Foreword / Yves Camus -- Welcome Address / D. Domingos Lam -- Keynote Presentation: Charles R. Boxer, Macau, and the Jesuits / Dauril Alden.
I. The European Renaissance Mind in the Encounter with Asia
Decoding the European Renaissance Mind: The Jesuit Missionaries' View of Cultural Encounter in Asia / Philippe Lécrivain -- Reading Indian Pluralism: A Paradigm for Multi-cultural / Religious Development Délio de Mendonça ; Discussion, Glenn Timmermans.
Maritime Southeast Asia in the World: Map of Ferdinand Verbiest and its Korean Version / Roderich Ptak -- The Korean World Map in St. Ottilien: A Note on Verbiest's Cartographical Work / Soon Mi Hong-Schunka -- Christianity's Dual Meaning in the Modernisation of China: In Commemoration of the 450th Anniversary of the Death of St. Francis Xavier / You Xilin -– Discussion, César Guillén-Nuñez.
II. Experiences
Missionaries and Globalisation of Culture: An Indian Experience / Jose Kalapura -- The Malaccan Portuguese Community and its Relevance to the Macanese in Contemporary Macau / Barney Koo -- A Multi-cultural Case of Macau: The Thesis of "Maximisation of Difference" in a Globalised World / Chan Chi-hou -- World Religions and Asian Culture: The Singapore Experience / Jean Charbonnier -– Discussion, Choong Cheepang. -- The Building of the Cathedral of Canton: Political, Cultural and Religious Clashes / Jean-Paul Wiest -– Discussion, Dominique Tyl.
III. Religious traditions in Modern China (1)
Islam's Adaptation in China: Present Realities / Elisabeth Allès - Chinese Buddhism Revival and Inter-religious Dialogue / Christian Cochini -- What to Preach? Christian Witness in China, with Reference to the Party's Policy of Mutual Accommodation / Kung Lap Yan – Discussion, Thomas Michel. -- The Body at the Junction of Religion and Scientism: Modernisation of Meditative Traditions in Contemporary China / David Palmer -- Daoist Traditions in Modern China: Observations and Reflections / Pierre-Henry de Bruyn -– Discussion, Michael Saso.
IV. Religious traditions in Modern China (2)
Chinese Religious Women in the Modernisation Era: Problems and Contributions / Beatrice Leung Kit Fun -- Rooting the Christian Church in Chinese Soil: Christian Universities Settle Down in China / Zhang Kaiyuan -- Discussion, Yu Sanle - From Tradition to Modernity: Chinese Intellectuals and Western Missions / Liu Ping -- Raising Civic Morality Among Chinese Citizens in the New Century. The Role of Christian Values / Wang Xiaochao -- Discussion, Gianni Criveller.