Photo of Alexander Chow with his book, translated by good friend in photo, Yen-yi Lee. Taken at Taoyuan Public Library.

You know public libraries in Taiwan are solid when they stock your academic books!☺️

Final @cswcedinburgh.bsky.social reading group discussion over the “excluded middle” over pints. 🍻 #WorldChristianity

✍🏼 Registration is open for #YaleEdin2026! Join us in Edinburgh, June 10th to 12th, to discuss “Popular, Folk, Grassroots and Pop Culture in World Christianity and the History of Mission.” #WorldChristianity #MissionHistory @yaledivinityschool.bsky.social

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Asian Theology Pioneer Fr. Aloysius Pieris Passes Away at 92 Aloysius Pieris, a distinguished Sri Lankan Jesuit known for his contributions to liberation theology, interreligious dialogue, and social justice, passed away on March 22 at the age of 92.

Just heard of the passing of the important Asian theologian, Aloysius Pieris. He was a Jesuit with a PhD in Buddhist Philosophy, who built bridges across the religious-ethnic strife in Sri Lanka. I was challenged by 𝘈𝘯 𝘈𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 during my PhD.

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Looking forward to next week’s celebration and panel discussion with Professor Brian Stanley and the contributors to the book: 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐸𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑒 𝑅𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑑 (@degruyterbrill.bsky.social 2025). #WorldChristianity

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David’s World Christianity PhD is an exploration into the theologies and cosmologies of Wangari Maathai (Gikuyu Roman Catholic), Tore Johnsen (Sámi Lutheran), and John Chryssavgis (Greek Orthodox). It shows why theologians need to take seriously a range of Christian and Indigenous perspectives.

Congratulations to David Lewis for successfully passing his World Christianity PhD viva!

Thanks also to Professor Victor Ezigbo (Wycliffe College, Toronto) and Dr David Grummet for serving as examiners. #WorldChristianity

Tomorrow, we welcome Revd Dr Raj Bharath Patta (United Stockport Methodist Circuit) to deliver our next research seminar on “Subaltern Public Theology: Dalits and the Indian Public Sphere.” #WorldChristianity #PublicTheology

A week and a half more to go before our February 1st deadline! Submit a paper proposal on topics related to “Popular, Folk, Grassroots and Pop Culture in World Christianity and the History of Mission.” #YaleEdin2026 #WorldChristianity #MissionStudies @yaledivinityschool.bsky.social

Tomorrow, Dr MiJa Wi from Nazarene Theological College will deliver our first research seminar paper of the semester: ‘“Where to Go?”: A Korean Relational Reading of John 7:53–8:11’ #WorldChristianity #BiblicalHermeneutics

🥳 Congratulations to our very own Dr Pedro Feitoza for winning the prestigious Ecclesiastical History Society book prize!! #WorldChristianity #LatinAmericanChristianity

We look forward to welcoming students, staff, and guests back to our #WorldChristianity seminars and readings groups this semester, starting with one next week. Do get in contact for Zoom details. www.cswc.div.ed.ac.uk/2026/01/rese...

That’s an amen from me!

Thanks for this. I appreciate the contrast between Western public theology in the midst of “secularisation” vs African public theology in the midst of Africa being “notoriously religious” (quoting Mbiti). If we add Asian public theology, is it about Christians punching above their weight?

“The Chinese faithful are to be reckoned with.” —Lawrence Braschi

A lovely @churchtimes.bsky.social review of our book, Chinese Heritage in British Christianity. #MoreThanForeigners #BritishChinese #BritishChristianity
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Book review: Chinese Heritage in British Christianity: More than foreigners, edited by Alexander Chow Chinese Christians are to be reckoned with, says Lawrence Braschi

📚 Lawrence Braschi reviews 'Chinese Heritage in British Christianity: More than foreigners', edited by Alexander Chow

TRANSLINGUAL CATHOLICS “is an impressive achievement that has broken much new ground in the study of #Chinese #Theology and world #Christianity." ~Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society

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Book review: Chinese Heritage in British Christianity: More than foreigners, edited by Alexander Chow The Chinese faithful are to be reckoned with, Lawrence Braschi finds

Review in @churchtimes.bsky.social: Chinese Heritage in British Christianity (ed @alexanderchow.bsky.social) reflects 'the creativity and strains that such transnational and transcultural experiences of Christian faith entail'

£20 at Church House Bookshop via:
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I should clarify I don’t think it’s a problem to engage the Western canon. It just shouldn’t be limited to the Western canon, but more than just that. So in a recent paper on Chinese theology, I’m engaging Western and African theology, because it enriched the conversation.

Most of my work is on Chinese theology. I often can’t just write about T. C. Chao or Wang Weifan in the Western academy without situating them against the Western canon. Comparatively, few writing on Western theology would be asked to situate themselves against the Chinese canon.

I think reflex is true to an extent. But the aspirational point comes also from others challenging us to go beyond our preferences.

I think you’re asking a practical question, which is legitimate. I’m making an aspirational statement.

We will always be idiosyncratic and limited. But we need to be willing to strive beyond our biases to be challenged, surprised, and, ultimately, enriched.

Across the theological, confessional, and geographical spectrum.

I’m increasing convinced that theologians do not have the luxury of simply engaging their favorite theologians. It does a serious disservice to the catholicity of the church.

Photo with David Shervington (SCM editor) and me with the book!

Lovely to see Chinese Heritage in British Christianity at #aarsbl25 — and at 50% off! Thanks to @dshervington.bsky.social and @scmpress.bsky.social for making it a reality. #morethanforeigners #ChineseChristianity

New College, Edinburgh already starting with the Christmas lights.

Finished with another day at work at @uoedivinity.bsky.social.

Yesterday, we celebrated the 10-vol Edinburgh Companions to Global Christianity w/ @edinburghup.bsky.social. 🥂🎉

With us were editors Ken Ross (Centre hon. fellow) and Todd Johnson, and contributing editors Mariz Tadros and Gina Zurlo. #WorldChristianity edinburghuniversitypress.com/series-edinb...

The Calcutta Christian Observer [1832-1862) now online (in part) missiology.org.uk/journal_calc... #ChristianMissions #India #journals #TheologyontheWeb

We are glad to highlight Benjamin Aldous’s piece as our featured article of this issue. For a limited time, there is #NoPaywall and it is well worth being widely read! #MissionStudies #WorldChristianity #EcumenicalTheology #CSSong @edinburghup.bsky.social @churchesengland.bsky.social