Chow Lien-hwa
Chow Lien-hwa (traditional Chinese: 周聯華; simplified Chinese: 周联华; 7 March 1920 – 6 August 2016) was a Chinese Baptist minister, missionary, and theologian.
He was a recognized Christian leader in Taiwan, serving as chaplain to Taiwan's former presidents Chiang Kai-shek, Chiang Ching-kuo, and Lee Teng-hui.[1]
Life
[edit]Chow was born in Shanghai to a Taoist family. He attended the University of Shanghai, but left before graduating in business management due to the Japanese occupation of the city during World War II. Chow settled in Chongqing and enrolled at Chongqing University, where he converted to Baptist Christianity.[2] He returned to Shanghai to complete his degree before going to the United States in 1949 to study theology, completing his BDiv (1951) and PhD (1954) from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He would later conduct post-doctoral research at Princeton Theological Seminary and be a visiting scholar at Oxford University.[3]
He was the president of Asia Baptist Graduate Theological Seminary (1993–2005).[4]
Chow died at Cheng Hsin General Hospital on 6 August 2016, aged 96.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ Towery, Britt. "Mission Forum". www.laotao.org. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ Han Cheung (30 July 2023). "Taiwan in Time: The president's pastor". Taipei Times. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ "In Memory of Rev. Chow, Lien-hwa". Divinity School of Chung Chi College, CUHK. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "ABGTS Journey". Asia Baptist Graduate Theological Seminary. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ Chang, Ming-hsuan; Low, Y. F. (6 August 2016). "Pastor Chow Lien-hwa dies at age 96". Central News Agency. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ Lin, Yi-yin (8–14 August 2016). "Rev. Chow Lien-hwa, A Peace Maker For Taiwan Church And Society, Dies At 96". Taiwan Church News. Translated by Wolfe, Peter. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
Further reading
[edit]- Lim, Johnson, ed. (2008). Take Root Downward, Bear Fruit Upward: A Festschrift Presented to Lien-Hwa Chow on the Occasion of his Eighty Eighth Birthday. Hong Kong: Asia Baptist Graduate Theological Seminary.
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