@caorongjin

Sr Lecturer in Theology and World Christianity at @UoEDivinity. Co-Director of @CSWCEdinburgh.

 Edinburgh, UK
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Joined March 2009
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Looking forward to delivering this keynote at the CMS Acts 11 conference on mission and migration. Join us in Liverpool next week! churchmissionsociety.org/blo…
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Our Oxford Handbook of Digital Theology is now out with a 30% discount! 🙌🏼 #DigitalTheology global.oup.com/academic/prod…
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Kwok Pui Lan@KwokPuiLanJun 26
We have a theologian who was coding for ten years before studying theology. Alexander Chow comments on the Pope's Encyclical and the challenges of AI in my Kwok 'n' Roll podcast. He coedited the Oxford Handbook of Digital Theology youtube.com/watch?v=L2KoFs-8…
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📢 Just out! Special issue of Studies in World Christianity on “Indigenous Theologies: Relationality and Lived Cosmologies on Land and Sea.” #WorldChristianity #IndigenousTheology cswc.div.ed.ac.uk/2026/06/st…
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Lovely to be in Zürich as part of the first day of the #gonedigital2026 conference!
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Group photo from #YaleEdin2026, on “Popular, Folk, Grassroots and Pop Culture in World Christianity and the History of Mission.”
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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!
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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! 🎶🎵
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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.
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ChinaSource@ChinaSourceOrgJun 1
🌍🗣️ What perspectives might we miss when theology is filtered through only one language? When we study Christianity from a global perspective, language shapes far more than communication—it shapes understanding. 🌏 📖 Read: chinasource.org/articles/the…
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Looking forward to reading Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, reflecting on #TheologicalAnthropology and #AI. vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/e…

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 ] ___________________________

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It is timely and appropriate that two weeks from today, we launch the Oxford Handbook of #DigitalTheology! gonedigital.media

GoNeDigiTal - The Global Network for Digital Theology

The Global Network for Digital Theology (GoNeDigiTal) is an international network that connects those involved in research and reflection on the interaction and expression of theologies within...

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ChinaSource@ChinaSourceOrgMay 19
What does it mean to negotiate theology within a global church shaped by culture, history, language, and power? 📖 Theological Negotiations in World Christianity by Alexander Chow 🔗 chinasource.org/articles/the…
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PREACH Magazine@PreachMagazineMay 13
How is global Christian migration reshaping the UK? Prof Chow offers a fresh take on biblical hospitality - how Scripture calls us to welcome, unite, and witness together. Sign up: bit.ly/48WeKcy #Christianity #Migration #ChurchLeaders #UKChurch #FaithInAction
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Holyrood@HolyroodDailyMay 14
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.
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Congratulations @AnarchoZihao! Another @cswcedinburgh student has successfully passing their PhD exam. Thanks to Dr Lars Laaman (SOAS) and Luke Li for serving as examiners.
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Zihao’s PhD was on religion and violence among the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, a 19th C Christianity-inspired group that led one of the bloodiest civil wars in human history.
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World Christianity@CSWCEdinburghMay 5
Keynote #DuffLecture will be delivered by Prof Jean Kidula (University of Georgia) on “‘This time, I must sing’: African Missionizing and Christian Song”? 💒🪘 Don’t forget to register! Deadline if you need accommodations is May 11, and final deadline is May 27. #YaleEdin2026
World Christianity@CSWCEdinburghMar 24
✍🏼 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 @YaleDivSchool eventbrite.co.uk/e/yale-edin…
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School of Divinity@uoedivinityApr 29
Dr Alexander Chow (@caorongjin) 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 YouTube now 🎥👇 edin.ac/4w2YAIr
Colour head and shoulders photo of Dr Alexander Chow

ALT Colour head and shoulders photo of Dr Alexander Chow

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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
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