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All Profiles ยป The Reverend Dr. Hui Liang Ni
The Reverend Dr. Hui Liang Ni was born and grew up in Shanghai, China. He received a BA in Philosophy and an MA in the History of Chinese Philosophy from East China Normal University (Shanghai) where he also taught in the Department of History. He later studied at Oak Hill Theological College in London, England, gaining a BA (honors) in Theological and Pastoral Studies.
Returning to Shanghai, Father Ni worked as a researcher in the Institute of Religious Studies at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences where he also edited “Contemporary Religious Studies,” an academic periodical. He revised all of the Christian theological articles in Chi Hai, the most prominent contemporary Chinese dictionary.
Father Ni earned a Ph.d in the History of Christianity from Claremont Graduate University in 2009. He is one of the co-founders of the monthly Chinese Christian newspaper “The Mountain” and of the Weixin church, and served in active lay ministry at St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church, Hacienda Heights. Father Ni was ordained a deacon in 2007 and a priest in 2008. He serves as non-stipendiary assistant for the Mandarin language congregation at St. Edmund's, San Marino. Father Ni is married to his undergraduate classmate Alison Wu. Together they have one daughter, Sarah Ni.