On December 7, Nanjing Union Theological Seminary held an opening ceremony welcoming 12 students who are beginning doctoral programs.
As the only registered Protestant seminary in China which offers doctoral degrees, five of the doctoral students were admitted in 2019 and the rest enrolled this year, according to the Academic Affairs Office of the national-level Seminary. Among them, five are majoring in Systematic Theology, another five in Pastoral Ministry, and two in the New Testament.
Eight doctoral supervisors attended the ceremony online, including Professor Mingjia Luo and Professor Weitong Cao , the tutors for Systemic Theology, Professor Huang Ximu and Professor Bin You guiding the study of the New Testament, and Professor Pan Yirong and Professor Cao Minjing mentoring the Pastoral Ministry degree.
Dr. Chen Yilu, the doctoral supervisor for the Pastoral Ministry degree and Dr. Chen Yongtao, supervisor for Systematic Theology, were also present.
Combined with their own background and teaching experience, the supervisors instructed the new PhD students to clarify their goals, and also expressed their willingness to accompany them for three or four years of study.
PhD students Wang Zuomou, Ni Haiyang, and Yu Yin, as the student representatives of the Pastoral Ministry degree, Systematic Theology and the major of the New Testament, expressed their gratitude to the seminary. They also said they would appreciate the opportunity to study for a doctorate and try their best to complete the studies.
President Gao Feng encouraged them to study with a strong sense of vision and responsibility, and apply what they had learned. He stated that the seminary should also develop research topics based on the actual situation, and contribute to the development of the Chinese churches and the Sinicization of Christianity.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
2020年12月7日，金陵协和神学院“2020年博士研究生开班仪式”举行，欢迎12位博士研究生正式入校学习。
据金陵协和神学院教务处报道，本次入学的12位博士研究生包含2019年录取的5位和2020年录取的7位。
他们是5位系统神学专业博士生、5位教牧学博士生和2位新约专业。
共有三个专业的8位博士生导师参加了此次开班仪式，他们是在线参会的系统神学专业博士生导师罗明嘉教授与曹伟彤教授、新约专业的博士生导师黄锡木教授与游斌教授、教牧学博士生导师潘怡蓉教授与曹敏敬教授。
两位是本院在场的教牧学博士生导师陈逸鲁博士与系统神学博士生导师陈永涛博士。
每位导师用自己的切身体验和神学教育的传统经验鼓励和教导新来的博士生明确自己的努力方向，并表示愿意陪伴着博士生们一同迎接四年或三年的学习历程。
博士生王坐谋、倪海洋、余音同学分别作为教牧学、系统神学和新约专业的学生代表，表达了对学院的感谢。表示一定不负读博的宝贵机会，在接下来的学习期间尽上自己的本分，完成好自己的学业。
高峰院长勉励博士生们要以强烈的使命感与责任感来学习，并且学以致用。学校也要结合中国教会实际情况设置研究课题，为中国教会的健康发展和基督教中国化一同贡献才智和力量。
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金陵协和神学院举行2020年博士研究生开班仪式
On December 7, Nanjing Union Theological Seminary held an opening ceremony welcoming 12 students who are beginning doctoral programs.
As the only registered Protestant seminary in China which offers doctoral degrees, five of the doctoral students were admitted in 2019 and the rest enrolled this year, according to the Academic Affairs Office of the national-level Seminary. Among them, five are majoring in Systematic Theology, another five in Pastoral Ministry, and two in the New Testament.
Eight doctoral supervisors attended the ceremony online, including Professor Mingjia Luo and Professor Weitong Cao , the tutors for Systemic Theology, Professor Huang Ximu and Professor Bin You guiding the study of the New Testament, and Professor Pan Yirong and Professor Cao Minjing mentoring the Pastoral Ministry degree.
Dr. Chen Yilu, the doctoral supervisor for the Pastoral Ministry degree and Dr. Chen Yongtao, supervisor for Systematic Theology, were also present.
Combined with their own background and teaching experience, the supervisors instructed the new PhD students to clarify their goals, and also expressed their willingness to accompany them for three or four years of study.
PhD students Wang Zuomou, Ni Haiyang, and Yu Yin, as the student representatives of the Pastoral Ministry degree, Systematic Theology and the major of the New Testament, expressed their gratitude to the seminary. They also said they would appreciate the opportunity to study for a doctorate and try their best to complete the studies.
President Gao Feng encouraged them to study with a strong sense of vision and responsibility, and apply what they had learned. He stated that the seminary should also develop research topics based on the actual situation, and contribute to the development of the Chinese churches and the Sinicization of Christianity.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
Nanjing Union Theological Seminary Holds Opening Ceremony for New Doctoral Students
