
Rev. Dr. Louis Chan Chi-hang
Associate Professor of Theology
Chair, Dept. of Chinese Cultural Studies
Associate Dean, Christianity & Chinese Culture Research Centre
Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (FRAS)
- M.Div., Alliance Bible Seminary, Hong Kong, (2003)
- Th.M., Alliance Bible Seminary, Hong Kong, (2006)
- Ph.D., Alliance Bible Seminary, Hong Kong, (2012)
- Preacher, The Church of Christ in China Shatin Church, Hong Kong (2003-2008)
- Visiting Scholar, Doshisha University, Japan (2010-2011)
- Honorary Preacher, The Church of Christ in China Shatin Church, Hong Kong, (2008-2020)
- Minister, The Church of Christ in China Shatin Church, Hong Kong, 2020-)
- Honorary Minister, The Church of Christ in China Yuen Long Church, Hong Kong, (2020–)
- Board of Director, Christian Study Centre on Chinese Religion and Culture, Hong Kong (2020 –)
- Vice-President of Society for the Study of History of Christianity in China, Hong Kong (2020–2023)
- President of Society for the Study of History of Christianity in China, Hong Kong (2023–2025)
- Manger of Incorporated Management Committee (IMC), One Primary Schools, The Hong Kong Council of The Church of Christ in China (2023–)
- Manger of Incorporated Management Committee (IMC), two Secondary Schools, The Hong Kong Council of The Church of Christ in China (2023–)
- Minister of Laity Training Department, The Hong Kong Council of The Church of Christ in China (2023–)
- Member of Standing Committee, The Hong Kong Council of The Church of Christ in China (2023–)
- Honorary Research Associates, Divinity School of Chung Chi College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (2023–)
- Alliance Bible Seminary, Hong Kong (2012–)
Dr. Chan teaches Chinese Church History, Hong Kong Church History and so on. His research interests include China and Hong Kong church history during the Japanese invasion of China, history of Chinese ecumenical movement, history of church-state relations in China, study on 20th Century Chinese Church characters, etc. Dr. Chan's published books include: The Cross and the Hinomaru: History of Hong Kong Christian Church under the Japanese Occupation (1941-1945), Unity without Uniformity: History of Church of Christ in China and Trial by Fire: Historical Perspectives on Church-State Relations (1911-1952).
e-mail: chanch@abs.edu
Scholarly books
- Chi Hang, Chan. The Centenary history of Alliance Bible Seminary student evangelistic band. Hong Kong: Alliance Bible Seminary, 2016. 297pp. (In Chinese) ISBN:9789881421128
- Chi Hang, Chan. Trial by fire: historical perspectives on church-state relations in China (1911-1952). Hong Kong: Alliance Bible Seminary, 2016. 266pp (In Chinese) ISBN:9789889974879
- Chi Hang, Chan. Unity without uniformity: history of Church of Christ in China. Hong Kong: Alliance Bible Seminary, 2013. 416pp (In Chinese) ISBN :9789889974954
- Chi Hang, Chan. Cross and the Hinomaru: history of Hong Kong Christian church under the Japanese occupation, 1941-1945. Hong Kong: Alliance Bible Seminary, 2009. 379pp (In Chinese) ISBN:9789627997917
Edited volumes
- Chi-hang Chan, Wan-hoi Cheung, Man-kong Wong co-ed, Instant in season, out of season: the Chinese church during the civil war period. Hong Kong: Alliance Bible Seminary, 2019. 745pp (In Chinese) ISBN:9789881421166
- Chi-hang Chan, Wan-hoi Cheung co-ed, I Believed; Therefore I Spoke: Essays in Honor of Leung Ka-lun at the Occasion of His 60th Birthday. Hong Kong: Alliance Bible Seminary, 2018. 454pp. (In Chinese).ISBN:9789881421104
- Chi-hang Chan, Wan-hoi Cheung, Man-kong Wong co-ed. Between continuity and change: studies on the history of Chinese Christianity since 1949. Hong Kong: Alliance Bible Seminary, 2017. 592pp. (In Chinese & English). ISBN:9789881421050
- Chi-hang Chan, Yee-cheungLau, Wan-hoi Cheung co-ed, Peace among nations: historical essays on war and peace. Hong Kong: Alliance Bible Seminary, 2015. 544pp. (In Chinese & English) ISBN:9789881421135
