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Dr. Jacob Chengwei Feng

Systematic and constructive theology: pneumatology, deification, and the sciences, read from world and Chinese Christianity.

Recent Talks

University of Cambridge

Watchman Nee and the British Theological Legacy

MAY 2026

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Tsinghua University

AI, truth, and theology

2026

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Pepperdine University

Christian scholarship and the sciences

2026

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Books

Spirit(s) and Chinese Religiosity

Palgrave Macmillan, 2025

A constructive account of Spirit and spirits in Chinese religiosity.

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Science, Religion(s), and Spirit(s) in China

Brill, 2025

A Chinese theology of creation built on Jingjiao’s qi-tological vision.

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Chinese Christianity and Bible Translation

Co-edited · ARC Press, 2026

《中国基督教与圣经翻译》, from the perspective of world Christianity and theology.

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Writing

  • Addressing the Needham Question · Zygon
  • Pneumasis: Spirit-indwelling in Romans 8 · Religions
  • From Bridge to Starlink · Theology and Science

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Courses

  • Theology and Science · UC Irvine
  • Christian Thought · Pepperdine University
  • Systematic Theology · Fuller Theological Seminary

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Media

Academic Substack

Essays on theology, science, and the future church. New essays weekly.

Science and Religion Video Series

Short, rigorous conversations at the meeting of faith and the sciences. Coming soon.

About

Dr. Jacob Chengwei Feng is a theologian, educator, and writer working at the meeting of theology and science, pneumatology and deification, and world and Chinese Christianity. He is the author of three books and teaches at UC Irvine, Pepperdine, and Fuller Theological Seminary.

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Get in touch

Email: chengweifeng@fuller.edu

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