Author Archives
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A New History of Christianity in China
Students of Chinese Christianity have long hoped for and desperately needed a book like Daniel Bays’s magisterial yet concise history of Christianity in China. Such a book has only become possible in the last few years with the rising tide… Read More ›
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Homiletical Insights from Paul Tillich and Wonhyo: Focusing on Their Understanding of God and Ultimate Reality: Part I
Things Unbearable1 by Kyong Ri Park(1926-2008) Since I moved into the Dankoodong village I was pricked by a thorned larva on the arm, To be swollen red and hot … My pain did not stop there; Locust-trees, thorn trees,… Read More ›
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(Review on Dissertation) The New Homiletic: The Strategies for the Listener-Oriented Communication of the Gospel in the Postmodern Korean Context
Summary Dr. Ung Joe Lee’s dissertation, The New Homiletic: The Strategies for the Listener-Oriented Communication of the Gospel in the Postmodern Korean Context, is an attempt to find the reason why the traditional Korean preaching does not appeal to the… Read More ›
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A New Movie: “The Dropbox”
Drop Box is a warm bin, lodged in a wall, that allows mothers to deposit their children without being seen. A film by FOCUS ON THE FAMILY The Drop Box tells the story of South Korean pastor Lee Jong-rak and… Read More ›
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Korean American Movie: “Wedding Palace” 2013
Visit the official site of the movie A review on the movie found at The New York Times and The Hollywood Reporter Abandoned at the altar, Jason’s (BrianTee) family quickly introduces him to other eager brides in waiting but to… Read More ›
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From a Liminal Place: An Asian American Theology
In his From a Liminal Place: An Asian American Theology, Sang Hyun Lee, a Korean American theologian, presents his practical theological analysis of the Asian American context, especially its bicultural nature. Two concepts are significant in his wring; liminality and… Read More ›
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After Colonialism, Before Democracy: The Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong: Part II
No one could have foreseen that the week-long pro-democracy strike by thousands of Hong Kong university and high school students in mid-September 2014 would escalate into the two-month-long Umbrella Movement, attracting people of all walks of life to occupy several… Read More ›
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A Case for Asian American Posthumanist Hermeneutics
A Case for Asian American Posthumanist Hermeneutics In their editorial book, They Were All Together in One Place? Toward Minority Biblical Criticism, Randall C. Bailey, Benny Tat-siong Liew, and Fernando F. Segovia premised their collaborative work by celebrating and expounding… Read More ›
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Submit for AATF vol. 2 no. 1 (Jan. 31, 2015)
The AATF editorial team is now accepting submissions of articles, book reviews, sermons, and original art pieces in all sections for vol. 2 no. 1. Please read carefully the submission information and feel free to contact section editors and the… Read More ›
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APAMEI 2015 Conference in Korea
APAMEI conference 2015 will be held in Feb. 2015 at Yonsei University International Campus. APAMEI is the Asia-Pacific Association of Methodist-related Educational Institutions. Official Title: the Asia-Pacific Association of the Methodist-Related Educational Institutions Conference Theme: Mutual Healing in Cross-Cultural Contexts… Read More ›