- Chi-hang Chan, Yee-cheungLau, Wan-hoi Cheung co-ed, Western Tides Coming Ashore in a Changing World Christianity and China's Passage into Modernity. Hong Kong: Alliance Bible Seminary, 2015. 792pp. (In Chinese & English) ISBN:9789889975050
Journal publications
- Chi-hang Chan, “Critical Leadership Transition During the Japanese Invasion of China: The Case of W.B. Djang”, Jian Dao: A Journal of Bible & Theology, No.63 (January 2025), 207-225. (In English)
- Chi-hang Chan, “The Choice to Stay: A Case Study of Christians During the Hong Kong Occupation (1941-1945)”, Ping-tong, Liu, Bu-xiao, Hi ed, Challenges and Choices: Interdisciplinary Conference Proceedings in Celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the Alliance Bible Seminary CCCRC, Hong Kong: Alliance Bible Seminary, 2024, 80-113. (In English)
- Chi-hang Chan, “The Transformation of Wang Mingdao’s Faith at Adolescence”, Jian Dao: A Journal of Bible & Theology, No.61 (July 2024), 161-196. (In Chinese)
- Chi-hang Chan, “The Contribution of Hakka Christian Rural Leader in Hong Kong: The Case Study of Pang Lok-Sam”, Jian Dao: A Journal of Bible & Theology, No.61 (January 2024), 137-156. (In Chinese)
- Chi-hang Chan, “Comparison Between Japanese Buddhist and Christian Leaders on Their Concept of Peace During Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong”, Jian Dao: A Journal of Bible & Theology, No.60 (July 2023), 123-138. (In Chinese)
- Chi-hang Chan,” The Final Ten Years of the C&MA of Guangxi”, China Evangelical Seminary Journal, No13. (December 2022), 116-155. (In Chinese)
- Chi-hang Chan, translated by Yuko WATANABE, “A Historical Overview of Christian Social Involvement in Hong Kong (1841–2019)”, The bulletin of Christian Research Institute, No.53, Japan: Meiji Gakuin University, 2021, 155-190. (In Japanese)
- Chi-hang Chan, Church Leadership Encounters between Chinese and Japanese Christians in Wartime Hong Kong”, Chen-Main, Wang ed, The Christian Church under the Japanese Empire, Taipei: National Central University Press, 2019, 109-130. (In Chinese)
- Chi-hang Chan, “Choosing in the Shadow of Terror “, Chang Huei-Yin ed, Standing watch: Christian reflections on Occupying Central. Hong Kong: VWLink, 2018. 3-40. (In Chinese)
- Chi-hang Chan, “Unity Beyond Borders: The Church of Christ in China's Postwar Outreach to Taiwan and Southeast Asia”, Chi-hang Chan, Wan-hoi Cheung, Man-kong, Wong co-ed, Instant in season, out of season: the Chinese church during the civil war period. Hong Kong: Alliance Bible Seminary, 2019, 307-332 (In Chinese)
- Chi-hang Chan, “From Wuzhou to Cheung Chau: The Historical Legacy of the Alliance Bible Seminary student evangelistic band”, Chi-hang Chan, Wan-hoi Cheung, Man-kong, Wong co-ed. Between continuity and change: studies on the history of Chinese Christianity since 1949. Hong Kong: Alliance Bible Seminary, 2017, 545-553. (In Chinese).
- Chi-hang Chan, “The Contribution of Philip Teng to An Alternative Ecumenism Among Chinese Churches”, Jian Dao: A Journal of Bible & Theology, No.45 (June 2016), 90-104. (In Chinese).
- Chi-hang Chan, “The Response of The Church of Christ in China to China’s Education Policy in the First Haft of 20th Century”, Jian Dao: A Journal of Bible & Theology, No.43 (January 2015), 131-165. (In Chinese).
- Chi-hang Chan, “The Postwar History of the Church of Christ in China in Hong Kong (1945–1956) “, Cheng Feng, No.13 (2014), 107-136.
- Chi-hang Chan, “H.H Tsui’s Struggles and Decisions before and after the founding of The People’s Republic of China”, Jian Dao: A Journal of Bible & Theology, No.43 (January 2013), 233-274. (In Chinese).
- Chi-hang Chan, “The Church-Centered Model of the Church of Christ in China”, Wai-Kuen, Kowk, Yee-cheungLau, Man-kong, Wongco-ed,The Religion Spread through the Ten Circuits: Studies in Morden Chinese Christianity through Regional Perspectives, (Hong Kong: Alliance Bible Seminary, 2013), 311-332. (In Chinese).
