Alexander Chow
Alexander Chow (simplified Chinese: 曹荣锦; traditional Chinese: 曹榮錦; pinyin: Cáo Róngjǐn) is a Chinese American theologian. He is Senior Lecturer in Theology and World Christianity and co-director of Centre for the Study of World Christianity at New College, University of Edinburgh. His research interests include contextual theology, Christianity in China, Chinese philosophy and religion, public theology, and digital theology.[1]
Biography
[edit | edit source]Born and raised in Southern California, he completed a MA in biblical studies and theology at Fuller Theological Seminary in 2006 and a MTh in theology at Regent College in 2008. He finished his PhD in theology in 2012 at the University of Birmingham, supervised under Edmond Tang.[2] He then spent a year in the School of Liberal Arts at Renmin University of China as a postdoctoral fellow.[3] He joined the University of Edinburgh as a Chancellor Fellow in September 2013. He is now senior lecturer in theology and world Christianity and co-director of Centre for the Study of World Christianity.[1]
He is an editor of the journal Studies in World Christianity and the Liu Institute Series in Chinese Christianities of Notre Dame Press.[4] He was also the chair of Chinese Christianities Program Unit at American Academy of Religion (2015-2022).[3]
Writings
[edit | edit source]Edited works
[edit | edit source]- Chow, Alexander (Ed.). Chinese Heritage in British Christianity: More than Foreigners. London: SCM Press, 2025. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Chow, Alexander (Ed.). Scottish Missions to China: Commemorating the Legacy of James Legge (1815-1897). Leiden: Brill, 2022. ISBN 9789004509634
- Chow, Alexander and Easten Law (Eds). Ecclesial Diversity in Chinese Christianity. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2021. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Chow, Alexander and Emma Wild-Wood (Eds). Ecumenism and Independency in World Christianity Historical Studies in Honour of Brian Stanley. Leiden: Brill, 2020. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
Monographs
[edit | edit source]- Chinese Public Theology: Generational Shifts and Confucian Imagination in Chinese Christianity (Oxford University Press, 2018). Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Theosis, Sino-Christian Theology and the Second Chinese Enlightenment (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).; Chinese edition: Institute of Sino-Christian Studies, 2015)
References
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- Fuller Theological Seminary alumni
- Regent College alumni
- Alumni of the University of Birmingham
- Academic staff of Renmin University of China
- Academics of the University of Edinburgh
- World Christianity scholars
- American theologians
- Living people
- Scholars of Chinese religions
- American people of Chinese descent