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Biography
I have joined the Department of Religion and Philosophy at Hong Kong Baptist University since 2012. My research areas are 1. History of Christianity in China; 2. Chinese Christian social participation; 3. Christian theology; 4. Interdisciplinary study between theology and narrative therapy; 5. Peace studies.
I have published 5 monographs, 1 online database, 33 peer reviewed journal articles, 21 book chapters, edited two books, and edited 1 special issue of an A&HCI journal. Since I joined HKBU in 2012, I have received three 3-years research grants (HKD557,000, HKD406,964 and HKD264,400) as principal investigator from General Research Fund of Research Grant Council of Hong Kong. I also received several external competitive grants: i) HKD1,000,000 from Tin Ka Ping Foundation; ii) HKD400,000 from CWM / Nethersole Fund; iii) HKD310,752 from United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia.
In teaching, I have received President’s Award for Outstanding Performance in Teaching of HKBU in 2018. I was a team member of a funded project (HKD6,087,998) under the Funding Scheme for Teaching and Learning (2016-2019 Triennium) of University Grant Council. I have championed the programme revamp of the Department in 2016. I was a member of programme planning team of the University’s new transdisciplinary programmes. I was also a task force member for the UGC-Quality Assurance Visit, 2023.
I was visiting scholar at King’s College London, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, University of Edinburgh, University of Oxford, and Duke University. I was Langham Scholar when I studied my PhD at King’s College London. I served as the President of the Society for the Study of the History of Christianity in China (2018-2020). For public engagement, I have been invited by the Yale Center for Faith & Culture and Christianity Today to talk on public theology and Christian social participation. I serve as member in the council of Northeast Asia Reconciliation Initiative, and in the Curriculum Development Committee of Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority.
Research Interests
1. history of Christianity in China; 2. Chinese Christian social participation; 3. systematic theology: narrative theology and the doctrine of the Trinity; 4. Interdisciplinary study between theology and narrative therapy; 5. Peace Studies
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Transnational Religious Exchange of Chinese Protestant Christians and The Chinese Coordination Centre of World Evangelism, 1974-2021
KWOK, W. L. (PI)
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Project: Digital scholarship project
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Narrative and peacebuilding in Hong Kong: the cultivating peace project as practical theology
Kwok, W. L., Chung, C. K. M., Wong, K. L. & Wong, S. S., Dec 2024, In: Practical Theology. 17, 6, p. 522-535 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Narrative and the Triune Reality: Examining Robert W. Jenson’s Doctrine of the Trinity with Reference to Eberhard Jüngel
Kwok, W. L., 13 May 2022, Eugene: Pickwick Publications. 276 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book or report › peer-review
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Religious Discourse, Social Participation, and Identity Construction of Hong Kong Protestant Christians from 1970 to 1997: An Analysis of Three Oral Histories
Kwok, W. L., 10 Jun 2021, Christian Social Activism and Rule of Law in Chinese Societies. Yang, F. & White, C. (eds.). Lehigh University Press, p. 77-100 24 p.Research output: Chapter in book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Be Pious and Patriotic: A Comparison of Chinese Christian and Muslim Teaching on Just War in the Early Stage of the Second Sino-Japanese War, 1937–1941
Kwok, W. L., Jul 2020, In: Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations. 31, 3, p. 287-306 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Narrative Therapy, Theology, and Relational Openness: Reconstructing the Connection between Postmodern Therapy and Traditional Theology
Kwok, W. L., 1 Sept 2016, In: Journal of Psychology and Theology. 44, 3, p. 201-212 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Citations (Scopus)237 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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President’s Award for Outstanding Performance in Service
KWOK, W. L. (Recipient), 2 May 2024
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President’s Award for Outstanding Performance in Teaching
KWOK, W. L. (Recipient), May 2018
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Activities
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The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press (Publisher)
KWOK, W. L. (Reviewer)
Jul 2024 → Jun 2025Activity: Publication peer-review/editorial work › Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)
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Candle-Holding:International Journal of Chinese Public Theology (Journal)
KWOK, W. L. (Member of editorial board)
Jul 2024 → …Activity: Publication peer-review/editorial work › Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)
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Institute of Sino-Christian Studies (Publisher)
KWOK, W. L. (Reviewer)
Jul 2024 → Jun 2025Activity: Publication peer-review/editorial work › Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)
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Edinburgh University Press (Publisher)
KWOK, W. L. (Reviewer)
Jul 2024 → Jun 2025Activity: Publication peer-review/editorial work › Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)
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The Role of Religious Periodicals in Negotiating Religious Education in the Republican Era: The Case of The True Light Review and Yue Hua
KWOK, W. L. (Speaker)
6 Jan 2022Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units