- Chi-hang Chan, “Christian Service for Soldiers in Sino-Japanese war: The History of the National Christian Service Council for Wounded Soldiers in Transit”, Jian Dao: A Journal of Bible & Theology, No.33 (January 2010), 61-109. (In Chinese)
Paper Presented at Conferences
- Chi-hang Chan, “The Unfinished Unity: A Historical Study of the ‘United Church of Hong Kong’ Plan”, This paper was presented at the 125th Anniversary Academic Symposium of Alliance Bible Seminary, entitled “Christian Faith in Multiple Dimensions,” held on September 30, 2024. (In Chinese)
- Chi-hang Chan, “The Chinese Church and the World: Cheng Jingyi’s Ecclesiology of Indigeneity and Ecumenism”. This paper was presented at the Symposium on the Sinicization of Christianity, held on May 19, 2023. (In Chinese)
- Chi-hang Chan, “The Impact of the Early Chinese Communist Party on Christian Churches (1921–1935)”. This paper was presented at the 2015 International Academic Conference on War and Peace. (In Chinese)
Book chapters
- Chi-hang Chan, ‘Hong Kong Churches under Japanese Occupation (1941-1945)”, History of Christianity in Hong Kong (1807-1997). Hong Kong: Joint Publishing, 2024. 153-182. (In Chinese)
- Chi-hang Chan, “A visionary Chinese bishop Mok Sau Tseng”, Chuen-Hung, Yung ed, Christian Sages in Guangzhou and HK: the LORD’s Loyal Servants in Guangzhou and HK, Hong Kong: Chinese Christian Literature Council Ltd, 2022. 130-154. (In Chinese)
- Chi-hang Chan, “The Life and Legacy of Leung Siu Cho in Youth Ministry”, Chuen-Hung, Yung ed, Christian Sages in Guangzhou and HK: the LORD’s Loyal Servants in Guangzhou and HK, Hong Kong: Chinese Christian Literature Council Ltd, 2022. 195-210. (In Chinese)
- Chi-hang Chan, “An Early Returnee Scholar: The Life and Thought of Tam Yuk Sam” , Chuen-Hung, Yung ed, Christian Sages in Guangzhou and HK: the LORD’s Loyal Servants in Guangzhou and HK, Hong Kong: Chinese Christian Literature Council Ltd, 2022. 211-224. (In Chinese)
- Chi-hang Chan, “Navigating Religious Diversity: The Case of Lee Kai Wing”, Chuen-Hung, Yung ed, Christian Sages in Guangzhou and HK: the LORD’s Loyal Servants in Guangzhou and HK, Hong Kong: Chinese Christian Literature Council Ltd, 2022. 237-252. (In Chinese)
- Chi-hang Chan, “Charles Robert Hage”, in Kam-Keung, Lee ed. Biographical Studies of Hong Kong Church Figures 2, Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Chinese Christian Churches Union, 2024, 41-43. (In Chinese)
