Zhongxin Wang

BA (International Politics) Peking University, 1984
MA (Modern History of China) Peking University, 1986
ThD (Church History and Liturgy) Boston University School of Theology, 2000

Dr. Wang is a Fellow with the center.

WORK EXPERIENCE

President
Chinese Christian Scholars Association in North America, Boston
March 1995 – Present

Director
Culture Exchange Programs
Professional and Educational Service International, San Francisco
September 2000 – Present

Director
Research and Education, Culture Regeneration Research Society (USA)
March 1999 – June 2000

Assistant Professor/ Director of Religious Studies
Philosophy Department, Peking University, China
December 1986 – August 1992

COURSES AND LECTURES

Church History (course)

History of Christianity in China (course)

Christianity and Chinese Culture (course)

Christianity and Modern Chinese Higher Education (lecture)

Christianity and the Early American History (lecture)

Religion and State in the United States (lecture)

China-USA Relationship and Christianity (lecture)

HONORARY TITLES

Guest Professor, Department of Religions, Nanjing University

Guest Professor, Department of History, Sichuan University

Academic Advisor, Center for Christian Studies, Fudan University

Research Fellow, Center for Religion and Morality, Tsinghua University

Guest Professor, Center for Religion and Peace, Shanghai University

Guest professor, Institute of Chinese Modern History, Central China Normal University

Guest Professor, Institute for Christian Studies, Shanxi Normal University

Guest Professor, Center for Science and Humanities, Beijing Normal University

Guest Professor, Harbin Normal University

Guest Professor, Xiangfan University

Gust Professor, Central South University

Research Fellow, Beijing Language University

Associate Research Fellow, Chinese studies, Regent College, Canada

Guest Professor, Institute of Sino-Christian Studies, Hong Kong

Adjunct Professor, Christian Witness Theological Seminary, San Francisco

AWARDS AND HONORS

Outstanding Teacher Award, Peking University, academic year of 1990 to 1991

Outstanding Teacher Award, Peking University, academic year of 1991 to 1992

School of Theology Fellowship, Boston University, 1992, 1993, 1994

University Professor Pacific Rim Grant, Boston University, 1996

Blessings Foundation Scholarship, 1996, 1997

China Horizon Research Grant, 1995

Foundation For Chinese Christian Authors Grant, 1996

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Researched religion in Shanxi Province, China, particularly on Christianity and Buddhism from August to October 1987

Researched religion in Fujian province, China, particularly on Christianity, Buddhism, and Chinese folk religions from June to July 1988

Visited Trinity Theological College in Singapore as a visiting scholar and did research on Chinese churches from October to November 1989

Attended Summer Graduate Institute On Comparative Religions at University Of Hawaii as a visiting scholar and did research on Chinese churches in Honolulu from July to September 1991

Researched Chinese churches in the Greater Boston area from May 1993 to April 1994, funded by Boston University and local Chinese churches

Researched Chinese attitudes toward Christianity from December 1995 to June 1996, funded by China Horizon, Foundation For Chinese Christian Author and Boston University Pacific Rim Grant

ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS

BOOKS

An Outline of the World Religions. Beijing: People’s Post and Telecommunications Press, 1989

Mission and Education: Christianity and Modern Chinese Education. Ontario: Christian Communications Inc., 1996

History of Chinese Protestant Church In Boston. Taipei: Chinese Ministry International Inc., 1997

MONOGRAPHS

The Attitude of Non-Christian Chinese Toward Christianity. Boston: Boston University, 1998

CO-AUTHOR

Dictionary of Religious Knowledge. Beijing: China Broadcast and Television Press, 1991

Dictionary of Christianity. Beijing: Beijing Language College Press, 1994

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Christianity and Reconstruction of Chinese Culture. Ontario: Christian Communications Inc., 1998

Christianity and China: History, Theology, and Dialogue. Ontario: Christian Communications Inc., 1999

Diversified China and Christianity. Ontario: Christian Communications Inc., 2001

Christianity and China: Missionary Culture. Ontario: Christian Communication Inc., 2003

