Location
23 September – 4 November 2025 (Tuesdays), 7.30 p.m. – 9.30 p.m.
Online via Zoom
Register via https://www.ttc.edu.sg/english/study-at-ttc/equip-registration/
Refer to website for fee details
This course introduces students to the history of Christianity in Asia, from the earliest days in the first century through the arrival of western missionaries in colonial times to more recent developments. Students will gain an understanding of the historical development of Christianity in Asia as parallel and independent branches rather than as later developments to Western Christianity. Topics will include:
- Journey to the East (Nestorianism)
- Christianity under Islamic rule and the Mongols
- Jesuit mission in Asia
- Protestant mission in 19th century Asia
- South Korea: A Christian success story?
- Christianity and Buddhism in Southeast Asia
- Christianity in Islamic Southeast Asia
Rev Dr Chiang Ming Shun, a Methodist minister with MCS, teaches Church History and Global Christianity at Trinity Theological College.
Organised by EQUIP