Academic Insights

By Younghwa Kim Younghwa Kim is a Ph.D. Candidate in Religious Studies at Emory University’s Laney Graduate School, specializing in World Christianity. His primary research interests focus on the history of Korean Christianity and the broader field of Asian religious history, particularly within transnational contexts. His current project investigates how Korean women shaped their religious […]

By Emmanuel Ojeifo Emmanuel Ojeifo is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Theology at the University of Notre Dame. He also serves as the graduate coordinator of the Integral Ecology Working Group at the Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Emmanuel has research interests in land, ecological, and agrarian questions, eco-martyrdom, and integral development in

By Stephen Kapinde Stephen Kapinde is a Religion and Public Life Lecturer at the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Pwani University, Kenya. He is also an associate lecturer in religion and global politics at the University of London Worldwide, UK.  Dr. Kapinde holds a Ph.D. in Theology from the University of Basel, Switzerland,

By Fides Del Castillo Fides del Castillo is the Associate Dean of the School of Innovation and Sustainability at De La Salle University. She developed Laylayan Theology, which theologizes a Filipino cultural concept that has been appropriated to privilege and brings to the fore the voices of people from the margins. Dr. del Castillo has

By Jonathan James O. Cañete Jonathan James O. Cañete is a doctoral candidate in Applied Theology with a specialization in Religious Education at De La Salle University. His academic training and research interests include theology, religious education, and social theory, with a particular emphasis on interfaith dialogue and values education. He has written for The

By Jonathan James O. Cañete Jonathan James O. Cañete is a doctoral candidate in Applied Theology with a specialization in Religious Education at De La Salle University. His academic training and research interests include theology, religious education, and social theory, with a particular emphasis on interfaith dialogue and values education. He has published extensively in

By Easten Law Dr. Easten Law is Associate Director of OMSC, Co-Editor of the International Bulletin of Mission Research, and Lead Instructor & Designer for OMSC’s Online Certificate in Lived Theology & World Christianity. Easten’s research focuses on lived theology, religious pluralism, and public life in the context of contemporary China, the Global East, and

By Yutaka Morishima – Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan.  Dr. Yutaka Morishima is a professor and university chaplain at Aoyama Gakuin University in Japan and a visiting scholar at OMSC in Princeton Theological Seminary (2023-2024). The subject of his Ph.D. dissertation was the Atonement Theology of P.T. Forsyth. He has served as a Protestant church pastor

By Yutaka Morishima – Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan.  Dr. Yutaka Morishima is a professor and university chaplain at Aoyama Gakuin University in Japan and a visiting scholar at OMSC in Princeton Theological Seminary (2023-2024). The subject of his Ph.D. dissertation was the Atonement Theology of P.T. Forsyth. He has served as a Protestant church pastor