Biography
Songzan Xu (徐頌贊) is working towards his Ph.D. in the Faculty of Divinity. Before joining Cambridge, he obtained his BA in Chinese Literature and MA in Religious Studies. He is studying the interactions between Watchman Nee's theology/church movement and American Evangelical/Charismatic movements in Los Angeles, and exploring the way World Christianity is conceptualized through the multidirectional missionary flows.
Research
Research Interests:
Global Chinese Christianity and Diasporic Spirituality in America, Europe, and Africa
Multidirectional Flows, Reverse Mission, and Knowledge Exchange of World Christianities
East Asian Contextual Theology in Shanghai, Jiangnan Area, Taiwan, and Hongkong
New Confucianism, Chinese Intellectual History and Politics
Publications
Books
1. From Other to Self: Indigenous Practice and Intercultural Dialogues of Sino-Christianity (in Chinese), Taipei: Chinese Christian Literature Council (Taiwan) & Taoyuan: Chung Yuan Christian University, 2021.
2. Songs of China’s Galilee: Canaan Hymns and Contemporary Chinese House Churches (in Chinese), Taipei: Chinese Christian Literature Council (Taiwan) & Taoyuan: Chung Yuan Christian University, 2020.
Other Professional Activities
Songzan serves as an editorial board member of The Journal of Research for Christianity in China, which welcomes research papers relating to Chinese Christianity. Website: http://jrcc.chinesecs.cn Email: sx272@cam.ac.uk
