Head of Sinology as well as Full Professor at the University of Leuven; a member of the Belgium Royal Academy of Sciences. His research interests focus on the history of Sino-European cultural relations during the late Ming and early Qing. Major Publications:Yang Tingyun: Confucian and Christian in Late Ming China; The Fascinating God: A Challenge to Modern Chinese Theology Presented by a Text on the Name of God Written by a 17th Century Chinese Student of Theology; Inculturation: The Gospel and Cultures, Methodology in View of Contact Between Cultures: The China Case in the 17th Century; The Interweaving of Rituals: Funerals in the Cultural Exchange between China and Europe, Chinese Voices in the Rites Controversy: Travelling Books, Community Networks, and Intercultural Arguments; etc.