Your Voice @AAR/SBL: What’s the importance of feminist/womanist work in religious and theological studies?

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This is a repost of a blog posted in FSR.  If you are attending the American Academy of Religion this year, please drop by the FSR banquet November 21, 2014.

Hope to see many of you there!

Living in Hope: Kenneth Bae and Matthew Miller

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grace ji-sun kim, hope, Jeffrey Fowle, Kenneth Bae, Matthew Miller, North Korea, rev. jesse jackson, The Huffington Post

This is my latest co-written Huffington Post with Rev. Jesse Jackson.  Please pray for Kenneth Bae, Matthew Miller and their families.

We are hoping and praying for the release of these 2 American men.  We have written several pieces on Kenneth Bae. One of the pieces is a co-written piece for The Nation.

BRC and Friends with Grace Ji-Sun Kim and Joseph Cheah: Theological Reflections on “Gangnam Style”

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I enjoyed being interviewed by the one and only Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow.  Below is a repost of Reyes-Chow’s original post on his site.  Please read his books, Social Media in the Church and But I don’t see you as Asian.

 

Bruce Reyes-Chow  October 23, 2014   culture & politics, faith & religion, family & community, read

Ebola and Thomas Eric Duncan: Compassion for All

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This is co-written with Rev. Jesse Jackson on Ebola and Thomas Eric Duncan. It is a repost from The Huffington Post.  Please pray for Duncan’s family.

When Thomas Eric Duncan, a visitor from Liberia, became ill in Dallas on September 24, he went, as many people do, to the local hospital emergency room. However, serious questions must be raised about what happened when he did.

Foreign Women: Ezra, Intermarriage and Asian American Women’s Identity

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This is my latest journal article for Feminist Theology “Foreign Women:  Ezra, Intermarriage and Asian American Women’s Identity”.  It is published in Feminist Theology 2014, Vol. 22(3): 241-252.

 

Abstract

One’s ‘Asianness’ signifies to the white dominant group, that s/he is a foreigner and consequently a second-class citizen. Asian American women have been perceived to be the perpetual foreigner. The understanding of the foreigner within the book of Ezra brings to light how foreign women were treated, excluded and forced to move away. As more immigrants come into North America, we need to learn ways to welcome them fully and not as second- class citizens or the Other.

Insights: Disrupting Boundaries and Walls

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Here is my latest article for the journal  Insights: the Faculty Journal of Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, (2014)129:2: 19-22.   It is called “Disrupting Boundaries and Walls:  Spirit-Chi and Eros”.

 

Disrupting Boundaries and Walls: Spirit-Chi and Eros[1]

Grace Ji-Sun Kim

Social Justice for Us Today: Sojourner’s Summit

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This is my latest post for The Huffington Post on last week’s Sojourner’s Summit meeting in D.C.

 

Sojourners, a national Christian organization, is celebrating more than 40 years of faith in action for social justice. It has become an important movement within Christianity as it

Contemplations from the Heart: Foreword by Donald K. McKim

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My new book, Contemplations from the Heart is now available for purchase on Amazon.  i am very grateful to Dr. Don K. McKim for his generous Foreword to my book.  Below is the Foreword posted here with permission.

Shaping the Church: Thinking, Reimagining and Envisioning

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FTE Leadership Forum was an excellent gathering.  Here is my latest piece for The Huffington Post about FTE’s Forum in Chicago.

On average, church attendance is dropping in the majority of the congregations in many denominations. Some denominations, such as the Pentecostals are gaining ground, and some congregations are healthier than others within denominations. But the overall trend is that the older

Co-writing: Theological Reflections on “Gangnam Style”

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Asian Christianity, Feminist Studies in Religion, grace ji-sun kim, Joseph Cheah, palgrave macmillan, writing

This is my latest post for Feminist Studies in Religion on Co-writing: Theological Reflections on “Gangnam Style”.  This new book is co-written with Dr. Joseph Cheah and is available for pre-order on Amazon. 

This is the first book in the Palgrave Book Series, “Asian Christianity in the Diaspora”.  We are seeking proposals and book manuscripts.