Wang Yi (pastor)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.
Wang Yi
Personal
Born (1973-06-01) June 1, 1973 (age 51)
Santai, Mianyang, Sichuan, China
ReligionReformed Protestantism
Alma materSichuan University
Other namesWang Shuya
OccupationPastor
Organization
Founder ofEarly Rain Covenant Church
Senior posting
AwardsLiu Xiaobo Courage to Write Award[1]

Wang Yi (Chinese: 王怡; pinyin: Wáng Yí; born June 1, 1973), pen name Wang Shuya (simplified Chinese: 王书亚; traditional Chinese: 王書亞; pinyin: Wáng Shūyà), is the founding pastor of the Early Rain Covenant Church, a Calvinist house church in Chengdu. He is also a productive writer, editor, and social activist, and was a legal scholar at Chengdu University before he resigned to take up the pastorate.[2]

  1. ^ "繫獄成都作家王怡和廣州詩人徐琳獲「劉曉波寫作勇氣獎」" [Imprisoned Chengdu writer Wang Yi and Guangzhou poet Xu Lin won "Liu Xiaobo Courage to Write Award"]. rfa.org (in Traditional Chinese). 16 November 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  2. ^ Madsen, Richard (19 May 2017). "Flourishing spirituality in China, apart from traditional Western dogma". Washington Post. Retrieved 2 December 2017.