Five doctoral students in pastoral studies from the class of 2020 have passed the pre-defense.
This is the second pre-defense held since the establishment of the Pastoral Studies doctoral program at Nanjing Union Theological Seminary in Jiangsu in 2017, said the seminary.
On March 14, five dissertations were presented, covering topics on the image design of church buildings, challenges and coping strategies in marriage and family for young pastoral workers, pastoral care and counseling for grieving Christians—using a case study of Zhoukou City in Henan Province, coping strategies for depression among young Christians, and a case study on pastoral challenges and coping strategies based in Guizhou Province.
The members of the dissertation defense committee included Professor Chen Yilu, executive vice president of Nanjing Union Theological Seminary and doctoral student’s supervisor in Pastoral Studies; Dr. Pan Yi Jung, associate professor of Practical Theology at the China Graduate School of Theology in Hong Kong and doctoral supervisor in Pastoral Studies. They also invited Dr. Yue Qinghua, president of Fujian Theological Seminary; Dr. Xiao Anping, vice president of Zhongnan Theological Seminary; Dr. Wang Xuefu, director of Nanjing Straightforward Counseling Institute; and a Dr. in Quyi Art from Nanjing University of the Arts.
The reviewers believed that each doctoral dissertation not only had diverse perspectives in topic selection but also addressed the needs of the Chinese church and society, which demonstrated high levels of professionalism and applicability.
The five doctoral students will also incorporate varied suggestions to revise their dissertations and prepare for the final defense.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
五名2020级教牧学博士生顺利通过了预答辩。
据金陵协和神学院，这是继金陵协和神学院教牧学博士班于2017年开办以来举办的第二次预答辩。
3月14日，2020级教牧学博士生论文预答辩会举行。参加本次预答辩的教牧学博士生论文题目涵盖探讨教堂空间的图像设计、青年教牧人员婚姻家庭的挑战及应对策略研究、基督徒丧亲哀伤的教牧关怀与辅导—以河南省周口市为例、青年基督徒的抑郁应对之道以及基于贵州省的个案研究教会牧养困境及应对策略。
此次预答辩论文评审委员会成员由金陵协和神学院常务副院长、本院教牧学博士生导师陈逸鲁教授，香港中国神学研究院实践科副教授、本院教牧学博士生导师潘怡蓉博士，福建神学院院长岳清华博士，中南神学院副院长肖安平博士，南京直面心理咨询研究所所长王学富博士和南京艺术学院曲艺博士组成。
评审老师们认为，每位博士生的论文不仅选题视角多样，切合中国教会和社会需要，并且具有较高的专业水平和可应用性。
五位博士生也将吸取各方建议修改论文，为最后的正式答辩做好准备。
5名博士生顺利通过预答辩
Five doctoral students in pastoral studies from the class of 2020 have passed the pre-defense.
This is the second pre-defense held since the establishment of the Pastoral Studies doctoral program at Nanjing Union Theological Seminary in Jiangsu in 2017, said the seminary.
On March 14, five dissertations were presented, covering topics on the image design of church buildings, challenges and coping strategies in marriage and family for young pastoral workers, pastoral care and counseling for grieving Christians—using a case study of Zhoukou City in Henan Province, coping strategies for depression among young Christians, and a case study on pastoral challenges and coping strategies based in Guizhou Province.
The members of the dissertation defense committee included Professor Chen Yilu, executive vice president of Nanjing Union Theological Seminary and doctoral student’s supervisor in Pastoral Studies; Dr. Pan Yi Jung, associate professor of Practical Theology at the China Graduate School of Theology in Hong Kong and doctoral supervisor in Pastoral Studies. They also invited Dr. Yue Qinghua, president of Fujian Theological Seminary; Dr. Xiao Anping, vice president of Zhongnan Theological Seminary; Dr. Wang Xuefu, director of Nanjing Straightforward Counseling Institute; and a Dr. in Quyi Art from Nanjing University of the Arts.
The reviewers believed that each doctoral dissertation not only had diverse perspectives in topic selection but also addressed the needs of the Chinese church and society, which demonstrated high levels of professionalism and applicability.
The five doctoral students will also incorporate varied suggestions to revise their dissertations and prepare for the final defense.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
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