Biography
I was born and raised in Korea, spent 13 years in the United States, and was ordained in the Presbyterian Church of Korea. I currently reside in Korea with my wife and two sons, Jon and Sean.
BA: Wheaton College, IL, U.S. / Christian Formation & Ministry; Bible-Theology minor
MA: Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel / Jewish Studies
MDiv: Presbyterian University and Theological Seminary, Seoul, South Korea
MPhil: University of Cambridge / Christian Theology
PhD Candidate in Christian Theology
Research
I am currently working on a critical interpretation of Wolfhart Pannenberg’s theology of love.
My main focus centers on four key areas—ecclesiology, anthropology, soteriology, and epistemology—primarily as they appear in his three-volume Systematic Theology.
Although Pannenberg has not traditionally been recognized for his theology of love, I argue that it permeates his systematic loci and serves as a central, unifying theme that binds together these otherwise disparate areas with his doctrine of God.
It is my hope that all theological inquiry might hold caritas in the same regard that Pannenberg did—especially in contexts where it is often relegated to a secondary role within ethical concerns.
Areas of Interest: Wolfhart Pannenberg, Theology of Love, Religious Studies, Justification, Sanctification, God's Action, Religion and Science
