I born in Hong Kong and currently teach in Shandong University. After completing the doctoral degree in the Chinese University of Hong Kong, I worked at the Institute of Sino-Christian Studies and Hong Kong Baptist University. My research interests are modern and contemporary theology, esp. Paul Tillich studies in which I devoted several articles, two co-editorial work and three monographs. Recently, I pay more attention on Continental philosophy of religion and postmodern theology. Also, I am also interested in ecological theology, religion and environmental ethics, animal studies and political theology.
The Reformation in sixteenth-century Western Europe, whose genesis is often associated with the 1... more The Reformation in sixteenth-century Western Europe, whose genesis is often associated with the 1517 publication of Martin Luther's Ninety-five Theses, represents not only a critical turning point in the history of the church but also a decisive shift in recorded history more broadly. The religious, cultural, and political transformations precipitated by the Reformation fundamentally challenged the Roman Catholic Church, reshaped the entire Christian landscape, and, in the course of subsequent missionary activities and the global expansion of Christianity, impacted cultures far beyond Renaissance Europe. Jointly organized by the Department of Religion and Philosophy and the Centre of Sino-Christian Studies of Hong Kong Baptist University, the international conference "Celebrating 500 years of the Reformation" 1 was held at Hong Kong Baptist University from September 22 to 23, 2017. It brought together scholars in religious and philosophical studies from Australia, Mainland China, Germany, Hong Kong and the United States to discuss the Reformation's transformative influences in the
This paper aims at arguing that, firstly, the focus of Agamben's Pauline messianism is the operat... more This paper aims at arguing that, firstly, the focus of Agamben's Pauline messianism is the operation of suspension which is inspired by "Benjamin-Schmitt" political-theological debate. The radicalness of this political suspension does not intend to destroy or replace, but brings it to the fulfillment and suspend its power and operation. Secondly, it will demonstrate the interpretative function of suspension / inoperation in the concept of Agamben's messianic time whose proper meaning is to produce "the time that remains," in contract with the future-orientated eschatology and vertical dimension of "eternity-time" model. Thirdly, this understanding of the time is intended to transform the meaning of past and present, and brings the redemptive power in the past.
本文尝试指出阿甘本对西方政治的分析是以政治神学的策略来呈现，这项工程对生命政治的分析将由对施米特的主权例外和傅柯的管治术的挪用和批判开始，再继而延伸到一种针对神学经世的谱系学分析，以经世视为新型... more 本文尝试指出阿甘本对西方政治的分析是以政治神学的策略来呈现，这项工程对生命政治的分析将由对施米特的主权例外和傅柯的管治术的挪用和批判开始，再继而延伸到一种针对神学经世的谱系学分析，以经世视为新型管治术的内核，并最后归结成一个对西方政治治理结构的双重装置。依此，阿甘本再运用拆卸和撕破神圣与政治的綑绑来回归到一种「失效」的政治理解。
This paper aims at demonstrating the basic character of Agamben’s political analysis on the western politics, which was started by his “Homo Sacer” series, is entirely and basically a kind of political theology in which his analysis on biopolitics is based on the appropriation and the critique of Carl Schmitt’s conception of sovereign exception and Foucault’s conception of governmentality. Political Theology, under Agamben’s understanding, is not regarded as the political of the theological, rather it closely related to the theological of the political. Furthermore, Agamben further, follows the path of Foucault’s method of genealogy, expands the genealogy of political power into the concept of theological economy, which was regarded as the main political apparatus of the western politics and concludes with a double machine of governmental structure of the west. Lastly, Agamben’s main concern is to back to the political “inoperative” modality in which sacred and politics are dislocated and disconnected.
Environmental eco-centrism, the claim that all members of the biosphere are ontologically and axi... more Environmental eco-centrism, the claim that all members of the biosphere are ontologically and axiologically equal, presents a challenge to traditional ethical conceptions of the special status of humanity. Confucian and Kantian ethics approach this topic, and its application to other animals, in different ways: Confucianism employs stories that promote insight into the importance of sincerity and compassion to all animals, including non-human ones; Kant employs abstract reasoning to argue that non-human animals deserve respect because we humans share their basic nature. We argue that, taken together, these two approaches preserve what is most important in eco-centrism, but without sacrificing human dignity in the process.