Christianity and China, Vol. 1. Los Angeles: The Blessings Foundation Inc., 2003

Christianity and China, Vol. 2. Los Angeles: The Blessings Foundation Inc., 2004

Christianity and China, Vol. 3. Los Angeles: The Blessings Foundation Inc., 2005

Christianity and China, Vol. 4. Los Angeles: The Blessings Foundation Inc., 2006

Christianity and China, Vol. 5. Los Angeles: The Blessings Foundation Inc., 2007

PAPERS

“The Religious Beliefs of Chinese in Singapore,” World Religions Reference 3, July 1990 (Beijing, China)

“The Scholastic Influence on the Catholicism,” Journal of Peking University 1, January 1992 (Beijing, China)

“The Propagating Characteristics of Christianity in China,” Northern Tribune 4 , July 1992 (Harbin, China)

“Chinese Churches in Hawaii,” Religion 2, July 1993 (Nanjing, China)

“Christianity and Women’s Higher Education in Modern China,” Regent Chinese Journal Vol. IV, No.2/1996 (Vancouver, Canada)

“Christianity and the Western Music,” Overseas Campus Vol. V, No.6, December 1997 (Los Angeles, USA)

“Contribution to Education in Modern China by Western Missionaries,” Overseas Campus Vol. VI, No.1, February 1998 (Los Angeles, USA)

“The Relationship between religion and State in the USA,” Tsinghua Philosophy Yearbook, 2002 (Tsinghua University, Beijing)

Religious Pluralism, Religious Dialogue and Idea Interaction,” Logos & Pneuma: Chinese Journal of Theology, No. 21, 2004 (Hong Kong)

“Theological Reflection on Moral Crisis in China,” Christian Scholarship, Vol. 2, 2004 (Fudan University, Shanghai)

“Religion and Secularization,” in Enlightenment and Secularization (Wuhan, Wuhan University Press, 2008)

“Music and the Beauty,” Theological Aesthetics, Vol. 2, 2008 (Shanghai: Shanlian Bookstore)

“The Messianic Hope and the Beginning of Christianity,” Theoretical Investigation, No. 4, 2008 (Harbin, China)

CONFERENCES ORGANIZED

Initiated and organized the First Annual Conference for Chinese Christian Scholars in North
America, which was held in Holyoke, MA from may 31 to June 4, 1996, funded by United Board of Christian Higher Education. Presented the paper of “Christianity and Peking University.”

Organized the Second Annual Conference for Chinese Christian Scholars in North America,
which was held in Andover Newton Theological School, MA from May 30 to June 2, funded by United Board of Christian Higher Education. Presented the paper of “Construction of Chinese Theology.”

Organizing the Third Annual Conference for Chinese Christian Scholars in North America, which was held at University of San Francisco, CA from June 5 to 8, 1998.

Organizing the Fourth Annual Conference for Chinese Christian Scholars in North America,
which was held at Williams Carey University, CA from June 4 to 7, 1999.

Organized the Fifth Annual Conference for Chinese Christian Scholars in North America,
which was held at Boston University, MA from June 1 to 5, 2000.

Organized the Sixth Annual Conference for Chinese Christian Scholars in North America,
which was held at Trinity International University, IL from June 1 to 4, 2001.

Organizedthe Seventh Annual Conference for Chinese Christian Scholars in North America,
which was held at Westminster Theological Seminary, PA from June 7 to 10, 2002.

Organized the Eighth Annual Conference for Chinese Christian Scholars in North America,
which was held at Fuller Theological Seminary, CA from June 6 to 9, 2003.

Organized the Ninth Annual Conference for Chinese Christian Scholars in North America,
which was held at Alliance Theological Seminary, NY from June 11 to 15, 2004.

Organized the Tenth Annual Conference for Chinese Christian Scholars in North America,
which was held at San Jose State University, CA from June 17 to 21, 2005.

Organized the First Dialogue Conference between Chinese and American Scholars on Religion,
which was held in Boston, MA from July 7 to 11, 2006.

Organized the Second Dialogue Conference between Chinese and American Scholars on
Religion, which was held in Boston, MA from July 7 to 9, 2007.

Organized the Third Dialogue Conference between Chinese and American Scholars on
Religion, which was held in Boston, MA from June 30 to July 2, 2008.

Organized the Fourth Dialogue Conference between Chinese and American Scholars on
Religion, which was held in Boston, MA from July 5 to July 7, 2009.