- Chi-hang Chan, “Ruth Howe Hitchcock”, in Kam-Keung, Lee ed. Biographical Studies of Hong Kong Church Figures 2, Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Chinese Christian Churches Union, 2024, 61-64. (In Chinese)
- Chi-hang Chan, “Hedley Percival Bunton”, in Kam-Keung, Lee ed. Biographical Studies of Hong Kong Church Figures 2, Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Chinese Christian Churches Union, 2024, 78-80. (In Chinese)
- Chi-hang Chan, “Ching-ming Lee”, in Kam-Keung, Lee ed. Biographical Studies of Hong Kong Church Figures 2, Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Chinese Christian Churches Union, 2024, 151-154. (In Chinese)
- Chi-hang Chan, “The History of Rev. Cheng Fo-lam and Evangelistic Work in the New Territories under the Sixth District Council “, People and Stories of the Church District: What You Might Not Know. Hong Kong: The Church of Christ in China Hong Kong Council, 2024. 37-40. (In Chinese)
- Chi-hang Chan, “The History of Missionary Wong Shut-fong and Evangelistic Work in the New Territories “, People and Stories of the Church District: What You Might Not Know. Hong Kong: The Church of Christ in China Hong Kong Council, 2024. 56-58. (In Chinese)
- Chi-hang Chan, “Serving the Margins: The History of Rev. Hebert R. Wells’s Pastoral Work in the New Territories and Outlying Islands”, People and Stories of the Church District: What You Might Not Know. Hong Kong: The Church of Christ in China
Book Review
- 陳智衡。〈評查忻:《旭日旗下的十字架:1930 年以降日本軍國主義興起下的臺灣基督長老教會學校》〉。《建道學刊》第 29期(2008),頁 221-224。(進入全文)
- 陳智衡。〈評王雪:《基督教與陝西》〉。《近代中國基督教史研究集刊》第 8 期(2008/2009), 頁 116-118。
Bulletin articles
- 陳智衡。〈充滿讚美上主歌聲的「聖頌團瀋陽之旅」〉《匯聲》第814期。2025年6月。頁8-9。(進入全文)
- 陳智衡。〈總校監潘頓牧師〉《匯聲》第812期。2025年4月。頁8-9。(進入全文)
- 陳智衡。〈從時代領袖汪彼得牧師看中華基督教會精神〉《匯聲》第808期。2024年12月。頁4-5。(進入全文)
- 陳智衡。〈早期中華基督教會廣東大會重要領袖:招觀海牧師〉《匯聲》第800期。2024年4月。頁4-5。(進入全文)
- 陳智衡。〈神學教育的再思〉《神學教育主日特刊2024》(香港:中華基督教會香港區會神學牧職部,2024),頁5。(進入全文)
- 陳智衡。〈參與世界華福會議的觀察與思考(二):培育與牧養青年世代〉《匯聲》第797期。2024年1/2月。4-7頁。(進入全文)
- 陳智衡。〈參與世界華福會議的觀察與思考(一)〉《匯聲》第796期。2023年12月。頁4-5。(進入全文)
- 陳智衡。〈從南洋宣教到新界宣教的鄭科林牧師〉《匯聲》第739 期。2023年10月。頁6-7。(進入全文)
- 陳智衡。〈從梧州到長洲:建道神學院125年的挑戰與恩典〉《建道通訊》。第213期。2023年10月。頁6 -13。(進入全文)
- 陳智衡。〈存異中求同──二十世紀香港教會合一的挑戰〉《時代論壇》第1871期。2023年7月7日。(進入全文)
- 陳智衡、廖炳堂。〈建道神學院學術研究的回顧與展望〉《建道通訊》。第209期。2022年10月。頁5-6。(進入全文)
- 陳智衡。〈教會歷史的悲嗚與使命〉。中華基督教會香港區會編印。《匯聲》第772 期。2021年12月。頁3。(進入全文)
- 陳智衡。〈張祝齡牧師示範「中華基督教會」的真諦〉。中華基督教會香港區會編印。《匯聲》第767/768期。2021年7月/8月。頁4-5。(進入全文)
