Asian and Asian American Study of Christianity

The Candler Foundry in partnership with Asian Theological Summer Institute

Course Information

Course Dates: April 2 - May 28th, 2024

Course Time: Tuesdays 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM EDT (online)

Meeting ID: 946 7465 7181

Passcode: 878765

Course Description

This course introduces the development in Asian and Asian American study of Christianity by senior scholars from various disciplines, including theology, biblical studies, practical theology, mission, interreligious dialogue, and gender and religion.

It will challenge Eurocentrism in scholarship and explore methodology, emerging issues, and debates in the various fields using Asian/American identity as a critical lens.

Participants will learn the intersection of the study of Christianity with race, ethnicity, gender, and class in the Asia Pacific from a transnational perspective. They will also gain a better understanding of doing ministry in Asian and Asian American churches and communities.

For more information, please email our Coordinator of Courses in the Community, Damellys Sacriste, at candlerfoundry@emory.edu.

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Meet the Instructors

Dr. Su Yon Pak

Dr. Su Yon Pak is Vice President of Academic Affairs & Dean and Associate Professor of Integrative and Field-Based Education at Union Theological Seminary in New York. She is coeditor of Sisters in Mourning: Daughters Reflecting on Care, Loss, and Meaning, and Leading Wisdom: Asian, North American Asian Women Leaders. She is a recipient of numerous fellowships, grants, and awards, and serves on various boards promoting Asian/American scholarship.

If you have any questions about the course, please feel free to contact Dr. Pak at spak@uts.columbia.edu.

Dr. Tat-siong Benny Liew

Dr. Tat-siong Benny Liew is the Class of 1956 Professor in New Testament Studies at the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts. He is the author of Politics of Parousia and What Is Asian American Biblical Hermeneutics? and the editor of many volumes. Liew was the Executive Editor of two journals, Biblical Interpretation and Research Perspectives on Biblical Interpretation; in addition, he is the Series Editor of Study Guides to the New Testament.

If you have any questions about the course, please feel free to contact Dr. Liew at bliew@holycross.edu.

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