduring significance for dialogue between East and West.

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香港景教研究院是一所獨立的學術研究機構，致力於跨學科探討景教在中國的早期形態。研究院成立於香港，旨在推動有關基督宗教與中國文化、語言及神學傳統互動的批判性研究。研究院的主要研究範圍包括：金石銘刻、文獻手稿、神學思想、語言研究與考古遺址。

透過學術期刊出版、現場及線上工作坊，以及數位資料庫建設等方式，研究院期望使古代中國基督宗教的文獻與實物遺產得以保存、整理與推廣，同時促進學術界與教會之間的對話，使景教研究置於世界基督宗教與中國文明史的更廣闊脈絡之中。以歷史研究、語文學與神學反思相結合的方式，闡明景教之光的深遠意義，促進東西文化的理解與交流。