From “Being Heard” to “Being Seen”
What kind of face does the church present in public? Do our tone and rhythm make people willing to approach us, and do they make us easier to understand?
Sheng-Yu Peng (彭盛有彭盛有) holds a PhD in theology from the University of Edinburgh with research interests in theological aesthetics. He is a professor of theology and the director of the Center for Academic Development at Taiwan Baptist Christian Seminary. He has also served as a visiting scholar at the Faculty of Theology, Heidelberg University. Before entering theological education, he served in pastoral ministry and was actively involved in theater, working as both a director and actor. He is the author of Theological Aesthetics: A Narrative of Beauty and Love and Sino-Christian Theo-Drama Public Theology (forthcoming). Rev. Peng continues to write essays on theology and the arts for academic journals and public media.
What kind of face does the church present in public? Do our tone and rhythm make people willing to approach us, and do they make us easier to understand?