Prof. KWAN, Kai Man

• D. Phil., Oxford University, U.K. 
• M. Phil., Oxford University, U.K.
• B.D., University of Aberdeen, U.K.
• Dip. Ed., The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
• B.Sc. (Eng.), The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Work Experience:

• Theology Division, Department of Religion, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

• LSE 7040 Values and Socio-cultural Issues in Hong Kong Today
• LSE 7130 Social Justice
• LSE 7140 Law, Liberty & Morality
• LSE 7150 Human Rights in a Multicultural World
• RELI 1005 Quest for Truth and Meaning 
• RELI 4015 Mysticism and Religious Experience
• REL 7010 Graduate Seminar
• REL 7071 Research Postgraduate Seminars
• REL 7080 RPG Research Methodology Seminar in Religion and Philosophy

• General Philosophy
• Philosophy of Religion
• Science-religion Dialogue
• Political Philosophy and Social Ethics
• Comparative Religion

• Philosophy of religion; philosophy of science, science-religion dialogue, and social ethics

• Naturalistic explanations of religious experience
• The epistemology of phenomenal conservatism
• The critical evaluation of the harm principle

•  “Is Soren Kierkegaard a Friend or Foe of Natural Theology? A Chinese Perspective.” Jian Dao: A Journal of Bible & Theology 53 (Jan 2020): 41-82.
•  “The Argument from Religious Experience,” in Colin Ruloff, ed., Contemporary Arguments in Natural Theology (London: Bloomsbury Press), forthcoming.

• The Rainbow of Experiences, Critical Trust, and God: A Defense of Holistic Empiricism (New York: Continuum, October 2011)
•  “The Dialectical Relationship between Human Rights and the Christian Faith: A Response to Prof. Laura Palazzani,” in Joseph Tham, Kai-man Kwan, & Alberto Garcia, eds., Religious perspectives on Human Rights and Bioethics (Springer Nature, 2017). 
•  “Paul Tillich on the Relationship between Morality and Religion.” Journal of Sino-Christian Studies 28 (Dec 2019): 7-44.
•  “Reformed Traditions and Human Rights: Friends or Foes?” Ching Feng, forthcoming in 2020. 

• 〈人權與烏托邦──悲觀主義vs樂觀主義〉，「多面向的烏托邦與普世價值的追求：紀念《烏托邦》成書500周年」學術會議，2016年4月26日，國立台灣師範大學文學院、國立台灣師範大學圖書館主辦，香港浸會大學文學院協辦。
• 〈有神論倫理與猶希佛雨難〉，「道德哲學與宗教倫理」學術會議，2016年5月6-8日，四州大學公共管理學院哲學系主辦。
• Kai-man Kwan & Benedict Chan, “Reformation and Human Rights: Friends or Foes?”  Presented in the International Conference on “Celebrating 500 Years of the Reformation - The Reformation’s Culturally Transformative Influences and Impacts: European and Asian Cultural Perspectives,” 22-23 September 2017, co-organized by the Centre for Sino-Christian Studies, & Department of Religion and Philosophy, HKBU.

• Talks on ethics, philosophy & religion in secondary schools