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Education
Education | | 2013 | Graduate Diploma of Christian Studies from Regent College, Vancouver | 2009 | PhD (Anthropology of Art and Folk Literature) from Fudan University, Shanghai | 2003 | Master (Theory of Art and Culture) from Fudan University, Shanghai | 2000 | Bachelor (Chinese Language and Culture) from Fudan University, Shanghai |
WorkExperience
Positions (full-time) | | 2018– | Professor at East China Normal University (Shanghai), Department of Chinese language and literature | 2011–17 | Associate Professor at East China Normal University (Shanghai), Department of Chinese language and literature | 2009–11 | Lecturer at East China Normal University (Shanghai), Department of Chinese language and literature | Positions (adjunct) | | 2020– | Academic Consultant of Christian Literature Series, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan | 2019– | Peer Reviewer of LOGOS & PNEUMA Chinese Journal of Theology (A&HCI) and Journal for the Study of Biblical Literature (CSSCI) | 2014– | Member of the Editorial Board of Regent Review of Christian Studies, Peer Reviewer of Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art (CSSCI) | 2012/13 | Postdoctoral Fellow at Regent College, Vancouver | 2003–2005 | Editor at Shanghai Art and Literature Publishing House |
Visiting Scholar | | 2022-2023 2020, Jan–Mar | Harvard-Yenching Visiting Scholar Program Overseas Researcher Program, Waseda University | 2018, Jul–Aug | Institute for Hermeneutics and Philosophy of Religion, University of Zurich | 2014/15 | Institute for Oriental Studies, China Centre, University of Oxford | 2012, Jan–Mar | Institute of Sino-Christian Studies, Hong Kong | 2011, Sep | Department of Religion and Philosophy, Hong Kong Baptist University | 2011, Jan–May | Wycliffe Hall, University of Oxford |
Research Fields
Christian Culture and Literature, Chinese Folk Culture, Anthropology of Art
Scientific Research
Funded Projects | | 2018 | “Jesus Christ’s Image and the Discourse of Modernity in the Republic of China,” National Social Science Fund (17BZJ057), China | 2011 | “Interactions Between Christianity and Local Folk Belief in 19th and 20th Centuries China,” National Social Science Fund of Youth (11CZJ017), China | 2010 | “Visual Memory: The Ethnographic Study of Christian Paintings in China,” Shanghai Philosophy and Social Sciences Fund of Youth (2010EWY002), China | 2010 | “Transformation of Jesus Christ’s Image in China’s Folk Society,” Ministry of Education Fund of Youth (10YJC73002), China |
Academic Achievements
Publications | | Monographs | 1. | 《近代中国民间宗教与基督教的相遇》,香港:香港汉语基督教研究所,2016。 The Encounter of Chinese Folk Religions and Christianity in Modern History. Hong Kong: Institute of Sino-Christian Studies, 2016. (390 pages) | | 2. | 《空间叙事与终末意识——古典时代晚期基督教文学研究》,北京:中国社会科学出版社,2016。 A Narrative of Space and the Consciousness of Eschatology: A Study on Christian Literature in Late Antiquity. Beijing: China Social Sciences Press, 2016. (328 pages) | | 3. | 《圣像的修辞——耶稣基督形象在明清民间社会的变迁》,北京:中国社会科学出版社,2011。 The Rhetoric of Icons: Jesus through the Centuries in Ming and Qing. Beijing: China Social Sciences Press, 2011. (295 pages) | Edited Books | 4. | 主编“中世纪欧洲经典文学译丛”(10册),杭州:浙江大学出版社,2015-2021。 Chief editor, Classic Literature in Medieval Europe (10 volumes). Hangzhou: Zhejiang University Press, 2015–2021. | Translated Books | 5. | 《金色传奇》,杭州:浙江大学出版社,2015。 The Golden Legend (Legenda aurea or Legenda sanctorum) by Jacobus de Voragine. Hangzhou: Zhejiang University Press, 2015. | | 6. | 《公主与妖魔》,桂林:广西师范大学出版社 “纪念英国著名作家乔治·麦克唐纳逝世 100周年”小说系列,2005。 