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We live in a time of great rationality, and rationality that stems from our spiritual need to understand is by the
will of God. However, rationality when combined with spiritual weaknesses often leads to arrogance.
Misunderstandings and confusion then remain despite the endeavors of great intellects. With the onslaught
of rationality from academic, political, social, business, and even religious communities, many Christians
have withdrawn to positions of only faith. While this reliance on the purity of our spirits to cling to our
relationship with the Lord will indeed protect us in troubled times, faith cannot help us to oppose the triumph
of arrogance if we are not willing to use our mental and spiritual strengthens as well. This is partly why our
Lord Jesus has emphasized that shrewdness and gentleness go hand in hand.
This Institute was created to use rationality guided by faith and inspiration empowered by the Holy Spirit to
oppose the growth of arrogant rationality. Such endeavors by today’s Christian groups have been limited
and their inexperience in wielding the sword of rationality has often led to more contempt from non-Christian
groups. Through dedication to the Christian mission and the scientific discipline of reasoning, we hope that
the members of the Institute will steadily push against the spreading confusion to defeat the strongholds of
arrogant rationality and to free those trapped within the misunderstanding of other religions and ideologies.
Let us pray for the Lord's guidance so that we could serve His will.
The growth of the worldwide web and broadband communications have enabled our Institute to establish
an immediate virtual presence and global reach. However, the power of Christians lies in fellowship. So,
members are encouraged to open-up their homes, churches, and resources to conduct regional meetings,
support group research, and aid in the Christian mission as the Holy Spirit leads them. The central activities
of the Institute are currently being conducted out of the director’s home which the Lord has provided.
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Chiang is a disciple of Jesus Christ and the founding director of the Institute for Christianity. He was
baptised at the Holy Spirit Descension United Methodist Church in Annandale, Virginia and is now a
member (deacon) of the Korean Central Presbyterian Church in Fairfax, Virginia. He also serves as a
member of the Central Governing Board for United College Ministries in Northern Virginia
(www.gmu.edu/org/ucm). Chiang is married to Kelly Y. Ren and they have two beautiful girls - Heather and
Gloria.
Chiang supports his family by being the Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of Kepler Research Inc. He entered
this position after serving for many years as a senior aerospace engineer and policy analyst in the
Washington D.C. environment. He has published numerous scientific papers in journals covering systems
engineering, physics, disaster management, bioscience theory, and national security. He is also an
associate fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Chiang grew up in the suburbs of
Philadelphia and attended the University of Pennsylvania where he holds a B.S.E. in Mechanical
Engineering (magna cum laude). Chiang further holds a M.S. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is a member of the Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society and Pi
Tau Sigma mechanical engineering honor society.
Email: Director@ChristianityInstitute.org