My Chineseness May Be Different from Yours
Whether I called myself Chinese, Korean, or Taiwanese, none of these identities seemed capable of describing me fully.
TAN AnWei (譚安維) is a PhD student in Church History at Yonsei University and a lecturer at Kyung-in Women’s University. He earned his BA in Chinese Literature from National Taiwan Normal University and his MDiv and ThM in Liturgics and Homiletics from Presbyterian University and Theological Seminary in Seoul, Korea. A third-generation Overseas Chinese in Korea with family roots in Shandong, AnWei’s research interests focus on the history of Christianity in Korea, China, Taiwan, and Overseas Chinese communities. He is also interested in research approaches within World Christianity.
Alongside his doctoral studies, he teaches church history, liturgics, and homiletics at several theological seminaries. In ministry, he is a Minister of Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church of Korea (PCK) and serves with Korea Campus Crusade for Christ (KCCC) and the WE Initiative Network. He is also involved in the Younger Leaders Generation (YLG) of the Lausanne Movement Korea.
Whether I called myself Chinese, Korean, or Taiwanese, none of these identities seemed capable of describing me fully.