Embracing the Other: #SRER15

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Asian American Theology, Embracing the Other, grace ji-sun kim, Society of Race Ethnicity and Religion, theology

I am at the Society of Race, Ethnicity and Religion Conference at Iliff School of Theology in Denver, Co.

I was on Panel #1 – “The Grammar of Suffering and Death”

 

 

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Homebrewed Christianity: Gangnam Style & Theology

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Bo Sanders, grace ji-sun kim, Joseph Cheah, marginality, psy, racism, sexism, Theological Reflections on Gangnam Style, Tripp Fuller

So excited to be interviewed for “Homebrewed Christianity” about my new co-written book with Joseph Cheah, “Theological Reflections on Gangnam Style”.

 I am reposting the podcast from the Homebrewed Christianity Website.  Click here for the original post.

Jesus and the Cross: Rejection and Resurrection

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This is a repost of my last year’s Huffington Post, “Jesus and the Cross“.

I hate to be rejected. Don’t you?

No one likes rejection. Yet, we experience rejection and its pain from an early age. Children feel hurt when, on the playground or in other settings, they are not allowed to play a game with the rest of the kids. Childhood rejection may even be self-inflicted, when we resent the fact that we are afraid to climb up to the top of the Jungle Gym.

Keep Hope Alive Radio Show: Special Edition

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I am a guest on Keep Hope Alive Radio Show this morning from 8-10 AM EST. Tune in now to hear the show.

It is a SPECIAL EDITION of Keep Hope Alive with Jesse Jackson, we are discussing The Life and Mission of ‪#‎JesusChrist‬

Skype Interview: Grace Ji-Sun Kim on Climate Change and Human Rights

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I went to COP20 as a World Council of Churches delegate. Here is my latest Skype interview with EthicsDaily.com about COP20. 

I am reposting this piece which was originally posted on EthicsDaily.com. 

Visit EthicsDaily.com daily for new posts and new videos.

‘I Can’t Breathe’: Eric Garner’s Last Words Symbolize Our Predicament

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Barack Obama, equality, Eric Garner, gatekeepers, grace ji-sun kim, I Can't Breathe, injustice, Kerner Commission Report, rev. jesse jackson, Spirit of God

This is my latest Huffington Post piece called, “I Can’t Breathe”.  It is co-written with Rev. Jesse Jackson.  Please share.

 

When Eric Garner was held in a chokehold on Staten Island on July 17, 2014, by New York City police officer Daniel Panteleo, he yelled 11 times, “I can’t breathe.” The medical examiner’s office ruled Garner’s death a

Care for the Whole Creation: The World Council of Churches at COP20 in Lima

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I attended the COP20 in Lima as a World Council of Churches’ delegate.  This is my latest Huffington Post about the COP20 meeting.

 

It felt like the world had descended upon Lima, Peru. Political leaders, scientists, activists, NGOs, world leaders and religious leaders

WCC member churches commit to climate justice at COP 20

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I am attending the COP20 in Lima, Peru as a World Council of Churches’ delegate. I am reposting one of their pieces.  Feel free to share this piece.

 

Care for creation and affirmation of faith values in addressing the impact of climate change were highlighted in a number of initiatives organized by members of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Lima, Peru. The capital is hosting the 20th Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, from 1-12 December.

Advent Hope: The Joy of Meeting Kenneth Bae

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During the season of Advent, we are reminded of joy, hope, love and peace. It was a great joy to meet Kenneth Bae.  My latest Huffington piece co-written with Rev. Jesse Jackson.

Work for Climate Justice: United Nations 20th Conference of Parties in Lima, Peru

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climate change, COP20, grace ji-sun kim, Lima, The Huffington Post, United Nations, World Council of Churches

I will be attending the United Nations 20th Conference of Parties in Lima, Peru as a World Council of Churches delegate.

It is so urgent that we all work towards Climate Justice.  Here is my latest for the Huffington Post.