Kin Pan Wu – Staff Directory | University of Divinity

Dr Kin Pan WU earned a PhD from the Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn, Germany. His doctoral research focused on Rev. Dr Ernst Faber, a prominent German scholarly missionary in China, which was published in 2022 in Germany.

Dr Wu has authored numerous articles and books, along with translations into Chinese, English, and German.

Not only is he actively participating in pastoral ministry, but he is also the founder of Globalintelligenz GmbH, located in Wuppertal, which pursues spiritual and cultural discourse. Since 2003, Dr Wu has been serving as a pastor across various denominations in Hong Kong. Currently, he holds the position of Adjunct Professor at Gratia Christian College in Hong Kong; he is also a Fellow both of the Royal Asiatic Society (FRAS) and the Royal Historical Society in the UK; in addition, he serves as an Honorary Research Associate at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the University of Divinity (through Australian Lutheran College). Furthermore, he teaches at the Hong Kong Lutheran Theological Seminary, offering courses on Chinese Christianity, mission studies, contextual theology, and church ministry. Nowadays, he is also elected as Vice-President of the Society for the Study of History of Christianity in China.

In 2025, he received the “Prize of Outstanding Theological Publication” awarded by the Rev. L. H. Chow Memorial Foundation in Taiwan. This accolade recognises his significant contributions to the Chinese theological community through his publications. The details of the delivery of this prize can be found in the following news mentioned by VOX, University of Divinity:

https://alc.edu.au/connect/news/receives-prize-of-outstanding-theological-publication-in-taiwan/

His research interests encompass German missionaries, Christianity in Hong Kong, Chinese Christianity, Church History, Missiology, and the Migration history of Christians in Pan-Pacific areas, including Australia, Japan and the Global South. His reflection aims at an interdisciplinary approach across the fields of theology, philosophy, history, cultural studies, as well as various kinds of literature and linguistics.

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Recent Publications

All publications

2024	Book Review: [Luo Zhi-xiang, A Study on the Interpretation of Confucianism by Ernst Faber, a Sinologist in the Late Qing Dynasty]
2024	“Rev. Ferdinand Genähr”, “Rev. Karl Ludwig Stumpf” and “Rev. Peng Fu”
2023	“The well-known Judicial Wiseman worldwide: Dr. Ng Choy” and “Life achieved for Three-Attainments: Presbyter Dr. Man-kai Wan”
2023	Translation:【Metzger, B. Manning. The New Testament, It's Background, Growth and Content. Revised, Enlarged Edition.】
2023	“Participation in the Bible translation by German Protestant Missionaries in the Nineteen Century China”

External Affiliations

Society for the Study of History of Christianity in China (Vice President)
Royal Asiatic Society (Fellow)
Royal Historical Society (Fellow)