Tenth Congress of Asian Theologians (CATS–X) in 2024 will focus on ‘Echoes of Nicaea: Enduring Faith and Embracing Unity – Asian Ecumenical Responses’
Chiang Mai, Thailand: The Advisory Group of the Congress of Asian Theologians (CATS) met online and decided to hold the CATS–X in 2024 on the theme ‘Echoes of Nicaea: Enduring Faith and Embracing Unity – Asian Ecumenical Responses’.
The CATS–X, scheduled from 24 to 29 October 2024, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, will bring together 100 Asian and Asian Diaspora theologians.
Initiated by the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) in 1997, CATS, which started meeting initially as a biennial event and subsequently on a triennial basis, has been serving as a platform for Asian theologians to come together.
“As a prelude to the commemoration of the 1700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea, (AD 325), the first ecumenical council of the Christian church, CATS–X will provide an opportunity for Asian theologians to reflect on the significance of the Nicene creed in contemporary Asian ecclesial and ecumenical contexts,” said the General Secretary of the Christian Conference of Asia Dr Mathews George Chunakara.
The CATS, a major gathering of Asian theologians, aims to foster fresh and creative theological thinking among Asian theologians, including budding and upcoming theologians in Asia.
The Advisory Group of CATS consists of representatives from the Federation of the Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) of the Roman Catholic Church, the Association of Theological Education in Southeast Asia (ATESEA), the Board of the Theological Education of the Senate of Serampore Colleges (BTESSC), Asian Evangelical Alliance (AEA), and the Christian Conference of Asia.
Following deliberative discussions, the Advisory Group decided on the theme, ‘Echoes of Nicaea: Enduring Faith and Embracing Unity – Asian Ecumenical Responses’.
The Advisory Group has been tasked with developing three sub-themes of the CATS–X.
More information about the registration process and criteria for submission of academic paper and presentations related to the main theme and sub-themes will be shared in January 2024.