Podcast: Grace Ji-Sun Kim, Body Prayer

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I had a fantastic time on Spirituality and Health podcast with Rabbi Rami. I talked about the writing program at Earlham School of Religion, Body Prayer, Intersectional Theology cowritten with Susan Shaw and my first book Grace of Sophia.

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Central Moravian Church Adult Forum – Wisdom

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I am looking forward to speaking at an Adult Forum on Wisdom at Central Moravian Church in Bethlehem, PA.  I will be drawing from my book, The Grace of Sophia.

Please do come Wednesday Sept 25 from 6-745 p.m. A light supper will be served.

My books will be available for purchase at a discount.

Transforming Church and Society Through Sophia Wisdom

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I participated in this wonderful event, “Transforming Church and Society Through Sophia Wisdom” at  St. John the Divine Episcopal Church.

March 10, 2015, 7:00-9:00 p.m.

She Lives!: Sophia Wisdom Works in the World

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Congratulations to my friend the Reverend Dr. Jann Aldredge-Clanton on her new book, She Lives: Sophia Wisdom Works in the World.

The book is an exciting new book where Aldredge-Clanton features 40 theologians and ministers who work and write on Sophia. Some of the featured writers are Mary E. Hunt, Monica A. Coleman, Chung Hyung Kyung, Gail Anderson Ricciuti, Mary Ann Beavis, Virginia Ramey Mollenkott and myself.

Oregon State University Lecture

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My visit to Oregon State University was exciting and wonderful.  I taught one class and gave a public lecture, “Thinking Out Loud:  Race, Gender and Han.”  Here are a few pictures from my visit.

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Thinking out Loud: Race, Gender, and Han

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I will be speaking at Oregon State University.  The lecture is free and open to the public.

“Thinking out Loud: Race, Gender, and Han”

Dr. Grace Ji-Sun Kim

“Our society has come a long way in terms of fighting racism and sexism, but it still has a long way to go. As our society faces suffering and pain due to racism and sexism, a Korean term, han tries to capture this suffering. Han signifies a difficult emotion and term but can best to described as ‘unjust suffering.’ All people suffer, but no one should suffer because of the color of their skin or their gender. ”

Changing Church: Rev. Dr. Grace Ji-Sun Kim

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This post, Changing Church: Rev. Dr. Grace Ji-Sun Kim, was originally posted in Dr. Jann Aldredge-Clanton‘s website.  I am deeply thankful to Dr. Aldredge-Clanton’s interest in my book, The Grace of Sophia and her time to interview me.  Please do check out her website for more columns and insightful information. 

Published: June 29, 2013

 

Every woman in North America has experienced the life of powerlessness to some degree, but visible minority women experience it in greater

Vimeo: Taking the Initiative

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Here is my television interview for “Taking the Initiative“.  The host of the show is Rev. William Kuntz and the show was taped March 18, 2013.  This episode  aired at 8:30 p.m. on April 23, 26, 2013.  I talked about immigration, women’s issues, and my third book, Colonialism, Han, and the Transformative Spirit. 

The Grace of Sophia

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This is an excerpt from the preface of my first book, The Grace of Sophia.

“In this book I develop a Christology using Korean and Christian understandings of wisdom, which I believe will be liberative for Korean North American women who have suffered just for being who we are. I am a Korean North American woman who immigrated to Canada at the age of five.

My parents left the material, social, and family comforts of Korea in search of a better place to raise their children. However, Canada was not what they had dreamt it would be. In Canada, our family experienced a constant lack of money and material goods. I could not understand why we

AAR:Korean American Theology

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At the American Academy of Religion (AAR) there are many groups which address various different theological and religious topics.  Korean American Theology group started in 2004 by Drs. Andrew Sung Park & Sang Hyun Lee.  I have been part of this group since 2005.  The main objective of this group is to network and to review new published books on Korean American Theology written by Korean North American Theologians.