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Dr. Shoki Coe (黃彰輝)

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Dr. Shoki Coe (黃彰輝)

Dr. Shoki Coe (黃彰輝) is a prominent Taiwanese-American theologian and ecumenical leader whose work bridged Taiwan’s church history with global theological discourse.

Identity Snapshot

  • Era: 20th–21st century theological influence
  • Geography: Taiwan and global ecumenical movement
  • Core roles: theologian, ecumenical leader, church historian

Historical Context

Dr. Coe is recognized as a key figure in Taiwan’s Christian ecumenical movement and has contributed significantly to contextual theology and cross-cultural church dialogue.

Contributions and Legacy

  1. Pioneering work in Taiwanese ecumenical cooperation
  2. Bridging Taiwanese church history with global theological discourse
  3. Influence on diaspora identity and mission debates

Role in the Community（deepen 2026-09-14，自本會語料庫吸收）

  • 1971-12-29 長老教會發表〈對國是的聲明與建議〉後，黃彰輝與黃武東、林宗義、宋泉盛於華盛頓發起「台灣人民自決運動」回應（何義麟口述記為 1972-12-25：[[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/our-journeys-357|TAH #357 舊金山灣區臺灣人的社團活動與家國意識之形成]]；吳木盛記為 1973-03-20：[[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/ourjourneys76|TAH #76 全美台灣同鄉會]]。HOLD: conflict 發起日期 1972-12-25 vs 1973-03-20，不逕行合併）。
  • 蔡同榮聘請黃彰輝出任 FAPA 顧問（與彭明敏、王育德、郭雨新、郭榮桔同列）：[[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/ourjourneys65|TAH #65 FAPA的誕生]]。
  • 蔡同榮回憶：黃彰輝支持「台灣人二萬名移民配額」法案，認為其無形中承認台灣與中國為同等政治單位：[[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/ourjourneys59|TAH #59 二萬名移民額]]。
  • 1984 年第一屆美南台灣人夏令會（休士頓 Sam Houston State University，6/8–6/10，主題「台灣人應有的信仰與使命」）主講人之一（與廖述宗、陳南天）：[[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/ourjourneys318|TAH #318 漫談美南台灣人夏令會的濫觴]]。
  • 1986 年其為海外基督徒回應島內國是聲明專輯所寫序言，與另篇短文同遭桃園機場海關扣留限制刊印：[[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/ourjourneys220|TAH #220 不幸的歷史上一頁（黃武東）]]。
  • 大紐約區海外台灣人筆會於 2011-04-17 舉辦四本典型台灣人傳記研討會，其中一本即黃彰輝牧師回憶錄：[[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/ourjourneys12|TAH #12 大紐約區海外台灣人筆會十週年]]。
  • 林衡哲回顧 70 年代意識覺醒历程，將「黃彰輝領導的長老教會自覺運動」與刺蔣事件、民眾大會並列：[[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/ourjourneys70|TAH #70 各位敬愛的股東同仁平安（林衡哲）]]。

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Organizations (2)

  1. formosan-presbyterian-church-in-los-angeles
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Sources (1)

  1. good-shepherd-taiwanese-presbyterian-church

Vault records (deepen pass 2026-09-10)

From 張瑞雄牧師口述 and the TAH biography record [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/601-e5-8f-b0-e7-81-a3-e4-ba-ba-e7-9a-84-e5-85-88-e8-a6-ba-e9-bb-83-e5-bd-b0-e8-b|TAH #601《台灣人的先覺者：黃彰輝》(張瑞雄, 2004)]]:

  • Born 1914 in Changhua; transferred from Tainan Presbyterian Middle School to Gakushuin (青山學院) senior year; then Taipei Higher School, Tokyo Imperial University, and study in Britain (lodged with the family of Dr. Ran, a physician-missionary to Taiwan; taught Japanese to British military personnel; 426 related files later found at SOAS).
  • Postwar returned to Taiwan as President of Tainan Theological College (台南神學院院長); trained 高俊明 Kao Chun-ming. Classmate of 蔡愛智 Rev. Ai-chih Tsai, who warned him not to return after 228.
  • 1965: appointed General Secretary of the World Council of Theological Education (世界普世神學教育基金會), leaving Taiwan while continuing to support the island’s democracy and human rights movements.
  • Died 1988; his English memoir was published in 1991; the biography 台灣人的先覺 by Zhang Ruishiou (who studied under Coe at Tainan Theological College) was completed in 2003 (TAH #601, 2004).

Source Notes and Confidence

  • Needs verification: expanded biographical details
  • High confidence: recognized theological and ecumenical figure

Name Variants / Disambiguation

  • Chinese: 黃彰輝
  • Romanized: Shoki Coe / Huang Zhanghui

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