Rowena Chen
Short Bio
Rowena Ruiwen CHEN earned a Ph.D. degree (specializing in Religious Studies) from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She teaches at Ming Hua Theological College, Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui (Anglican-Episcopal Church). She is also the researcher of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Archives. She has been OeAD Scholar of Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien, Austria.
Her research interests centers on history of Christianity, history of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui (Anglican-Episcopal Church), history of Christian Arts, history of music, encounters between East and West.
She has taught and lectured in Asia and Europe. Her teaching area include Religious Life in Chinese Culture, History of Christianity in China, Classic Texts in Christian Theology, History of Chinese Christian Arts.
Her most recent individual academic books include Echoes of Kulangsu: Christianity and Christian Musicians in China (Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, forthcoming, 2025).The Everflowing Gospel: The History of St. Stephen’s Church (1865–2015) (2023), A Short Biography of John Shaw Burdon: Bishop of Hong Kong (2018), and Fragrant Flowers Bloom: T. C. Chao, Bliss Wiant and the Contextualization of Hymns in Twentieth Century China (2015).
She has held piano recitals in 2005 and 2010.
Selected Academic Awards and Honors
2024 Hong Kong Gold Medallion Book Award (最佳翻譯金獎)
2023 OeAD Scholar, Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research, Austria
2021 Hong Kong Publishing Biennial Award 2021 (第三屆香港出版雙年獎)
2019 “One of the Best Ten books of Hong Kong Anglican Church, 2019”(「2019年香港聖
公會十本好書」)
2013 OeAD Scholar, Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research, Austria
2009 IASACT Scholar, Institute for Advanced Study in Asian Cultures and Theologies, United
Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia
Publications
Selected Publications
Individual Books in English
Echoes of Kulangsu: Christianity and Christian Musicians in China. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, forthcoming, 2025.
Fragrant Flowers Bloom: T. C. Chao, Bliss Wiant and the Contextualization of Hymns in Twentieth Century China. Leipzig : Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, 2015.
A Short Biography of Bishop John Shaw Burdon: Bishop of Hong Kong. Hong Kong: Religious Education Resource Center, 2018.
Individual Books in Chinese
Ever Flowing Gospel: The History of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui St. Stephen’s Church (1865-2015) (《福音永流：香港聖公會聖士提反堂史（1865-2015）》).Hong Kong: Christian Study Centre on Chinese Religion & Culture, 2023.
A Short Biography of John Shaw Burdon: Bishop of Hong Kong (《包爾騰主教傳略》).Hong Kong: Religious Education Resource Center, 2018).
Co-authored Books in English
History of St.Paul’s Co-educational College (1915-2025). Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, forthcoming, 2025.
Thy Kingdom Come: A Photographic History of Anglicanism in Hong Kong, Macau, and Mainland China(《爾國臨格：港澳及內地聖公宗圖片史》). Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 2019.
Co-authored Books in Chinese
All Generations Shall Call You Blessed: The History of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui St. Mary’s Church (1912-2012) (《萬代要稱妳有福：香港聖公會聖馬利亞堂史（1912-2012）》). Hong Kong: Christian Study Centre on Chinese Religion & Culture, 2014. co-authored.
Translation
Reconstruction of Chinese Church: K. H. TING and His Time (《辦好教會：丁光訓與他的時代》). Hong Kong: Tao Fong Shan Christian Centre, 2022. Co-translator.
Selected Edited Volumes (English/Chinese)
Glimpses of the Southern Hills: Festschrift in Honor of Professor Philip L. Wickeri. Hong Kong: Christian Study Centre on Chinese Religion & Culture, 2024. co-editors.
Love Never Ends: Writings in Memory of Our Teacher, Ouyang Wen (《愛是永不止息——歐陽文
老師紀念文集》).Hong Kong: Clear Cut Publication & Printing Co., 2019.
The Anglican Narrative: Christian Women and Chinese Society (《聖公會敘事：基督教婦女與中
國社會》).Hong Kong: The Commercial Press, 2018.Co-editors.
Toward a Shared Sustainable Future: The Role of Religion, Values and Ethics (《共建共享可持續發展的未來：宗教、價值觀與倫理之角色》). Nanjing: The Amity Foundation, 2019.
Piano Recital
2010 Together Forever: Piano Recital by Ruiwen Chen(《共同渡過：陳睿文鋼琴獨奏音樂會》), College of Liberal Arts, Shanghai University, P.R.C.
2005 Piano Recital by Ruiwen Chen（《陳睿文鋼琴獨奏音樂會》）. Award for “Campus Artist of Shanghai University,” Shanghai University, P.R.C.
Hymn Composition
- The Rough Path(崎嶇小道)
- Asking (追問)
Church Service
2014 Organ Service, St. Stephen’s Chapel, Minghua Theological College, Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui.
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