Microlearning

Faith meeting Chinese culture.

Format
Online
Length
8 topics

How do we engage and interact meaningfully with Chinese culture? Join Dr Lai Pak Wah as we learn how to interpret Chinese culture through the lens of Christianity.

The course looks at:

  1. What culture is, and what the Bible teaches about it.
  2. Chinese medicine, martial arts and Taiji: therapy or heresy?
  3. Chinese festivals and funeral rites, including filial piety.
  4. How to share our faith in a Chinese cultural setting.
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Why Bother with Chinese Culture?


Instructor(s)

Dr Lai Pak Wah

Principal and Lecturer in Church History and Historical Theology

Dr Lai Pak Wah is BGST’s Principal and Lecturer of Church History and Historical Theology. He also serves as an elder at Mt Carmel Bible Presbyterian Church where he worships and oversees the church’s Hybrid Church Initiative. His interest is the very heart of BGST’s mission: which is to help Christians make sense of their faith at work, church and society. Previously, Pak Wah engaged in investment promotion work with the Singapore Economic Development Board (SEDB) and was a full-time lecturer at the School of Business, Singapore Polytechnic. He is the author of The Dao of Healing: Christian Perspective of Chinese Medicine, and a certified Belbin coach. Pak-Wah holds a PhD from Durham University, UK. He enjoys engaging in Chinese culture and playing the cello.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

  • 2

    Conceptualising Culture

    • What is Culture?

    • What does the Bible Teach about Culture?

  • 3

    Chinese Medicine

    • Can Christians Use Chinese Medicine?

    • History of Chinese Medicine

    • Philosophical Ideas of Chinese Medicine

    • Evaluating Chinese Medicine

  • 4

    Martial Arts

    • Martial Arts

    • Introducing Martial Arts

    • Evaluating Martial Arts

  • 5

    Chinese Festivals

    • Chinese Festivals

    • Evaluating Chinese Rituals

  • 6

    Chinese Funeral Rites

    • Why Do Funeral Rites Matter?

    • Filial Piety and Funeral Rites

  • 7

    Sharing Our Faith

    • Sharing Our Faith

  • 8

    Taiji- Therapy or Heresy?

    • Taiji-Therapy or Heresy?

Ready to begin?

$25.00
Online course

Online course of 8 topics with Dr Lai Pak Wah. Each topic comes with lecture recordings.

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