A Conversation with Grace Ji-Sun Kim: A Review of Colonialism, Han, and the Transformative Spirit – Cynthia Holder Rich

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This was originally posted on Ecclesio.com and is reposted here with permission.  Please check out more interesting posts on Ecclesio.com by Cynthia Holder Rich.

Editor’s note:  We discuss Grace Ji-Sun Kim’s book Colonialism, Han and the Transformative Spirit this week on ecclesio.com.  This review will be followed by an excerpt, and some questions I posed to Dr. Kim.

Grace Ji-Sun Kim has done a great service to scholars and the church through the publication of her new book, Colonialism, Han, and the Transformative Spirit (Palgrave 2013).  The slim volume addresses many of the key

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Steve Simmons: Colonialism, Han, and the Transformative Spirit

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My friend and colleague, Dr. Steve Simmons introduced my book, Colonialism, Han, and the Transformative Spirit at the “Book Celebration” (May 1, 2013) at Moravian Theological Seminary.  I really appreciate his insight and observation of my book.

 

Grace Ji-Sun Kim, Colonialism, Han, and the Transformative Spirit

Will Disregard for Environment Lead to Destruction?

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One concrete mission of the church is to model, endorse and promote life by revering the world and its entire people and by turning back the kind of uncritical exploitation, which arrived with the modern age, Kim writes.

This is my column for EthicsDaily.com to celebrate Earth Day (April 22, 2013).

Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from Grace Ji-Sun Kim’s book “Colonialism, Han and the Transformative Spirit.” Another excerpt appeared previously.

Contrary to our personal belief, it appears that money has little effect on happiness. Rather, conspicuous

Moravian College Lecture: “Exploitation, Consumerism & Eco-Justice”

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I was invited by Moravian College’s Religion Department to give a lecture entitled, “Exploitation, Consumerism, and Eco-Justice”   to fit the college’s “In Focus” theme this year on “Sustainability” (April 2, 2013).  I have given lots of lectures and talks in the past, but for some reason, I was really nervous all day before my 7p.m. lecture.  A colleague said to me at noon that ‘if I was a good procrastinator, I wouldn’t be nervous until evening….”