Wai Ying Ng
Thesis title: The Reawakening of Creaturely Humanity in Isaiah
PhD in Hebrew and Old Testament Studies
Year of study: 2
- School of Divinity
Contact details
- Email: waiying.ng@ed.ac.uk
PhD supervisors:
Background
I am a PhD candidate in Hebrew and Old Testament Studies at the University of Edinburgh. My research focuses on biblical theology and Christian ecological ethics, with a particular interest in the book of Isaiah. Prior to my doctoral studies, I served as a minister at New Hope Baptist Church and as an environmental project coordinator for Asian Outreach Hong Kong. I hold a Master of Arts in Theology and Ecology from Princeton Theological Seminary and a Master of Divinity from Hong Kong Baptist Theological Seminary.
Qualifications
Master of Art in Theology and Ecology Princeton Theological Seminary (2024)
Master of Divinity Hong Kong Baptist Theological Seminary (2022)
Undergraduate teaching
2025-26 Tutor Ethics and Society
Research summary
My research is a cross-disciplinary study of biblical theology and Christian ecological ethics. My PhD thesis explores the "creaturely humanity" in the book of Isaiah, examining the relationship between Israelite humanity and the dynamics of creation through the lens of Emmanuel Levinas's ethical philosophy and a relational theology of creation. Ultimately, my work seeks to understand how this theology guides the ethical practices of God's people in relation to the non-human world.
Current research interests
Old Testament Ethics, Theology of Isaiah, Ecotheology / Ecological Theology, Food Theology, Christian Ecological Ethics, Environmental Ethics, Cultural Theory, Relational TheologiesInvited speaker
Professional Dialogue Forum Series, Graduates Christian Fellowship of Hong Kong — “Creation Care and Sabbath” (August 2024)
Papers delivered
SBL International Meeting — “Desolated Land and the Call to Responsibility for the Other in Isaiah 1–39” (June 24, 2025)
Humanimal Virtual Conference: “The Bible & 'Animal' Others” — “The Child Among Nonhuman Animals in Isaiah 11:6–9: Interpreting Through Levinas’s Concept of Fecundity” (March 7, 2025)