MEET Dr Jason
Jason Lam is originally from Hong Kong and joined MST in 2019 and is now senior lecturer in Christian thoughts. He teaches subjects related to Christian doctrines, history of Christian thoughts, and methods in theology. Jason reads hermeneutics and modern theology, and endeavours to bring the scriptures, philosophy, and contextual issues together for theological reflection. His research interests include theological and philosophical hermeneutics, modern Christian thoughts, and contextualization of theology. He is currently working on several projects on the theology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Jürgen Moltmann, the use of Scriptures in the Chinese context and Sino-Christian theology.
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Affiliations
Selected Publications
Sino-Christian Theology: a Theological qua Cultural Movement in Contemporary China (Co-edited with LAI Pan-chiu), Frankfurt: Peter Lang, 2010.
In Search of the Self from the Mirror of the Bible: Paul Ricoeur’s Theology of Biblical Intertextuality. HK: Logos Book House, 2011.
Political and Public: Theology West and East (Co-edited with Michael Welker), HK: Logos & .Pneuma, 2014.
Being, History, Sacred: a Reflection on the Contemporary Sino theologico-political discourses. HK: Logos & Pneuma, 2016.
Theology after Heidegger, HK: Logos & Pneuma, 2019.
Presentations
“On the Subject of Hope: A Reflection on the Proximity between Theology and Philosophy in Moltmann’s Thought”, In Dialogue with Moltmann: Hong Kong Summit, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 23 Apr 2018.
“Sino-Christian Theology: Christian Theological Discourse on the Modern Public Platform”, Lecture Series delivered at Chung Yuen Christian University & Tunghai University, Taiwan, 12-16 Nov, 2018.
“Christonomy: Accomplishing the Christ-reality in a Secular Age”, 3rd St Andrew’s Theology Symposium, St Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Theological College, Sydney, Australia, 20 Sep 2019.
“The Use of the Bible in the Chinese Context”, 3rd Logos & Pneuma Forum, Zhejiang University, PR China, 16 Nov 2019.
“Reading Bonhoeffer amid the Hong Kong Protests”, 13th International Bonhoeffer Congress, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, 20 Jan 2020.
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