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Born in China, his father was a Zen Buddhist, his mother a Pure Land

Chang, an ardent Zen Buddhist, was a delegate to the Chinese National Assembly and a Deputy member in the cabinet of the National Government.  He was also a respected scholar and the author of many books on law and government. 

After WWII, he left politics for the academic arena and became the founder-president of a prominent university, Kiang-Nan, dedicated to the scholarly study of Chinese culture and philosophy.

In 1949 he was invited to give a series of lecture entitled "The Destiny of Asia," that he hoped would revitalize Buddhism. On his way, he stopped at a house in Java, Dyakarta, where a church was being built next door. Upon being invited to the dedication service, he heard "enticing words" that began to change his heart. 

At the age of almost 50 years old he came to know the savior. Up until that time he had read the Bible twice, his first reaction being one of repulsion and hatred, the second indifference. No it was with tears. 

In 1956 he came to the U.S. and completed course work at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Hamilton, Massachusetts. He is the author of Zen-Existentialism and over 20 volumes on theological and strategic issues facing the church in China.

A Brief Timeline of Litsen Chang
	1904	Born in China
	1945	Ardent follower of Zen, politician and government servant
	1949	Disillusionment with politics in favor of academics
	1950	Became Founder-President of Kiang-Nan University
	1951	Invited to India to lecture series on “The Destiny of Asia”
	1956	Arrived Dyakarta, visited a church’s dedication, heart stirred
	Present	Became a Christian after almost 50 years of Buddhist influence
		Came to the U.S., Gordon-Conwell for studies  Writing, under compulsion, over 20 volumes