Dr Luping Huang

Dr. Luping Huang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Sichuan University, where she also serves as Director of the Centre for Ethics. She holds a PhD in Christian Studies from Hong Kong Baptist University. Her research focuses on Christian ethics and comparative religious philosophy, with particular expertise in the intersection of theology, modernity, and political ethics. She has authored and translated multiple scholarly works, and serves as Chief Editor of two academic series: The History of Christian Thought Series (Latreia Press) and Research Series of Christian Religions (Taiwan Christian Literature Council). Her current research explores Christian social ethics, with an emphasis on Niebuhr’s legacy and its relevance to contemporary Chinese societal challenges.

Research Focus at Cambridge:

During her six-month visiting scholarship (January 2026–July 2026) at the Cambridge Centre for Chinese Theology, Dr. Huang will examine the development of public theology in modern China through a focused study of Y. T. Wu’s intellectual contributions. Her research explores how Wu navigated the complex relationship between religious identity and public engagement within China’s distinctive sociopolitical context, particularly addressing the challenges faced by Christianity as a minority tradition in articulating a meaningful public voice. Dr. Huang’s project analyzes key phases in Wu’s thought—from his early alignment with Social Gospel idealism to his later engagement with Christian realism and socialist thought—to illuminate broader tensions between cultural indigenization and critical-prophetic integrity. She will investigate how Wu’s attempts to reconcile theological discourse with national renewal reflect both the possibilities and limitations of public theology in a non-Western setting.