Paul Tillich (1886 –1965) was a thinker of international charisma and worldwide repute. His works... more Paul Tillich (1886 –1965) was a thinker of international charisma and worldwide repute. His works provide important impulses for debates on theology, philosophy of religion and cultural theory. The series Tillich Research refl ects on international research on this notable theologian and philosopher, the academic exploitation of his works with its range of different approaches to its reception and interpretation, as well as a diverse selection of themes and emphasis on them. TILLICH RESEARCH This volume investigates Paul Tillich's relationship to Asian religions and locates Tillich in a global religious context. It appreciates Tillich's heritage within the western and eastern religious contexts and explores the possibility of global religious-cultural understanding through the dialogue of Tillich's thought and East-West religious-cultural matrix.
The Reformation in sixteenth-century Western Europe, whose genesis is often associated with the 1... more The Reformation in sixteenth-century Western Europe, whose genesis is often associated with the 1517 publication of Martin Luther's Ninety-five Theses, represents not only a critical turning point in the history of the church but also a decisive shift in recorded history more broadly. The religious, cultural, and political transformations precipitated by the Reformation fundamentally challenged the Roman Catholic Church, reshaped the entire Christian landscape, and, in the course of subsequent missionary activities and the global expansion of Christianity, impacted cultures far beyond Renaissance Europe. Jointly organized by the Department of Religion and Philosophy and the Centre of Sino-Christian Studies of Hong Kong Baptist University, the international conference "Celebrating 500 years of the Reformation" 1 was held at Hong Kong Baptist University from September 22 to 23, 2017. It brought together scholars in religious and philosophical studies from Australia, Mainland China, Germany, Hong Kong and the United States to discuss the Reformation's transformative influences in the
This paper aims at arguing that, firstly, the focus of Agamben's Pauline messianism is the operat... more This paper aims at arguing that, firstly, the focus of Agamben's Pauline messianism is the operation of suspension which is inspired by "Benjamin-Schmitt" political-theological debate. The radicalness of this political suspension does not intend to destroy or replace, but brings it to the fulfillment and suspend its power and operation. Secondly, it will demonstrate the interpretative function of suspension / inoperation in the concept of Agamben's messianic time whose proper meaning is to produce "the time that remains," in contract with the future-orientated eschatology and vertical dimension of "eternity-time" model. Thirdly, this understanding of the time is intended to transform the meaning of past and present, and brings the redemptive power in the past.
本文尝试指出阿甘本对西方政治的分析是以政治神学的策略来呈现，这项工程对生命政治的分析将由对施米特的主权例外和傅柯的管治术的挪用和批判开始，再继而延伸到一种针对神学经世的谱系学分析，以经世视为新型... more 本文尝试指出阿甘本对西方政治的分析是以政治神学的策略来呈现，这项工程对生命政治的分析将由对施米特的主权例外和傅柯的管治术的挪用和批判开始，再继而延伸到一种针对神学经世的谱系学分析，以经世视为新型管治术的内核，并最后归结成一个对西方政治治理结构的双重装置。依此，阿甘本再运用拆卸和撕破神圣与政治的綑绑来回归到一种「失效」的政治理解。
This paper aims at demonstrating the basic character of Agamben’s political analysis on the western politics, which was started by his “Homo Sacer” series, is entirely and basically a kind of political theology in which his analysis on biopolitics is based on the appropriation and the critique of Carl Schmitt’s conception of sovereign exception and Foucault’s conception of governmentality. Political Theology, under Agamben’s understanding, is not regarded as the political of the theological, rather it closely related to the theological of the political. Furthermore, Agamben further, follows the path of Foucault’s method of genealogy, expands the genealogy of political power into the concept of theological economy, which was regarded as the main political apparatus of the western politics and concludes with a double machine of governmental structure of the west. Lastly, Agamben’s main concern is to back to the political “inoperative” modality in which sacred and politics are dislocated and disconnected.
Environmental eco-centrism, the claim that all members of the biosphere are ontologically and axi... more Environmental eco-centrism, the claim that all members of the biosphere are ontologically and axiologically equal, presents a challenge to traditional ethical conceptions of the special status of humanity. Confucian and Kantian ethics approach this topic, and its application to other animals, in different ways: Confucianism employs stories that promote insight into the importance of sincerity and compassion to all animals, including non-human ones; Kant employs abstract reasoning to argue that non-human animals deserve respect because we humans share their basic nature. We argue that, taken together, these two approaches preserve what is most important in eco-centrism, but without sacrificing human dignity in the process.
