Contemplations from the Heart: Book Review

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Please check out Asian American Theological Forum (AATF). This forum was founded by Dr. Sunggu Yang who is Louisville Postdoctoral Fellow at Wake Forest University.

There are exciting new articles, reviews and announcements on the AATF website. Below is a repost of a book review of my own book, Contemplations from the Heart.

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Wars Leave Devastating Impact on Environment

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War impacts the environment, particularly when parties in a conflict have deliberately targeted natural resources, Kim and Koenig write. –

My new EthicsDaily.com article “Wars Leave Devastating Impact on Environment” co-written with Mark Koenig.

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November 6 is the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict. Please read below.

Environmental Injustice and Economic Issues: WCC’s Working Group on Climate Change

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I am participating in the WCC’s Working Group on Climate Change in Wuppertal, Germany.  This is my latest post for The Huffington Post.

 

A great tragedy of our present time and context is the act of “profiting from destroying the earth.” Individuals and large corporations are making billions from this ecological vandalism. We are constantly taking the earth’s finite resources without replenishing or restoring them. We are wasting and using up our water, causing pollutants to enter our environment, without thinking about the consequences our actions may have on the earth. Nothing seems able to stop this destruction as long as corporations make a profit and powerful people live comfortable lives.

Our Disposable Lifestyle Accumulates Lots of Trash

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This is my latest column for EthicsDaily.com on how the disposable lifestyle is causing more trash.  Click here for the original post.

After many of us eat fast-food, we throw away the cardboard pizza boxes, Styrofoam burger bins, wax-coated drink cups, plastic utensils and foil condiment containers.

WCC Assembly in Korea to Urge Pursuit of Peace, Justice

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As we think about this divided country, we need to keep Korea in our prayers and to reflect upon what it means to have peace in this world, Kim writes.

This is my latest post for Ethicsdaily.com.  It is a reflection of my recent participation at a World Council of Churches Meeting in Geneva.

Many mainline denominational churches, such as the Lutherans, Presbyterians, Episcopalians and Methodists, are struggling to survive in North America.

Elisabeth S. Lee: “My Dream”

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My daughter, Elisabeth competed in the “National Association for Korean Schools Mid-Atlantic Chapter” Speech Contest on April 20th, 2013 in Philadelphia. 

The contest is to write an original speech about one’s dream in life, memorize and deliver the speech in Korean.  This is something which I have not been able to do as a child. 

Not only did she compete in it, she placed “Gold”- First Prize! I am so proud of her.  Here is her speech in English.

EthicsDaily.com: “Colonialism, Han, and the Transformative Spirit”

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Decent, fair-minded persons like us benefit by demanding cheap goods and produce, which simultaneously drives jobs overseas where no labor regulations exist, and near-slave labor conditions are prevalent, Kim says.

This is a repost of my latest column for Ethicsdaily.com.

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

We live in a global economy where we affect people in poor lands as directly as we affect the poor within our own country, and we are unaware of our culpability.

Will Nemo Awaken Us to Climate Change Reality?

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There is a direct relation between our lifestyle and the environmental changes occurring all around us, Kim writes. (PhotoBucket)

This is my latest column for Ethicsdaily.com

I had such a terrible flu that I had no idea that snowstorm Nemo was predicted. However, when it hit, everyone in its path knew that Nemo was here.

That path was similar to the track Hurricane Sandy took just a few months ago. So those who were devastated by the hurricane were also snowed in by Nemo.

For Global Climate, Just 1 Degree Causes Alarm

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We must stop our habits of wasting natural resources and polluting our air, water and land, Kim writes

My latest column for EthicsDaily.com.

Major weather pattern changes should be alarming news to everyone.

Anne Thompson, NBC News’ chief environmental affairs correspondent, recently reported that our average global temperature has increased by 1 degree Celsius and almost 2 degrees Fahrenheit over the past century.