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Associate Professor

Dr. Chan, Shun Hing

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Email : shchan@hkbu.edu.hk

 
 I. Education

  • B.A. (Hons.), M. Div., Ph.D., Chinese University of Hong Kong

  • M. Th., University of Edinburgh

 II. Academic Experience

    1. Subjects Taught:

  • REL 1210 World Religions

  • REL 1220 Religious Rituals and Practices in Hong Kong

  • REL 1260 Approaches to the Study of Religion

  • REL 3240 Religion and Modern Society

  • REL 3770 Religion and Ideology

  • R.P. 1040 Religions and the Meaning of Life

  • R.P. 1050 Introduction to Christianity

  • R.P. 1320 Applied Ethics

  • R.P. 2060 Religion and Society in the Modern World

  • R.P. 2210 Religion in Hong Kong Society

    2. Research Interests:

  • Sociology of Religion
  • Religions in Hong Kong and China

  • Political Theology

  • Contextual Theology

    3. Position:

  • Associate Professor, Religion and Philosophy Department of Hong Kong Baptist University
 III. Publications

    1. Refereed Journal Articles

  • 2007 "Indigenization and the Study of Chinese Religion and Society." Social Transformations in Chinese Societies 3: (forthcoming).

  • 2007 "How Taoism Changes in Modern Society: A Case Study of the Se Se Yuan in Hong Kong." (Chinese language) Fu Jen Religious Studies 16: (forthcoming).
  • 2007 "Christian Social Discourse in Postcolonial Hong Kong." Postcolonial Studies 10 (4): 447-466.
  • 2006 "Chinese Religion and the Modern Moral Order: Comments on Richard Madsen." Social Transformations in Chinese Societies 2: 35-39.
  • 2003 "Nominating Protestant Representatives for the Election Committee: Church and State Relations in Hong Kong after 1997." Hong Kong Journal of Sociology 4:155-183.
  • 2002 (Coauthored with Anthony S.K. Lam) "The Transformation and Development of Church-State Relations in Contemporary China: A Case Study of the Catholic Church." Ching Feng (New Series) 3(1-2):93-128.

  • 2001 "Western Theory, Indigenous Religion and Local Material: Enhancing Learning Motivation among Students of Religious Studies in the Asian Context." Teaching Theology and Religion 4(1): 32-39.

  • 2000 "Multiculturalism and Global Theology of Religions: A Challenge for the Twenty-First Century." Ching Feng (New Series) 1(2):179-199.

  • 2000 "Nationalism and Religious Protest: The Case of the National Day Celebration Service Controversy of the Hong Kong Protestant Churches." Religion, State, and Society 28(4):359-383.

  • 2000 "Developing Christian Character in Multi-Cultural Asian Societies: Problems, Goals and Suggestions." Asian Journal of Theology 14(1):154-169.

  • 1999 "Chinese Religion, Capitalism and Modern Civilization: Max Weber's Contributions and Limitations." (Chinese language) Journal of Social Theory 2(2):267-289.

  • 1999 "Religion, Morality and Social Order: Emile Durkheim's Social Theory in Contemporary Perspective." (Chinese language) Logos and Pneuma 12(2):246-264.

  • 1998 "Conceptual Differences between Hong Kong and China's Theologians: A Study of the 'Cultural Christian' Controversy." Asian Journal of Theology 12(2):246-264.

  • 1998 "The Development of Christian Social Services in Hong Kong." (Chinese language) China Graduate School of Theology Journal 25:65-85.

  • 1997 "Rethinking Social Order: The Social Theory of Postmodernism." (Chinese language) China Graduate School of Theology Journal 22:37-58.

  • 1996 "State Domination and Transition to Democracy: Theological Reflections on Political Development in Hong Kong." Ching Feng 39(2):119-137.

  • 1995 "Secularization and Social Change in Hong Kong: A Sociological Perspective." Ching Feng 38(4):235-270.

  • 1995 "Utopia and Human Potentiality: Ernst Block's Philosophy of Hope." (Chinese language) Logos and Pneuma 3:235-254.

  • 1990 "Peter Berger's Social Theory of Religion." (Chinese language) China Graduate School of Theology Journal 8: 103-127.

  • 1989 "Jose Miguez Bonino's Political Ethics." (Chinese language) China Graduate School of Theology Journal 6: 70-97.

  • 1988 "Reinhold Niebuhr's Political Realism." (Chinese language) China Graduate School of Theology Journal 5: 24-44.

    2. Books:

  • 2003 (Coauthored with Beatrice Leung) Changing Church and State Relations in Hong Kong, 1950-2000. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press (230 pages).

  • 2002 Ed. A Carnival of Gods: Studies of Religions in Hong Kong. (Chinese language) Hong Kong: Oxford University Press (525 pages).

    3. Book Chapters:

  • 2008 "Governance Crisis and Social Mobilization of the Christian Churches in Hong Kong." In Political Crisis, Mobilization and Confrontation in China's Hong Kong, edited by Ming Sing, Ming K. Chan and Gerry Postiglione. N. Y.: Routledge.

  • 2003 "Education as a Vocation." (Chinese language) Pp. 303-315 in On the Road to Truth Searching: Essays in Honor of Professor Philip Shen for His 70th Birthday, edited by Lai Chi Lim, Lau Kwok Ying and Cheung Chan Fai. Hong Kong: Chung Hwa Publication.

