MAP: Missionary, Anthropologist, Professor - A Festschrift for Dr. Enoch Wan
was written by Dr. Wan's former students and co-workers. It is their individual expressions of gratitude and respect to honour and recognize Professor Wan for his impact in each one's life, career, and ministry.
Excerpt from the Foreword of
:
Breathtaking changes have characterized the life and the times of Dr. Enoch Wan. Given his tumultuous life experience, it is no wonder that Professor Wan spearheaded the development of Diaspora Missiology. His cross-cultural missionary service and urban church-planting work built a foundation for Wan to ably lead intercultural studies programs for theological students and institutions. Studying and living in North America, with his Chinese background, helps explain Wan's formulation of his Relational Paradigm that challenges conceptual Western theology. Moreover, Enoch Wan's eventful life has played out against the backdrop of numerous dramatic events of the latter half of the Twentieth Century and first quarter of the Twenty-First, including war-torn China, Cold War relations, and multidirectional migrations. Divine Providence has unmistakably been at work in the life and times of Dr. Enoch Wan.