The Princess and the Goblin. Guilin: Guangxi Normal University Press, Novel series ‘In honour of 100th anniversary of the death of English writer George Macdonald,’ 2005. | Articles & Chapters | 1. | “Inculturation of Christian Pictures in the Republic of China.” In The Oxford Handbook of the Bible in China, ed. K. K. Yeo, 691–711. New York: Oxford University Press, 2021. | | 2. | 论清末反洋教运动中的家国话语及其象征结构,《学术月刊》(2021.3),第146-159页。 “On the Family-Nation Discourse and Its Symbolic Structure during the Anti-Foreign-Religion Movement in Late Qing Dynasty.” Academic Monthly 3 (2021), 146–159. | | 3. | 关于“丁酉异梦”的互文性考辨,《学术月刊》(2019.7),第113-127页。 “An Intertextual Research on ‘Ding You Dream’.” Academic Monthly 7 (2019), 113–127. | | 4. | “Memories of the Gate: on the Rhetoric of Pilgrim’s Progress and Its Chinese Versions.” Religions 10.357 (2019), 1–27. | | 5. | 关于《耶稣是什么东西》的现代意识形态神话,《华东师范大学学报》(2019.3),第71-79页。 “On the Modern Ideological Myth of What is Jesus.” Journal of East China Normal University 3 (2019), 71–79. | | 6. | 论作为语言事件的“中国基督教跨文化现象”,《学术月刊》(2018.6),第89-103页。 “On the ‘Cross-Cultural Phenomenon of Chinese Christianity’ as a Linguistic Event.” Academic Monthly 6 (2018), 89–103. | | 7. | 民国道院与基督教的互动:文本与个案研究,《宗教学研究》(2018.4),第237-243页。 “A Text and Case Study on the Interaction of Dao Yuan and Christianity in the Republic of China.” Religious Studies 4 (2018), 237–243. | | 8. | 升阶之歌——奥古斯丁《忏悔录》读后,《中国宗教》(2017.5),第78-79页。 “The Ascending Song in St. Augustine’s Confessions.” Chinese Religions 5 (2017), 78–79. | | 9. | 作为社会现象与语言事件的“改教”,《道风:基督教思想评论》(第45期,2016春),第158-186页。 “The ‘Conversion’ as a Social Phenomenon and Linguistic Event.” LOGOS & PNEUMA Chinese Journal of Theology 45A (Spring, 2016), 158–186. | | 10. | “The Images of Jesus in the Emergence of Christian Spirituality in Ming and Qing China.” Religions 7.3 (2016), 1–11. | | 11. | 论中世纪流行读物《金色传奇》的“神圣观”,《基督教思想评论》(第21辑,2015秋),第417-432页。 “On the View of the Sacred in the Medieval Popular Book The Golden Legend.” Regent Review of Christian Thoughts 21 (Autumn 2015), 417–432. | | 12. | 论护教文学中“城”的意识,《基督教思想评论》(第20辑,2015年,第122-136页。 “The Consciousness of the ‘City’ in the Apologetic Literature.” Regent Review of Christian Thoughts 20 (Spring, 2015), 122–136. | | 13. | 对位、复调与独白——博埃修斯《哲学的慰藉》中的神话诗学,《道风:基督教思想评论》(第41期,2014秋),第223-244页。 “Counterpoint, Polyphony, and Monologue: On the Mythological Poetic Texts of Boethius’ The Consolation of Philosophy.” LOGOS & PNEUMA Chinese Journal of Theology 41 (Autumn, 2014), 223–244. | | 14. | 荫蔽之所——《以斯拉五书》、《以斯拉六书》中末世论的解读,《基督教思想评论》(第19辑,2014),第155-166页。 “The Shelter: On the Eschatology in Fifth and Sixth Ezra.” Regent Review of Christian Thoughts 19 (Autumn, 2014), 155–166. | | 15. | 《哲学的慰藉》翻译史及研究述评,《基督教思想评论》(第18辑,2014.4),第282-287页。 “The Consolation of Philosophy: History of Translations and Studies.”Regent Review of Christian Thoughts 18 (Spring, 2014), 282–287. | | 16. | 民国时期基督教图像的本土化努力 ,《基督教文化学刊》(2013 春) “The Inculturation of Chinese Christian Arts in the Republic of China.” Journal for the Study of Christian Culture 1 (Spring 2013), 160–186. | | 17. | “塔”的空间形式和救赎意识——《赫马牧人书》的救赎论阐释,《道风:基督教思想评论》(第38期, 2013春),第205-228页。 “The Image of the ‘Tower’: A Study on the Soteriology in the Shepherd of Hermas.” LOGOS & PNEUMA: Chinese Journal of Theology 38 (Spring 2013), 205–228. | | 18. | 承担苦难与化苦痛为祥和——关于中西宗教美学交融的对话,《文化中国》(第76辑,2013.1),第4-15页。 “The Dialogue between the Western and Chinese Religious Aesthetics.” Cultural China 76 (1, 2013), 4–15. | | 19. | 另类的基督教:从“天兄”耶稣形象看“拜上帝教的中国民间信仰特质”,《国学与西学:国际学刊》(2012.秋),第115-124页。 “Another Type of Christianity: The Image of Jesus Christ the ‘Heavenly Brother’ in the Chinese Folk Religion ‘The Religion of Worship of God’.” International Journal of Sino-Western Studies 3 (Autumn 2012), 115–124. | | 20. | 修辞之恶——论奥古斯丁《忏悔录》对修辞学的批评,《文艺理论研究》(2012.4),第94-99页。 “The Evil of Rhetoric: A Study on the Criticism toward Rhetoric in St. Augustine’s Confessions.” Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art 4 (2012), 94–99. | | 21. | 聆听苦难:土山湾天主教绘画艺术中的空间意识及其宗教精神,《宗教学研究》(2012.2),第233-238页。 “On the Consciousness of Space in T’ou-Se-We Paintings.” ReligiousStudies 2 (2012), 233–238. | | 22. | 多义的“差遣”——洪秀全“奇梦叙事”的符号人类学分析,《华东师范大学学报》(2012.2) ,第123-128,157页。 “Polysemous ‘Sending’—Symbolic Anthropological Analysis of Hong Xiuquan’s Vision.” Journal of East China Normal University 2 (2012), 123–128, 157. | | 23. | 生活在盼望的异象之中——论《以赛亚升天记》的“外衣”形象和终末意识,《哲学门》(2011.3),第67-72页。 “Study on the Coat Image and the Eschatology in the Book of Ascension of Isaiah.” Beida Journal of Philosophy 3 (2011), 67–72. | | 24. | 终末论视野中历史的异质性:评莫尔特曼的《盼望神学》,《哲学门》(2011.1) 第339-350页。 “Heterogeneity of History in View of Eschatology: Comment on Moltmann’s Theology of Hope.” Beida Journal of Philosophy 12 (1, 2011), 339–350. | | 25. | 明清基督宗教画像流布状况综述,《世界宗教研究》(2011.2),第178-182页。 “Summary of the Circulation of Christian Religious Images in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.” World Religions Research 2 (2011), 178–182. | | 26. | 哲学的终末和美好生活——论希腊化哲学的终末论,《现代哲学》(2011.3),第67-72页。 “Termination of the Philosophy and the Beautiful Life.” Modern Philosophy 3 (2011), 67–72. | | 27. | 土山湾画馆:中国西洋画的摇篮,《中国宗教》(2011.3),第47-49页。 “T’ou-Se-We Painting House: The Cradle of Chinese Western Painting.” Chinese Religions 3 (2011), 47–49. | | 28. | 从知识到意愿:希腊化哲学的转向, 《世界哲学》(2011.2),第274-282页。 “From Knowledge to Intention: Diversion of Hellenistic Philosophy.” World Philosophy 2 (2011), 274–282. | | 29. | 弗洛罗夫斯基的文化神学及其历史存在, 《道风:基督教思想评论》(第34期,2011春) ,第295-307页。 “Georges Florovsky’s Theology of Culture and the Historical Dimension.” LOGOS & PNEUMA: Chinese Journal of Theology 34 (Spring 2011), 295–307. | | 30. | 关于“救赎”的寓言叙事——中华内地会晚清传教画解读,《基督教文化学刊》(第24辑,2010秋),第253-281页。 “The Allegorical Narration of Redemption: An Analysis of the Missionary Paintings of China Inland Mission in the Late Qing Dynasty.” Journal for the Study of Christian Culture 24 (Autumn 2010), 253–281. | | 31. | 云南省德钦县佳碧村藏族民居文化探微,《中国藏学》(2010.3),第176-180页。 “Study on Traditional Tibetan Dwellings in Jiabi Village in Yunnan Province.” Tibetology in China 3 (2010), 176–180. | | 32. | “门”的铭写——解读《天路历程》晚清方言译本中的图文修辞方式,《中国比较文学》(2010.3),第19-29页。 “Rhetoric of Image-text in the Dialect Versions of the Pilgrim’s Progress in the Late Qing Dynasty.” Comparative Literature in China 3 (2010), 19–29. | | 33. | 明末清初中国基督教绘画中的基督形象,《神学美学》(2009.3),第151-168页。 “Jesus’ Image in Chinese Christian Paintings in the Late Ming and Early Qing Dynasties.” Theological Aesthetics 3 (2009), 151–168. | | 34. | 社会反常与文化应激中的艺术创作——试析北平辅仁大学基督宗教图像本土化尝试(1930-1949),《基督教思想评论》(2009.2),第330-352页。 “The Artistic Creations in the Social Abnormality and Cultural Response: On the Localized Chinese Christian Art by Fu Jen Catholic University.” Regent Review of Christian Thoughts 2 (2009), 330–352. | | 35. | 反观与超越——拜占庭圣像画中基督形象的本体论意义,《人大复印资料》(宗教类)(2008.6),原文载《人文艺术》(2008.7),第229-245页。 “Introspection and Transcendence: On the Ontological Significance of the Image of Jesus Christ in Byzantine Icons.” Duplicated Materials of Renmin University (Religion) 6 (2008), originally in Humanities & Arts7 (2008), 229–245. | | 36. | 儒家与基督教伦理中的“诚信”与人格,《中国宗教》(2008.8),第60-62页。 “Integrity and Personality in Confucian and Christian Ethics.” Religions in China 8 (2008), 60–62. | | 37. | 佛教造像与慈悲之美,《法音》(2008.10),第60-62页。 “Buddhist Statues and the Beauty of Compassion.” The Voice of Dharma 10 (2008), 60–62. | | 38. | 从埃及亡灵画到拜占庭圣像画,《世界宗教文化》(2008.4),第29-31页。 “From the Egyptian Paintings of the Dead to the Byzantine Icon Painting.” World Religious Culture 4 (2008), 29–31. | | 39. | 习禅与作诗的两种境界——以柳宗元与白居易为例, 《佛教文化》(2007.5),第71-74页。 “Two Realms of Meditation and Versification: Take Liu Zongyuan and Bai Juyi as Examples.” Buddhism Culture 5 (2007), 71–74. | | 40. | “禅学研究”与“禅宗体修”——走出“胡适禅学案”的困境,《佛教文化》(2008.4),第34-37页。 “Zen Study and Zen: Out of the Dilemma of Hu Shi’s Zen Buddhism.” Buddhism Culture 4 (2008), 34–37. | | 41. | 记忆·对话·真理性意味——由独龙族文面习俗研究现状引发的困惑与反思,《云南社会科学》(2007.5),第37-40页。 “On the Confusion and Reflection Caused by the Current Situation of the Study of Dulong people’s Facial Tattoos.” Yunnan Social Science 5 (2007), 37–40. | | 42. | 西双版纳傣族传统佛寺文化与植物多样性保护,《佛教文化》(2007.3),第74-84页。 “Protection of Traditional Buddhist Temples of Dai and Biodiversity in Xishuangbanna.” Buddhism Culture 3 (2007), 74–84. | | 43. | 拜占庭圣像画中的精神性动感,《社会科学》(2002.9),第67-71页。 “The Spiritual Dynamic in the Byzantine Icon Painting.” Social Science9 (2002), 67–71.
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Presentations in English (selected) | | Visual Memory: The Ethnographic Study of Christian Paintings in China Lecture in Shanghai, Nagel Institute for the Study of World Christianity, June 23, 2019. | | Interactions between Christianity and Local Folk Religions in 19th and 20th Century China Spirituality, Religion and Society Lecture Series, Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Hong Kong, February 12, 2018. | | The Meeting of Christianity and Local Religions in the Late Qing Colloquium of the Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise 2015, Forschungszentrum Internationale und Interdisziplinäre Theologie (FIIT) Heidelberg, University of Heidelberg, May 9, 2015. | | From the Infant Jesus to the Adult Lord – On Matteo Ricci’s Efforts of Introducing Christian Paintings to Chinese People Colloquium on World Christianity, Regent College, Vancouver, April 28, 2013. | | Science vs. Religion: A Brief Chinese History of Science and its Impact on the Dialogue with Religion Conference “The Dialogue between Science and Religion,” University of Heidelberg, October 30, 2012. |
Honor
Awards | | 2018 | Shanghai Shuguang Scholar (曙光学者) | 2016 | Shanghai Pujiang Scholar (浦江学者) | 2015 | The Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise, University of Heidelberg (FIIT) | 2012 | Winner of the Templeton Essay Contest “Science and Religion,” University of Heidelberg (FIIT) | 2012 | Prize for “The Best Achievement in Philosophy and Social Science” from Shanghai Philosophy and Social Sciences Committee | 2012 | Prize for “The Best Publication” (Jesus through the Centuries in China) from the China Social Sciences Press | 2011 | “The Excellent Young Teacher” in East China Normal University | 2009 | “Outstanding Contribution Award” of the “Religion and Harmonious Society” Programme issued by the National Development and Research Centre, State Council of China |
Scholarships (since 2012) | 2018 | Overseas Scholarship to the University of Zurich from the Institute of Sino-Christian Studies, Hong Kong | 2014/15 | Chinese National Scholarship, Visiting Scholar of the University of Oxford | 2012/13 | Postdoctoral Scholarship of Regent College, Vancouver |
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