Paul Tillich (1886 –1965) was a thinker of international charisma and worldwide repute. His works... more Paul Tillich (1886 –1965) was a thinker of international charisma and worldwide repute. His works provide important impulses for debates on theology, philosophy of religion and cultural theory. The series Tillich Research refl ects on international research on this notable theologian and philosopher, the academic exploitation of his works with its range of different approaches to its reception and interpretation, as well as a diverse selection of themes and emphasis on them. TILLICH RESEARCH This volume investigates Paul Tillich's relationship to Asian religions and locates Tillich in a global religious context. It appreciates Tillich's heritage within the western and eastern religious contexts and explores the possibility of global religious-cultural understanding through the dialogue of Tillich's thought and East-West religious-cultural matrix.
Paul Tillich (1886 –1965) was a thinker of international charisma and worldwide repute. His works... more Paul Tillich (1886 –1965) was a thinker of international charisma and worldwide repute. His works provide important impulses for debates on theology, philosophy of religion and cultural theory. The series Tillich Research refl ects on international research on this notable theologian and philosopher, the academic exploitation of his works with its range of different approaches to its reception and interpretation, as well as a diverse selection of themes and emphasis on them. TILLICH RESEARCH Paul Tillich's ecological theology, the correlation between Tillich's pneuma-tology and ecology was never noticed by scholars. This book demonstrates that this negligence is not justifi ed, because the theology of nature presented as the multi-dimensional unity of life is strictly correlated with Tillich's idea of the Spirit. Thus, Tillich's ecological theology lies in the fact that the concept of life in general, and humanity in particular, is immediately pneumatological.
Paul Tillich (1886 –1965) was a thinker of international charisma and worldwide repute. His works... more Paul Tillich (1886 –1965) was a thinker of international charisma and worldwide repute. His works provide important impulses for debates on theology, philosophy of religion and cultural theory. The series Tillich Research refl ects on international research on this notable theologian and philosopher, the academic exploitation of his works with its range of different approaches to its reception and interpretation, as well as a diverse selection of themes and emphasis on them. TILLICH RESEARCH This volume investigates Paul Tillich's relationship to Asian religions and locates Tillich in a global religious context. It appreciates Tillich's heritage within the western and eastern religious contexts and explores the possibility of global religious-cultural understanding through the dialogue of Tillich's thought and East-West religious-cultural matrix.
Environmental eco-centrism, the claim that all members of the biosphere are ontologically and axi... more Environmental eco-centrism, the claim that all members of the biosphere are ontologically and axiologically equal, presents a challenge to traditional ethical conceptions of the special status of humanity. Confucian and Kantian ethics approach this topic, and its application to other animals, in different ways: Confucianism employs stories that promote insight into the importance of sincerity and compassion to all animals, including non-human ones; Kant employs abstract reasoning to argue that non-human animals deserve respect because we humans share their basic nature. We argue that, taken together, these two approaches preserve what is most important in eco-centrism, but without sacrificing human dignity in the process.
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This paper aims at demonstrating the basic character of Agamben’s political analysis on the western politics, which was started by his “Homo Sacer” series, is entirely and basically a kind of political theology in which his analysis on biopolitics is based on the appropriation and the critique of Carl Schmitt’s conception of sovereign exception and Foucault’s conception of governmentality. Political Theology, under Agamben’s understanding, is not regarded as the political of the theological, rather it closely related to the theological of the political. Furthermore, Agamben further, follows the path of Foucault’s method of genealogy, expands the genealogy of political power into the concept of theological economy, which was regarded as the main political apparatus of the western politics and concludes with a double machine of governmental structure of the west. Lastly, Agamben’s main concern is to back to the political “inoperative” modality in which sacred and politics are dislocated and disconnected.
This paper aims at demonstrating the basic character of Agamben’s political analysis on the western politics, which was started by his “Homo Sacer” series, is entirely and basically a kind of political theology in which his analysis on biopolitics is based on the appropriation and the critique of Carl Schmitt’s conception of sovereign exception and Foucault’s conception of governmentality. Political Theology, under Agamben’s understanding, is not regarded as the political of the theological, rather it closely related to the theological of the political. Furthermore, Agamben further, follows the path of Foucault’s method of genealogy, expands the genealogy of political power into the concept of theological economy, which was regarded as the main political apparatus of the western politics and concludes with a double machine of governmental structure of the west. Lastly, Agamben’s main concern is to back to the political “inoperative” modality in which sacred and politics are dislocated and disconnected.