25 Years of Bridging Cultures for Christ

Dr. San Young Lee

Dr. San Young Lee

Dr. San Young Lee

Dr. San Young Lee

Education

  • Vanderbilt University, Ph D, in Religion and Personality, May of 2006
  • Princeton Seminary, Th M, spring of 1995
  • Duke University, M Div, spring of 1994
  • Mid-America Nazarene University, B A, in Religion, fall of 1989

Teaching experience

  • Instructor of Korean Language at Duke University (1993-1994)
  • Teaching assistant at Vanderbilt University for the class, Asian Themes of Religion (fall of 1998)
  • Visiting professor at Wesleyan Institute in Sydney, Australia
  • Assistant Professor at Asia Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary

Primary competence

  • Pastoral care and counseling, Pastoral theology, World religions (ideologies) and women, Comparative religions: Christianity, Confucianism, Buddhism, Shintoism, Hinduism

Secondary competence

  • Congregational studies
  • intro level of Bible courses
  • intro level of Church History
  • Spiritual Direction courses
  • Worship and Liturgy

Publication

  • “Chu-seok (Korean Thanksgiving)” in Exploring Faith (Cokesbury, fall of 2004)
  • Translation works in English-Korean Hymnal (Cokesbury, fall of 2001)
  • A chapter contributed to the book, Global Readings of the New Testament, forthcoming for publication through Pilgrim Press
  • Dissertation: “Neo-Confucianism and Women from a Healing Perspective”

Paper presentation

  • “Comparative Views on Women from Neo-Confucianism and Dong-hak” at the annual meeting of American Academy of Religion in Nov. of 2007 in San Diego
  • Presented a paper at ATS theological forum on “Do you feel the pain of Hannunym (God) when you stamp your feet on the earth?” in Feb. in Manila
  • Church related Service

    • Associate minister at United Methodist Church in Raleigh, North Carolina for multi-cultural ministry from September of 1994 to Dec. of 1997
    • Associate minister at Korean United Methodist Church in Nashville, Tennessee for multi-cultural ministry from January of 1998 to January of 2000
    • Full time associate minister for Multi-cultural English-Korean ministry at Korean Presbyterian Church in Memphis, Tennessee from May of 2000 to June of 2001
    • Full time Associate minister at Dale Church of the Nazarene in Madison, Tennessee from July of 2001 to 2007
    • Membership
      American Academy of Religion