Past Visiting Scholars

Dr Agnes Chiu holds a BA in Social Ecology (Criminology) from the University of California, Irvine, and a Juris Doctor from UCLA School of Law. Following more than twenty years of legal practice, she undertook theological studies at Fuller Theological Seminary, where she completed an MA in Biblical Studies and a PhD in Christian Ethics. She currently serves as Assistant Professor and Director of Research and Strategic Initiatives at the Centre for Public Theology, China Evangelical Seminary North America. Her scholarly interests lie in public and systematic theology, with particular attention to theology’s engagement with everyday life.

On her project at the CCCT, please see here.

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.

On her project at the CCCT, please see here.