Department of Religion and Philosophy, HKBU

Research Areas

List of Recent Research Projects

CHAN, Jonathan K L

Political Philosophy: Mainly in Confucian Political Philosophy and Human Rights Issues
Moral Philosophy: Mainly in the Foundation of Morality, Bioethics and Environmental Ethics
Comparative Philosophy: Comparative Bioethics (Western and Chinese) and Comparative Environmental Ethics (Western and Chinese)
Philosophy of Logic and Fallacy

CHAN, Shun Hing

HO, Craig YS

Breaking the Spell of W. M. L. de Wette: the so-called Succession Narrative as Supplement
Evidence for the Common Authorship of the Succession Narrative and the Supplement to the History of Saul and David
Evidence from Genesis, Judges, and 2 Samuel for J as a Supplemental Layer on Top of the Pentateuch and the Former Prophets
Joseph and Amnon: Links and Implications
Literary Links between Genesis 14.1-24 and the Books of Samuel
Redactional Interruption of the dialogue between Achish and David (1 Sam 21.15 and 27.5)

IP, King Tak

A Christian Reflection on the Right of Abode of Hong Kong Citizens' Chilen in Mainland China
A Christian Response to Comprehensive Social Security Assistance [CSSA] Consultation Document, December 1998
A Critical Analysis of the Hong Kong Christian Responses to the Decriminalization of Homosexuality in the 1980s
Chinese Churches and the Pluralistic Society
Christian Character Education: Its Possibility and Limitation
Economic Justice is A Human Right
Environmental Theology - the Concept of "Stewardship" Reconsidered
Sexual Harassment at Workplace: Its Definition and Avoidance
Postmodernism and Evangelical Faith
The Epistle to the Hebrews - A Devotional Reading
The Moral Impact of Biotechnology and 21st Century Youth
Wong Ming Tao's Ethics of Marriage
Unjust Dismissal, Employee-Employer Relationship and Public Policy

KANG, Phee Seng

In Search of Origins - a common quest in and dialogue between natural sciences and Christian theology, with responses from Chinese perspectives
Concept of Rationality in Science and Religion Dialogue
Epistemological Significance of Exclusivism and the Impossibility of Religious Pluralism
Human Dignity and Human Cloning
Public Religion: Religious Values and Public Forum
Christian Humanism vs Scientific Humanisam

KWAN, Kai Man

Can the Critical Trust Approach to Religious Experience Be Combined with Religious Exclusivism？ A Reply to John Hick
Christianity and Human Existence: John Macquarrie's Anthropology
Christianity and Modern Philosophy: Christianity in Dialogue with Analytic Philosophy and Existentialism
Contextualization of Christian Theology in the Chinese Culture
Foucault's View of Power/Truth: Criticisms and Response
Sexual Revolution: Reflections from Cultural, Philosophical and Religious Perspectives
The Debate between Liberalism and Communitarianism
The Hermeneutics of Trust and the Hermeneutics of Suspicion
The Idea of Christian Scholarship: Integration of Faith and Learning in an Age of Pluralism

KWAN, Kai Man/ TSANG, Eric WK

Replication and Theory Development in Organizational Science: A Critical Realist Perspective

LO, Ping Cheung

"Secular Humanist Bioethics of Joseph Fletcher” (funded by Hong Kong Baptist University Faculty Research Grant)
Philosophical Foundations for Genetic Ethics – A Bicultural Investigation (funded by Competitive Earmarked Research Grant)
Confucian-Christian Dialogue
Religious Love – A Comparative Study

LEE, Richard Chung Kee

The Pascalian heart and the Kierkegaardian passion: On Existentiality and Religiosity
On the Possibility of Religious Language – on Thomistic Analogy
On the Possibility of Religious Language: Models and Disclosures in Ian Ramsey
The submission of reason in faith in the thoughts of Kierkegaard
The limits of reason and the rationale for faith in the thoughts of Blaise Pascal

MAN, Eva KW

Contemporary Feminist Body Theories and Mencius's Ideas of Body and Mind
Female Bodily Aesthetics, Politics, and Feminine Ideals of Beauty in China
Hong Kong Woman Artists: The New Generation
On the Social Role of Contemporary Artists: Cultural Prophet, Social Hero or Shamen？
The Commonality of the Philosophical Agenda of Feminism and Chinese Philosophy: The Case of Gender and Science
The End of Aesthetic Experience？ A Comparative Study on the Origin of Aesthetic Experience in Confucian Aesthetics and Anglo-American Aesthetics
The Notion of "Orientalism" in the Modernization Movement of Chinese Painting of Hong Kong Artists in 1960s: The Case of Hon Chi-fun
The Problem of Cultural Identity in the Age of Globalization
The Wisdom in Confucius' Theory of Music and A Critical Reflection of Western Contemporary Art
Zhu Guangqian and Contemporary Chinese Aesthetics

NG, William YN

Ng, Wai Hang

PALMQUIST, Stephen R.

PALMQUIST, Stephen R./ PALOMO-LAMARCA, Antonio

PFISTER, Lauren

Encyclopedia of Chinese Philosophy Project
Encyclopedia of Confucianism Project
Feng Youlan Interpretive Project
James Legge's Missionary-Scholar Career
Ruist Monotheistic Metaphysics
Understanding Sinological Standards for Translating Chinese Classics and Scriptures
Evaluating the German Translations of Richard Wilhlem's Sinological Corpus
Exploring the Significance of "Canons-in-Translation" for the History of Asian Religions
Inquiries into the Lack of Environmental Ethical Engagement in the Writings of Chinese Intellectuals associated with Ruist, Daoist and Buddhist Traditions

PFISTER, Lauren/ Prof. LIU, Jiahe/ SHAO, Dongfang

Wong, Kwok Kui

ZHANG, Ellen Y