Celia Lam Juergens Dean of Administrative Affairs The Starting Point of Green Theological Seminary Hong Kong Baptist Theological Seminary has already begun to focus on environmental conservation in its early years. Initially, the college's environmental protection policy was centered around saving, mainly targeting energy saving and waste reduction. Measures taken included: adjusting lighting and air-conditioning systems according to actual needs, switching to energy-saving bulbs, setting up three-color recycling bins, selecting recycled paper, using well water to irrigate trees and flowers, greening the campus, etc. ...

Nathan Ng Professor of Christian Thought (Church History) Augustine's creationism is undeniable. From a historical perspective, "environmental protection" has never been a topic of concern to the early church fathers or religious reformers. It is only because of the increasing global pollution and the continued intensification of climate warming in modern times that environmental protection has received attention from the church community. However, this does not mean that past church history documents are worthless when discussing relevant issues. In fact, the Bible does not directly discuss environmental protection, but it is the main reference basis for Christians today. Likewise, church history contains many valuable documents that can provide inspiration for the modern church. The author here attempts to use the famous church father Augustine (Augustine,...

Andres Tang Professor of Christian Thought (Theology and Culture) Anthropocentrism? In recent years, Chinese church groups have become more and more concerned about the ecological environment, and many brothers and sisters have taken action to practice low-carbon green living in all aspects of food, clothing, housing and transportation. But why should we care about the ecological environment? Why should we live a low-carbon green life? Is this because the church has gradually realized that human beings should not only care about themselves, but also care about the ecological environment, and expand "love your neighbor" to "love the earth"? Is this because the church has gradually realized that Christianity, as a religion of love, should not be centered on humans, but should instead take other creatures into consideration? This is worth our consideration. ...

Wong Fook-kong Professor of Old Testament Natural Cathedral Over the years, many Christians have told me that they feel closer to God when they are in nature (such as camping, fishing, and hiking) than when they worship in church. I often wondered, were they busy taking photos while enjoying the cherry blossoms in Kyoto, or were they really singing praises to God? In any case, I imagine that the person who said that had a pretty good last year as church buildings were closed and worship was conducted online. Finally, we can worship via our smartphones while hiking or camping without feeling guilty! Seriously, though, it’s not without biblical basis that people feel closer to God in nature than in a church setting. Psalm 19:1-4 says: ...

Hong Kong Baptist Theological Seminary (HKBS) has been concerned about environmental conservation for many years and has been vigorously promoting it on campus in recent years. Therefore, this issue of "School News" invited several teachers to talk about environmental protection from the perspective of Christian faith, and also invited our Administrative Affairs Director, Mrs. Zhang Lin Xiaoya, to talk about how we promote and practice environmental conservation on campus. In addition, we interviewed several members of our School Environmental Protection Research Group to share their insights on HKBS’s promotion of environmental protection. ...

Wu Libin Th.D. Candidate Time flies for Libin and her husband. I entered the Hong Kong Baptist Theological Seminary in January 2016 to pursue a doctorate in theology. I have now completed the first draft of my doctoral thesis and am about to finish my studies. I have been studying at the Hong Kong Baptist Theological Seminary for more than five years. During this period, what I am most grateful for is that God has prepared for me a dedicated and loving mentor, Professor Huang Fuguang. It can be said that without Professor Huang’s dedicated help and guidance, the first draft of my thesis would not have been completed. ...

Yue Guangpu Th.D. Candidate Yue Guangpu and his wife In 2018, I came to Hong Kong to study at the Hong Kong Baptist Theological Seminary and studied systematic theology under Professor Deng Shaoguang. Professor Deng is rigorous in his academic research and tolerant in his personality, and his students have benefited greatly from his teaching. I studied at Nanjing Union Theological Seminary for seven years. Compared to Baptist Theological Seminary, the theological education at Jinling Theological Seminary focuses less on modern or contemporary theologians. Therefore, when I first came to Baptist Theological Seminary, I was very envious when I saw my classmates in the bachelor's program of theology reading the works of contemporary theologians. Baptist Theological Seminary has a strong faculty, which broadens the students’ knowledge and horizons. The teachers are impeccable in both academic quality and teaching skills, which is also the strength of Baptist Theological Seminary. ...

Zhou Zhizhi Th.D. Candidate In 1991, I started to study theology. At that time, I hoped that God would raise up another spiritual great like Song Shangjie in the Chinese church. So, what can I do? I imagine how wonderful it would be if I could use singing to pioneer such evangelists! However, when I graduated from the seminary and passed the professional examination of the Vocal Music Department of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, I found that no one in the church cared about my ideas, so I gave up the path of music and devoted myself to serving in grassroots churches. ...

April Lam Th.D. Candidate Once I participated in a camp at an internship church, during which I tried night hiking for the first time. There was no electric lighting, so I had to walk carefully at every step. For me, the process of pursuing a doctorate in theology was a bit like taking a night hike. ...

Wong Fook Kong Professor of Old Testament Time flies. It seems like the Doctor of Theology programme at HKBS has only just started. Last year, we produced our first Doctor of Theology graduate. Of course, for doctoral students in theology, the study period must be like a year; however, the time spent is worth it because they can gain fruitful learning results. ...