  • 2002 "Religions in Hong Kong: Structure and Change." (Chinese language) Pp. 376-410 in Our Place, Our Time: A New Introduction to Hong Kong Society, edited by Thomas Tse. Hong Kong: Oxford University Press.

  • 2002 (Coauthored with Wing-sze Tse) "Religious Conversion and the Search for Spirituality: Examining the Changing Culture of Religion in Hong Kong." (Chinese language) Pp. 516-525 in A Carnival of Gods: Studies of Religions in Hong Kong, edited by Shun Hing Chan. Hong Kong: Oxford University Press.

  • 2002 "Christian Studies: Sociological Approaches." (Chinese language) Pp. 255-275 in University and Christian Studies, edited by Lo Ping Cheung and Kang Phee Seng. Hong Kong: Centre for Sino-Christian Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University.

  • 2001 "Rethinking Folk Religion in Hong Kong: Social Capital, Civic Community and the State." Pp. 1-30 in Proceedings of the 2001 Pacific Neighborhood Consortium Annual Conference and Joint Meeting (electronic form), edited by Julie Liaw. Taipei: Computing Centre, Academia Sinica.

  • 2000 "Democratic Transition and Consolidation: The Contributions of Christianity in Latin America." (Chinese language) Pp. 221-247 in Christianity and Modern Chinese-Western Culture, edited by Lo Ping Cheung and Zhao Dun Hua. Beijing: Beijing University Press.

  • 1999 "General and University Education: A Religious Studies' Perspectives." (Chinese language) Pp. 150-167 in Forum on Culture in Education: Proceedings of the Conference on General Education in the Universities of Mainland China and Hong Kong, edited by Hu Xianzhang et al. Beijing: Qinghua University Press.

  • 1999 "Religion." (Chinese language) Pp. 256-281 in Introduction to Sociology: Theory and Local Study in Hong Kong, edited by Keung Sing Ho. Hong Kong: Sapience Cultural Enterprises Company.

  • 1998 "The Social Construction of Christian Sect: A Case Study of the Shepherd Community Church in Hong Kong." (Chinese language) Pp. 259-274 in Hong Kong in Transition: The Continued Search for Identity and Order, edited by Liu Qingfeng and Kwan Siu Chun. Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press.

    4. Report

  • 2001 "Religious Inquiry as Existential Question in Context: An Action Research in Religious Education." Pp. 107-119 in The Compendium of Selected Teaching Development Grants Projects. Hong Kong: The Academic and Professional Standards Committee, Hong Kong Baptist University. (Teaching Development Grant, No.: TDG/97-98/I/4)

     
 IV. Services


    1. Public Services:

  • 2007- Member, HKCE Religious Studies Subject Committee, Hong Kong Examination and Assessment Authority.
  • 2006  Member, Interview Board of the Sir Edward Youde Memorial Scholarship/ Fellowship.

  • 2003- Member, Curriculum Development Council - Hong Kong Examination and Assessment Authority Committee on Ethics and Religious Studies (Senior Secondary)

  • 2003- Chairperson, Working Group on Learning and Teaching of S1-3 Religious Education, Curriculum Development Council, Education and Manpower Bureau

  • 2000 Member, Committee on Ethics and Religious Studies (Sixth Form), Curriculum Development Council, Education Department

  • 2001- Member, Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination, Hong Kong Examination and Assessment Authority

  • 1998-2001 Member, Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination, Hong Kong Examination Authority

    2. Consultancies

  • 2007 External examiner, City University of Hong Kong

  • 2002- Field Co-supervisor, LEWI Resident Graduate Scholarship, Hong Kong Baptist University

  • 2002-2004 Taoist Culture and Information Centre, Fung Ying Seen Koon

  • 2001 External examiner, the Chinese University of Hong Kong

  • 1999-2000 Project "Religious Festivals and Rituals in Hong Kong", Curriculum Development Council, Education Department
 V. Others


    1. Commissioned Works:

  • 2002 Ed. A Carnival of Gods: Studies of Religions in Hong Kong. Hong Kong: Oxford University Press (Commissioned by the Centre of Asian Studies, University of Hong Kong).

  • 2002 Study Guide for A Carnival of Gods: Studies of Religions in Hong Kong. (Commissioned by the Centre of Asian Studies, University of Hong Kong. Website: http://www.hku.hk.hkcsp/ccex/text/studyguide/index/html).

    2. Research Projects:

  • 2007-2008 (with Mohammad Afsar Uddin) "The Challenge of a Muslim in a Non-Muslim Country." Research Grant, Foundation for Islamic Knowledge and Research.

  • 2006-2008 (with Anthony Lam Sui-ki) "Changing Church and State Relations in Contemporary China: A Case Study of the Catholic Church." Competitive Earmarked Research Grant, Hong Kong SAR Government.

  • 2003 "Structural Integration of Social Services and Religious Faith: The Model of the Methodist Church in Hong Kong." Faculty Research Grant, Hong Kong Baptist University (No.: RC/96-97/GEN-118/II-79).

  • 2000 (with Beatrice Leung) "Church-State Relations of Hong Kong in the Transition to 1997." College Grant, Lingnan University.

    3. Editorial And Review Activities:

  • Editorial Committee, Ching Feng (1995-2002), China Graduate School of Theology Journal (1995-2000).

  • Reviewer for Critical Asian Studies, Intercultural Communication Studies, Journal of the History of Christianity in Modern China, Logos and Pneuma.

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