16/06/2026
客座教授──姜南順教授 (Prof. Namsoon Kang)
自我介紹
在自我介紹中，我們究竟可以——又應該——如何述說「我是誰」？介紹自己從來都不是一件容易的事。人的存在既有外在面向，也有內在面向；然而，一般自我介紹往往只觸及外在層面，因而容易遮蔽一個人內在生命真正的深度。
自2006年起，我一直於美國德州基督教大學（Texas Christian University）布萊特神學院(Brite Divinity School) 擔任神學與宗教教授。在加入該院之前，我亦曾於韓國首爾監理教會神學大學校 ( Methodist Theological University, Seoul, South Korea)，以及英國劍橋大學神學院（Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge）任教。
最近，我於2026年5月4日加入香港中文大學崇基學院，在暑期學院的課程中教授一門名為 “Cosmopolitan Leadership: Justice and Hospitality in a World of Glocal Conflicts”的科目(全球—在地衝突中的世界公民式領導：公義與款待)。雖然我在此的任期將於2026年7月3日結束，但這也形成了一種弔詭：我正式「屬於」崇基學院，卻同時作為一位「六十天教授」，站在內與外、歸屬與過渡之間的門檻上。
我的研究與教學一向跨越學科界限，關注世界公民思想、德希達哲學、後殖民理論、女性主義與後現代理論等領域。這樣的理論架構亦與我的全球實踐緊密相連。多年來，我曾於六大洲、二十多個國家發表演講及主題演說，足跡遍及歐洲、拉丁美洲、東亞及太平洋地區。此外，我亦致力將這些洞見實踐於普世合一運動的國際領導工作之中，曾擔任世界神學院協會會議（WOCATI）主席，並參與世界基督教協進會（World Council of Churches）全球異象的建構。
在學術寫作以外，我亦是一位認真的業餘鋼琴愛好者；在德州沃思堡（Fort Worth）家中的一部小型三角鋼琴，是我最親密的生活夥伴之一。在這門關於 “Cosmopolitan Leadership”的全球暑期課程中，我特別享受與來自世界各地、超過二十位學生一同交流的時光——這是一段深刻的經驗，也不斷提醒我：教學在本質上，始終是一種學習。
歸根究底，無論是在德州的課堂、香港的門檻上，還是在世界各地的普世對話中，我的工作始終致力於承擔一種雙重責任：一方面肯定我們所承繼的傳統，另一方面也勇敢地質疑這些傳統。
Visiting Professor : Prof. Namsoon Kang
Self-Introduction
What can—and what may-- I say about "who I am" in a self-introduction? Introducing oneself is always a daunting task. Because human existence comprises both exteriority and interiority, it is customary to introduce only our external dimensions, which often obscures the true depth of one's interiority.
Since 2006, I have served as a professor of Theology and Religion at Brite Divinity School at Texas Christian University. Before I joined Brite, I also taught at Methodist Theological University in South Korea, and the Faculty of Divinity at the University of Cambridge in the UK.
Most recently, on May 4, 2026, I joined Chung Chi College at CUHK to teach a course titled “Cosmopolitan Leadership: Justice and Hospitality in a World of Glocal Conflicts” for the Global Summer Institute. Though my time here concludes on July 3, 2026, creating a paradox where I officially “belong” to Chung Chi College, yet concurrently stand on the threshold between insider and outsider as a “60-days-professor.”
Working and teaching transdisciplinarily, my scholarship traverses the boundaries of cosmopolitanism, Derridean philosophy, postcolonialism, feminism, and postmodernism. This theoretical framework is deeply intertwined with my global practice. My lectures and keynote addresses have taken me across six continents, spanning over two dozen countries from Europe and Latin America to East Asia and the Pacific. Furthermore, I have sought to ground these insights within international ecumenical leadership, notably serving as President of the World Conference of Associations of Theological Institutions (WOCATI) and contributing to the global vision of the World Council of Churches.
Beyond my academic writing, I am a serious amateur pianist, with a baby grand piano serving as my constant companion in my home in Fort Worth, Texas. In this Global Summer course on Cosmopolitan Leadership, I have deeply enjoyed engaging with over twenty students from various countries around the world--a profound experience that continuously reminds me that teaching is always, at its core, a form of learning.
Ultimately, whether in the lecture halls of Texas, the thresholds of Hong Kong, or in ecumenical dialogues worldwide, my work remains dedicated to the double responsibility of affirming our inherited traditions while courageously contesting them.