- 陳智衡。〈開拓新界福音事工的傳道者:黃述芳宣教師的貢獻與付出〉。中華基督教會香港區會編印。《匯聲》第763期。2021年3月。頁8-9。(進入全文)
- 陳智衡。〈不平凡的傳道者區鳳墀長老〉。中華基督教會香港區會編印。《匯聲》第757期。2020年9月。頁4-5。(進入全文)
- 陳智衡。〈被消失的中國宣道會〉《宣訊》第248期(2020年8月),頁1。(進入全文)
- 陳智衡。〈首位華人牧師何福堂〉。中華基督教會香港區會編印。《匯聲》第754 期。2020年6月。頁4。(進入全文)
- 陳智衡。〈倫敦會來香港傳道的先行者:理雅各牧師〉。中華基督教會香港區會編印。《匯聲》第752期。2020年4月。頁4-5。(進入全文)
- 陳智衡。〈晚清時期鼠疫的歷史反思:基督徒為了甚麼而存在?〉《時代論壇》第1698期。2020年3月15日。頁2-3。(進入全文)
- 陳智衡。〈新時代的建道掌舵人〉《建道通訊》。第197期。2019年10月。頁5-7。(進入全文)
- 陳智衡。〈把建道從梧州帶到長洲的劉福羣牧師〉《建道通訊》。第196 期。2019年7月。頁5-7。(進入全文)
- 陳智衡。〈建道根基的孕育〉《建道通訊》。第195期。2019年4月。頁6-9。(進入全文)
- 陳智衡。〈中華基督教會的傳道工作〉。中華基督教會香港區會編印。《匯聲》第733期。2018年9月。頁4-5。(進入全文)
- 陳智衡。〈籌辦神學研究生學術研討會的思想點滴〉《建道通訊》。第192期。2018年7月。頁14。(進入全文)
- 陳智衡。〈建道消失的檔案:重尋佈道團的真實面貌(下)〉《建道通訊》。第190 期。2018年1月。頁15-17。(進入全文)
- 陳智衡。〈從「大媽舞」現象初探中國教會的傳教策略〉《基督教與中國文化研究中心通訊》。第66期。2018年1月。頁1-5。(進入全文)
- 陳智衡。〈建道消失的檔案:重尋佈道團的真實面貌(上)〉《建道通訊》。第189 期。2017年10月。頁14-16。(進入全文)
- 陳智衡。〈中華基督教會全國總會九十周年對今天教會的啟迪與反思〉。中華基督教會香港區會編印。《匯聲》第721期。2017年9月。頁6-7。(進入全文)
- 陳智衡。〈基督新教來華二百一十週年對今天教會的啟迪與反思〉。中華基督教會香港區會編印。《匯聲》第719/720期。2017年7月/8月。頁4-5。(進入全文)
- 陳智衡。〈佈道團歷史性與時代性的反思〉《播種人》第82期。2017年6月。頁8-10。(進入全文)
- 陳智衡。〈宗教改革五百周年對今天教會的啟迪與反思〉。中華基督教會香港區會編印。《匯聲》第713/714期。2017年4月。頁4-5。(進入全文)
- 陳智衡。〈手執家傳之寶:佈道團文字工作過百年的挑戰與貢獻〉《播種人》第81 期。2016年6月。頁11-14。(進入全文)
- 陳智衡。〈淺談中國基督教政教關係變遷〉《基督教與中國文化研究中心通訊》。第64期。2016年4月。頁1-9。
- 陳智衡。〈歷史文物展覽:二戰後中國基督教變遷〉《基督教與中國文化研究中心通訊》。第64期。2016年4月。頁10-11。
- 陳智衡。〈中華基督教會與中國基督教三自愛國運動有甚麼歷史淵源?〉。中華基督教會香港區會編印。《匯聲》第 695/696 期。2015 年 7/8月。頁 5。(進入全文)
- 陳智衡。〈從「文獻資料室」到「歷史文物展覽室」〉《基督教與中國文化研究中心通訊》。第63期。2015年5月。頁1-2。(進入內文)
- 陳智衡。〈建道學生佈道團百年簡史〉《建道通訊》。第179期。2015年4月。頁10-14。(進入內文)
- 陳智衡。〈為甚麼首兩屆中華基督教會全國總會總幹事是由外國傳教士擔任〉。中華基督教會香港區會編印。《匯聲》第 690/691期。2015 年 2/3月。頁 4。9(進入全文)
- 陳智衡。〈中華基督教會首位女牧師是誰〉。中華基督教會香港區會編印。《匯聲》第689 期。2015 年 1月。頁 2。(進入全文)
- 陳智衡。〈本土意識對香港教會的影響與挑戰〉《基督教與中國文化研究中心通訊》。第62期。2014年11月。頁1-11。
- 陳智衡。〈中華基督教會成立的原因和目的是甚麼〉。中華基督教會香港區會編印。《匯聲》第 683/684期。2014 年 7/8月。頁 6。(進入全文)
- 陳智衡。〈中國教會的社會角色與政治參與史略〉《基督教與中國文化研究中心通訊》。第60期。2013年10月。頁10-13。
- 陳智衡。〈丁光訓主教與中國教會〉《基督教與中國文化研究中心通訊》。第59期。2013年01月。
- 譚愛真口述,陳智衡記錄與整理。〈遺忘的記憶:譚子近牧師〉。中華基督教會香港區會編印。《匯聲》第 618/619期。2009 年 2/3 月。頁 6。
- 陳智衡。〈中華基督教會曾在香港消失的日子〉。中華基督教會香港區會編印。《匯聲》第 622 期 。2009 年 6 月。頁 9-10。
- 陳智衡。〈中華基督教會沙田堂簡史〉《中華基督教會沙田堂廿五周年紀念特刊(1982-2007)》。香港:該堂,2007。頁 4-8。
- 陳智衡。〈沙田堂的終斷與延續〉。中華基督教會香港區會編印。《匯聲》第 601 期。2007 年 9 月。頁 7。
- 陳智衡。〈馬禮遜牧師對文字及教育工作的貢獻〉。中華基督教會香港區會編印。《馬禮遜牧師來華傳道二百周年紀念專輯(1807-2007)》。2007 年 8 月。頁 1。
- 陳智衡。〈二百年前的帶職傳教士 – 馬禮遜〉。中華基督教會香港區會編印。《匯聲》第 599/600 期。2007 年 7/8 月。頁 5。
- 陳智衡。〈為香港建立屬靈天幕的反思〉《時代論壇》第877 期。2004 年6 月。頁10。