Harvey, Thomas 1956-

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HARVEY, Thomas 1956-

PERSONAL:

Born June 27, 1956; son of a superior court justice and JoAnn Harvey (a school teacher and office manager); married Judith Madigan, April 15, 1985; children: Joseph, Paul, Emma. Education:Wheaton College, B.A.; Asbury Theological Seminary, M.Div; Notre Dame University, M.A.; Duke University, Ph.D. Religion: Presbyterian. Hobbies and other interests: Refinishing fine furniture, Asian history and philosophy, tennis, preaching and worship.

ADDRESSES:

Home—490 Upper Bukit Timah, Singapore 678093. Office—Trinity Theological College, 490 Upper Bukit Timah, Singapore 678093. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER:

Missionary and educator. Fuxin Mining Institute, Fuxin, China, English instructor; Guangzhou Foreign Language Institute, Guangzhou, China, instructor in American cultural studies; Trinity Avenue Presbyterian Church, Durham, NC, director of Christian education; Trinity Theological College, Singapore, lecturer of systematic theology and ethics, 1997—.

MEMBER:

British Club, American Academy of Religion.

WRITINGS:

Acquainted with Grief: Wang Mingdao's Stand for the Persecuted Church in China, Brazos Press (Grand Rapids, MI) 2002.

WORK IN PROGRESS:

Tension, Tradition, and Transformation: Global Christianity's Impact on Theology and Ethics.

SIDELIGHTS:

Thomas Harvey is a Christian missionary in Asia. He is a lecturer of systematic theology and ethics at Trinity Theological College in Singapore. He also works with the Singapore Presbyterian Church through the training and mentoring of future pastors. He speaks in local churches and serves on the synod theological commission. Harvey also travels throughout Asia, teaching seminars on theological topics.

In Acquainted with Grief: Wang Mingdao's Stand for the Persecuted Church in China, Harvey tells the story of Wang Mingdao, a Chinese evangelical preacher who worked to spread Christianity and help the poor. The Chinese authorities viewed him as a troublemaker, and when he refused to join the new Communist government because he believed it was corrupt and unchristian, he was thrown in jail. He remained in prison for twenty years, but during that time his story spread and secret churches began to grow in China. In Booklist, a reviewer praised the "sweeping story" told in the book.