United Chinese Catholic Biblical Association (1985-), learned society

United Chinese Catholic Biblical Association (UCCBA), founded in 1985, is a Catholic Biblical Society.

History

The society was created on occasion of the First Asian Workshop held by the Catholic Biblical Federation in Hong Kong in 1985, and was formally constituted during the Second Chinese Biblical Meeting in 1990.

The major function of UCCBA is to promote the biblical pastoral ministry in the Chinese-speaking world. The founding and constitutive members include the Bible Associations from Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore.

UCCBA became a member of the Catholic Biblical Federation in 1993.

Meetings

• 1987 in Taipei, Taiwan -- First Chinese Biblical Meeting: "God´s Prophetic People"

• 1990 in Hong Kong -- Second Chinese Biblical Meeting: "The Bible in the New Evangelization"

• 1992 in Singapore: UCCBA -- Third Chinese Biblical Meeting: "Bible and Formation of the Laity"

• 1995 in Macau -- Fourth Chinese Biblical Meeting: "God´s Word Giving New Life to Chinese Communities"

• 1998 in Singapore -- Fifth Chinese Biblical Meeting: "Reading the Bible in Chinese Cultural Context"

• 2000 in Sydney, Australia -- Sixth Chinese Biblical Meeting: "Interactive Interpretation of Confucian Books and the Holy Bible"

• 2003 in Kuching, East Malaysia -- Seventh Chinese Biblical Meeting: "Word and Eucharist - Source of Life"

• 2007 in Macau -- Eighth Chinese Biblical Meeting: "Experiences of Community Building with the Word of God - "The Word of God is alive and active!" (Heb 4:12)"

• 2010 in Kuala Lumpur -- Ninth Chinese Biblical Meeting: 'Living out the Word to Spread God’s Kingdom"

External links

• UCCBA