Research Profile
Prof. Yu’s main concern is to relate the Christian faith to the contemporary cultural context, in particular to the Chinese context under the impact of globalization. How is the Christian faith relevant to the preservation of the Chinese humanist tradition when market capitalism is uprooting traditional spiritual values? How is the Christian critique of Western liberalism relevant to the search for a new form of liberty that brings together freedom and commitment? How is the Christian critique of market capitalism relevant to present trends in economic development in China?
Teaching Profile
Prof. Yu has taught courses like Dogmatic Theology, The Gospel and Hong Kong Society, The Christian Faith and Contemporary Thought, The Christian Faith and Chinese Culture, Christian Faith and Modern Literature.
Selected Publications
Life is Beautiful: The Splendor of Humanity in Modern Literature. Hong Kong: Chinese Christian Literature Council, 2003. (in Chinese)
Freedom and Commitment. Hong Kong: Chinese Christian Literature Council, 2001.
Being and Relation: A Theological Critique of Western Dualism and Individualism. Edinburgh; Scottish Academic Press, 1987.
“Covenantal Rationality and the Healing of Reason,” in P. J. Griffiths/R. Huetter, eds. Reason and the Reasons of Faith (2005): 223-240.
“Evangelical Theology for the Future,” Journal of Asian Evangelical Theology 13 (2005): 55-65.
“Freedom and Covenant: Human Transcendence and Genetic Determination,” in M. L. Chan/R. Chia, eds., Beyond Determinism and Reductionism—Genetic Science and the Person. Adelaide: ATF Press, 2003: 108-123.
“Chinese Protestantism to the Present Day,” in A. McGrath/D. C. Marks, eds., The Blackwell Companion to Protestantism. Oxford: Blackwell, 2003: 222-231.
“The Principle of Relativity as a Conceptual Tool in Theology,” in M. Rae/H. Regan/J. Stenhouse, eds., Science and Theology. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1994: 180-210.
“Modern Christian Thought: China,” in Blackwell Encyclopedia of Modern Christian Thought. Oxford: Blackwell, 1993: 15-20
Contact
Email: carver.yu@cgst.edu
