Alexander Chow

Happy to do so. ☺️

Wonderful news! Congratulations Ben!!

Really appreciate this thoughtful chapter-by-chapter reflection of 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 from a Canadian perspective. #morethanforeigners @scmpress.bsky.social

Thread containing my stream of thoughts as I read through this book, "Chinese Heritage in British Christianity: More than Foreigners" edited by Alexander Chow

Samuel Escobar, Latin American theologian and missions leader, dies at 90 Samuel Escobar Aguirre, a leading Peruvian theologian, missiologist and Bible scholar, died April 28 at the age of 90. Born in Arequipa, Peru, in 1934, Escobar devoted his life to serving the church a...

Another important Latin American theologian has passed: Samuel Escobar. He was a major figure in integral mission, often consider an evangelical form of “liberation theology.” www.christiandaily.com/news/samuel-...

Now available as an epub:
- The Seeking Heart (@ianjmobsby.bsky.social)
- Behold the Men
- Pursuing Perfection
- Chinese Heritage in British Christianity (@alexanderchow.bsky.social)
- Curating Spaces of Hope (@spacesofhope.bsky.social)
- Introducing Analytic Theology

Pope Francis, groundbreaking Jesuit pontiff, dies aged 88 Death of 267th head of Catholic church triggers period of global mourning and Vatican conclave of cardinals to elect successor

Thanks be to God for Pope Francis—his life, his ministry, and his witness.

Edinburgh Companions to Global Christianity: Christianity in North America Edinburgh celebrates the completion of the Edinburgh Companions to Global Christianity series with 10 volumes.

The entire Edinburgh Companions to Global Christianity is complete.

I was honored to edit Vol 7 with Drs. Todd Johnson and Ken Ross.
Read this older piece by Todd Johnson on my substack about Vol. 7

gracek.substack.com/p/edinburgh-...

this was a lovely evening celebrating a momentous occasion!

"The church is growing..."

New research from our friends at the Bible Society and @theosthinktank.bsky.social OUT TODAY

Find out about the #QuietRevival
www.biblesociety.org.uk/research/qui...

Are you seeing it in your church?

#ChurchGrowth #ChurchesTogether

This will be a great day. Please consider joining us and potentially giving a short paper in the afternoon!

The Religious Composition of the World’s Migrants The globe’s 280 million immigrants shape countries' religious composition. Christians make up the largest share, but Jews are most likely to have migrated.

Related is the @pewresearch.org report that the majority of international migrants are Christians. In 2020, Christians made up 57.1% of immigrants to the United Kingdom, while the 2021-22 census records England & Wales as no longer having a Christian majority. www.pewresearch.org/religion/202...

The second key finding of the report. It explains “In addition to absolute growth in churchgoing, including among the white population, the Church in England and Wales is also becoming more diverse. Just under 1 in 5 churchgoers (19%) are from an ethnic minority, but among 18–54-year-olds this rises to 1 in 3 (32%). At the same time Catholicism has risen sharply and Pentecostalism has become the third biggest Christian tradition, with the share of churchgoers identifying as Anglicans dropping steadily.”

An important detail about the Bible Society report #QuietRevival is that 1/3 of churchgoers aged 18-54 are ethnic minorities. I suspect a lot of the “revival” has to do with migration and “reverse mission.” www.biblesociety.org.uk/research/qui...

Chinese Heritage in British Christianity book launch - Church Mission Society (CMS) A new book highlights the contribution of Chinese Christians to the church in the UK

Nice writeup by @nhatzaw.bsky.social about the book launch of Chinese Heritage in British Christianity. #morethanforeigners

Really appreciate the support of @scmpress.bsky.social, Acts 11 of Church Mission Society, and @cswcedinburgh.bsky.social.

I spy with my little eye… 🕵🏻‍♂️ #morethanforeigners

Steve Taylor introducing Jonas Kurlberg before his keynote

Rathiulung Elias talking about relationship between datafication/surveillance and Rongmei Naga epistemology

Enjoyed participating in hybrid colloquium on indigenous and grassroots faith-based digital activism. Thanks to @emergentkiwi.bsky.social for organising and @iashedinburgh.bsky.social for hosting! #digitaltheology #publictheology

Chinese Heritage in British Christianity: More than Foreigners’, edited by Alexander Chow – a Review. # 196. 01/04/2025. Out of Many, One People.

The first review has just come out for our book, Chinese Heritage in British Christianity! @scmpress.bsky.social #morethanforeigners johnroot.substack.com/p/chinese-he...

Today, hosted a delegation from the Presbyterian Church of Korean (Tonghap) at @uoedivinity.bsky.social.

I gave a presentation on World Christianity and the history of mission at New College, traced back to Edinburgh 1910 which included a Korean delegate, Yun Chiho.

Photo of Alexander Chow, Junsoo Park, Jeremy Carrette (Head of School), and Alison Jack (Principal of New College).

Program from the evening

Yesterday evening, @uoedivinity.bsky.social colleagues and I celebrated with alumnus Rev’d Dr Junsoo Park who was inducted as minister of the newly established Newton Presbyterian Church. It is a church plant of Busan South Presbytery (Presbyterian Church of Korea, Tonghap) in West Lothian.

Group photo from book launch

Table discussions about book

Table discussions about book

Group photo of contributors

Really pleased to celebrate 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 on March 28th at the Chinese Church in London.

Thanks to all who came out, and for the support of @scmpress.bsky.social, the Acts 11 project of the Church Mission Society, and @cswcedinburgh.bsky.social. #morethanforeigners

I had a really wonderful evening last night at the launch of this incredibly important book “Chinese Heritage in British Christianity” ed @alexanderchow.bsky.social - the first book published on British Chinese Christianity with contributors including @marknam.bsky.social . Buy it!

Thanks for coming!

Various people inside a church building with red banners with Chinese and English on the wall

A row of eight mandarins with 3 copies of the book ‘Chinese Heritage in British Christianity’ and a card payment machine on top of a white tablecloth There is a sign telling you that there is 20% off the book today (card only) or online until 31st March

Delighted to be at the launch of Chinese Heritage in ‘British Christianity: more than foreigners’ in Hammersmith, meeting some of the contributors and hearing from @alexanderchow.bsky.social and others celebrating the Chinese contribution to the UK Church

Great evening at the book launch with @alexanderchow.bsky.social @harveykwiyani.bsky.social

Looking forward to seeing you!

Last chance to get 20% off this great collection - ends Monday

Copy of Chinese Heritage in British Christianity on train

On the train to London to celebrate this book! #morethanforeigners

Still need something for Mothering Sunday? Good thing our book is still on sale until March 31st!! 💐😬

#BritishChristianity #BritishChinese #morethanforeigners

1 week left of the 20% discount on Chinese Heritage in British Christianity

If you or somebody you know is looking into a one-year Masters degree, I'd be grateful if you could spend 5min helping the @uoedivinity.bsky.social with this marketing survey. Thanks! edin.ac/4bDEuup