Wan Yin Lim
PhD student
Current situation
Member of Chinese Annual Conference (CAC), The Methodist Church in Malaysia
Subject
Peacebuilding in Malaysia: An Interdisciplinary Examination of Chinese Methodist Peace Theology and Peace Studies
Research Area
In the absence of a thorough analysis of social violence, could peace theologies inadvertently create a utopian illusion?
As a Methodist living in Malaysia, one of Southeast Asia’s nations, I have thinking about how Methodists interact with and play a role in this country’s multi-ethnic and multi-cultural society. I advocated for youth engagement in the public sphere and have committed my studies to interest in public well-being, Christian social ethics, racial relations, religious freedom, and political ideologies.
This complex tension that has arisen as a result of my interaction with theology and peace studies has both enriched my studies and made me more engaged in the issue of structural and cultural violence. It leads me to focus my attention on political hegemony, economic inequality, racial discrimination, and religious oppression. Therefore, to study the Chinese Methodist peace theology in Malaysia, I use an interdisciplinary approach to investigate Methodist Christian belief and peace studies. I investigate the relationship that peace studies give to the complexities of social life with various theories shedding light on different aspects. In short, my research aims to assess how peace studies offer insights into Chinese Methodist peace theology, drawing from peace studies, Methodist, and theologies of peace.
Supervisory team
Dr Richard A Davis
Professor Emerita Pauline Kollontai
Book Reviews
Lim, W.-Y., 2024. Book Review: Liberating the Politics of Jesus: Renewing Peace Theology Through the Wisdom of Women. Elizabeth Soto Albrecht and Darryl W. Stephens (eds) T&T Clark (T&T Clark Studies in Anabaptist and Ethics), London and New York, 2020. Holiness, [online] 9(2), pp.113–114. https://doi.org/10.2478/holiness-2024-0017.
Lim, W.-Y., 2024. Book Review: Ketika Agama Bawa Damai, Bukan Perang: Belajar Dari ‘Imam Dan Pastor’. Ihsan Ali-Fauzi (eds) PUSAD Paramadina, Jakarta, 2017. Aradha: Journal of Divinity, Peace and Conflict Studies, [online] 2(2(2022)), pp.173–177. https://doi.org/10.21460/aradha.2022.22.92.
Lim, W.-Y., 2023. Book Review: Decolonizing Interreligious Education: Developing Theologies of Accountability. Shannon Frediani. Lexington Books (Postcolonial and decolonial studies in religion and theology), Lanham Boulder New York London, 2023. Practical Theology, [online] pp.1–2. https://doi.org/10.1080/1756073X.2023.2262680.
Newspaper Articles
Davis, R.Q. and Lim, W.Y. (2024) ‘When Peace Encounters Technology on Earth’, Methodist Recorder, 19 January, p. 24.
Lim, W.Y.林婉莹 (2021) ‘Jie Feng Hou, Wei Shen Me Hui Dao Jiao Hui Bu Shi Xin Tu De Shou Xuan 解封后，为什么回到教会不是信徒的首选 [When Restrictions are Lifted, Why Don’t People Choose to Return to Church as Their First Option?]’, Hong Kong Christian Times. 1783rd edn, 29 October, pp. 12–13. Available at: https://www.christiantimes.org.hk/Common/Reader/News/ShowNews.jsp?Nid=167074&Pid=2&Version=1783&Cid=588&Charset=big5_hkscs.
