Our Oxford Handbook of Digital Theology is now out with a 30% discount! 🙌🏼 #DigitalTheology global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Alexander Chow
@alexanderchow.bsky.social
Sr Lecturer in Theology and World Christianity at @UoEDivinity.bsky.social. Co-Director of @CSWCEdinburgh.bsky.social. 👨🏻🏫 #TheoSky #WorldChristianity #DigitalTheology 🏠 https://alexanderchow.wordpress.com
It was fun doing this podcast with Kwok Pui-lan on theology and digital technology. #digitaltheology
Whose Theology Is Shaping AI?
YouTube video by Kwok Pui Lan
youtube.com
Catch the recording of Professor Jean Kidula's 2026 Alexander Duff Lecture, entitled: “This time, I must sing: African Missionizing and Christian Song.” #WorldChristianity #DuffLecture #YaleEdin2026 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISMA...
Your browser is up to date
You can use YouTube's latest features!
youtube.com
Group photo from #YaleEdin2026, on “Popular, Folk, Grassroots and Pop Culture in World Christianity and the History of Mission.”
The final Day 3 of #YaleEdin2026 began with a Nairobi panel, then paper panels, and a concluding session reflecting on the conference and planning for #YaleEdin2027!
We had a full Day 2 of #YaleEdin2026, which started with a CUHK plenary panel, parallel paper panels, a “Meet the Publishers” panel, and a sing-a-long led by Professor Jean Kidula and Professor Kyama Mugambi! 🎶🎵
It has been wonderful welcoming delegates to Day 1 of #YaleEdin2026 . We were also pleased to end the night with a #DuffLecture from the ethnomusicologist Professor Jean Kidula.
We look forward to welcoming Prof Jean Kidula (University of Georgia) to deliver the #DuffLecture2026 on June 10th on the topic “‘This time, I must sing’: African Missionizing and Christian Song.” edin.ac/4a62OFw #WorldChristianity #Mission #Ethnomusicology
Looking forward to reading Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, reflecting on #TheologicalAnthropology and #AI. www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
Encyclical Letter of His Holiness Leo XIV Magnifica Humanitas (15 May 2026)
ENCYCLICAL LETTER MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE LEO XIV ON SAFEGUARDING THE HUMAN PERSON IN THE TIME OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE [ Multimedia ] ___________________________
vatican.va
Thread here. This is really sad and upsetting:
New immigration stats are out. Firstly, we've seen a decline in net migration of 48%, 171,000, compared to 331,000 for the previous year. This has some fairly serious, mainly negative, implications, even before Labour's draconian anti-immigration policies kick in. 1/18 www.gov.uk/government/s...
Watch: New Lib Dem MSP Yi-Pei Chou Turvey, who was born in Taiwan and raised in Belgium, gives her oath in three languages as she is sworn in at Holyrood.
Congratulations Zihao He! Another @cswcedinburgh.bsky.social student has successfully passing their PhD exam. Thanks to Dr Lars Laaman (SOAS) and Luke Li for serving as examiners.
Dr Alexander Chow recently delivered the Dr Timothy Lin Memorial Lecture at China Evangelical Seminary 🧑🏫 You can watch all nine lectures from his series alongside the roundtable discussion and Q&A session on their YouTube channel now 🎥👇 edin.ac/4w2YAIr
Thrilled to be able to celebrate with friend and colleague Stephanie Wong on the publication of her book on “Making Catholicism Chinese.” Kwok Pui-lan and I gave responses to her book as part of the celebrations. Congratulations! #WorldChristianity #ChineseChristianity
Was so touched to see the China Evangelical Seminary library in Taiwan put together an exhibit of my works. I just finished a three-day public lecture series on “Theology: A Worldwide Faith Seeking Understanding.” #Theology #WorldChristianity
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 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/yale-edinb...
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. www.rvasia.org/mission-unpl...
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.
rvasia.org
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 brill.com/display/titl...
brill.com
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
Call for Papers for #YaleEdin2026: Popular, Folk, Grassroots and Pop Culture in World Christianity and the History of Mission #WorldChristianity #MissionHistory www.cswc.div.ed.ac.uk/2025/10/yale...
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
Congratulations to Dr Pedro Feitoza and Dr Gabriel Radle for being our co-winners of this year's EHS Book Prize 🎉
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...
“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 @scmpress.bsky.social www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
📚 Lawrence Braschi reviews 'Chinese Heritage in British Christianity: More than foreigners', edited by Alexander Chow
Book review: Chinese Heritage in British Christianity: More than foreigners, edited by Alexander Chow
Chinese Christians are to be reckoned with, says Lawrence Braschi
churchtimes.co.uk
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 Available now! undpress.nd.edu/9780...