Webinar – networked social movements, networked public theology

Webinar

Networked social movements, networked public theology: the implications of the Hong Kong protests to World Christianity

Dr Calida Chu, Teaching Fellow, School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh

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Wednesday 2nd March, 4.00-5.30pm GMT

About

When talking about public theology in World Christianity, current trends tend to focus on one context, whether it is based on a geographical location or a platform (e.g. social media). The Hong Kong protests, as networked social movements, show that the flow of information is not as static as one may think, due to the highly decentralised and fluid nature of the movements.

Drawing theories from sociology and migration studies, this paper aims to problematise the concept of public theology as a contextual theology, and suggests that, due to increasing digital literacy and the high mobility of Hong Kongese migrants since 2020, the future of Hong Kong public theology should be seen as a ‘networked public theology’, which transcends geographical locations.

Taking examples of the Milk Tea Alliance in Asia and several pro-democratic Hong Kongese pastoral leaders in different continents, the paper elaborates the phenomenon of networked public theology and offers some preliminary observations of how this may assist World Christianity scholars to ponder the issues of social justice with the oppressed and marginalised groups.

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