Julia Lee’s Biting the Hand: Growing Up Asian in Black and White America (2023) is an unflinchingly candid personal narrative, yet her voice compels readers to confront the communal and systemic realities we inhabit—and continually reproduce. She fearlessly places herself… Read More ›
Netflix’s original musical animation K-Pop Demon Hunters has achieved significant global popularity and continues to set new records. By the end of July, the sixth week since its release, cumulative views had surpassed 130 million, thus earning it the title… Read More ›
Many will remember the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan on August 30, 2021, which resulted in the loss of 13 U.S. servicemen and more than 22 Afghan allies. Yet, not many realize that the U.S.-Afghan War dates back to… Read More ›
When the novel Pachinko by Min Jin Lee came out, a friend of mine—a third-generation Japanese American—suggested I read the book. The first thought I had was, “I wish somebody would turn this into a drama.” I hoped someone would… Read More ›
Introduction Beginning with the public dialogue between Pope Leo XIV and President Donald Trump, this essay argues that contemporary warfare invites Christians to recover a richer theological vision of peace. Drawing upon Scripture, the Christian moral tradition, and voices from… Read More ›
Vol. 13 no. 1 Articles & Book/Art Reviews Bible Article: “Action Speaks Louder: Zipporah in the Wilderness” May May Latt History Article: “Sadhu Sundar Singh: The Apostle with the Bleeding Feet: Part I” Shivraj Kumar Mahendra Theology & Ethics Article: “Perpetual… Read More ›
Introduction Biblical interpretation within the Methodist movement emerged in close connection with the practices of preaching, teaching, and spiritual formation. From its earliest days, Methodists understood Scripture not merely as a source of doctrine but as a living authority directed… Read More ›
Beyond the Academy: Lived Asian Public Theology of Religions is at once a window into the spiritual lives of Christians across Southeast Asia and a prescriptive mirror for the academy of public theology. In clear terms, it reckons with the… Read More ›
Introduction Opposition, persecution, and suffering are some of the crosses that all Christians are called to bear in their lives. From Apostle Thomas to Graham Staines, Christian missionaries in India have had heartbreaking share in suffering and martyrdom for their… Read More ›
In this essay, I want to take us on a journey of critical fabulation, a method coined by Saidiya Hartman as a way of imagining one’s route through voids, through the gaps of archives and memory, and attempts to say… Read More ›
Julia Lee’s Biting the Hand: Growing Up Asian in Black and White America (2023) is an unflinchingly candid personal narrative, yet her voice compels readers to confront the communal and systemic realities we inhabit—and continually reproduce. She fearlessly places herself… Read More ›
Scripture Gal. 5:13 (New Revised Standard Version) 13 For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters, only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for self-indulgence, but through love become enslaved to one another. === When I… Read More ›
Introduction Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020, racism against Asian Americans has escalated, manifesting as verbal harassment, physical violence, and abuse. A tragic example is the Atlanta spa shootings on March 16, 2021, in which eight people were killed,… Read More ›
The role of women has been obscured in society and across various faith communities for many years throughout history. I was born and raised in Burma, where women are always second-class citizens in Burmese Buddhist culture and among ethnic minorities…. Read More ›
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