Public Theology in Forum

Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Public Theology:Politics of Recognition in Postcolonial FormationPaul S. Chung Abstract: This essay examines Bonhoeffer’s insights into the legacy of European modernity with its Janus face. His theology of the cross is, at a methodological level, grounded in Christological collectivism and a biblical symbol of reconciliation. This combined position reinforces the politics..

Genealogy of the Jeju 4.3: Resistance and Politics of Decolonization.    Abstract: This paper appropriates a genealogical method to study the effective history of the Jeju 3.1 rally (1947), the 4.3 armed struggles (1948), and the Korean War (1950). It begins with the Taft-Katsura Memorandum of 1905 and undertakes sociological analysis of coalition politics, discussion of “Red Island,” and bio-po..

Radicalizing Barth:Helmut Gollwitzer’s Public Theology and Its Postcolonial Implications Abstract:In this paper, I investigate Gollwitzer’s theology to clarify his prophetic stance on public theology and its postcolonial implications. It is crucial to elucidate his critical theory of capitalist revolution and historical materialist conception in relation to Karl Barth. I employ narrative anticip..

Public Theology, Civil Society, and Education                                                                         https://www.khan.co.kr/culture/culture-general/article/202210041429001  Prof. Paul S. Chung   AbstractThis essay explores the public role of religion in society and culture for civil society and public pedagogy. Faced with a religious turn in the social sciences, I map the variet..

Narrative Prolepsis, Religion, and Sociobiology:Public Theology Standpoint  Paul S. ChungDirector, distinguished full professor, International Public Theology in Forum-Center, Berkeley    Abstract  The purpose of this paper is to connect Karl Barth’s theology of the intelligible universe within the doctrine of lights and words to Ted Peters’s proleptic theology of nature; such comparative study ..

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/publictheology/2024/10/the-public-in-public-theology/ Who Is The 'public' In 'public Theology'?Who is the 'public' in 'public theology'? We have a nice dialogue to report between Torsten Meireis at the Berlikn Institute for Public Theology and Paul S. Chung, founder of the Putlic Theology in Forum Center. Both scholars agree that outside the Churchwww.patheos.com Te..

Paul S. Chung’s Interview with Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen  Meet Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen In this publication, Paul Chung interviews Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen, Professor of Systematic Theology, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena. He is an ordained minister of Evangelical Lutheran Church and a well-known outstanding ecumenical theologian. With a Finnish background, he specializes in comparative and interdi..

Bryan K. M. Mok is Research Associate of the Centre for the Study of Religious Ethics and Chinese Culture at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Lay Preacher of Hub Church (Hong Kong). He has published several journal articles and book chapters exploring the intersection of religion and society. His forthcoming book examines the role of Christian theology in the political deliberation of cli..

Review and Shared Vision  Paul S. Chung In the following short essay, I offer a review of Professor Torsten Meireis’s public theology, focusing on his concept of “public” in public theology. I intend to introduce German public theology to US and East Asian public theological discourses to nurture a shared vision without degrading any distinct position within its unique context.        Torsten Me..

This paper illustrates my engagement with Heinrich Bedford-Strohm’s public theology and liberation. The proposed Seoul Conference in 2026 seeks to cultivate a shared vision of public theology and emancipation in addressing religious, scientific, and sociobiological discourses.  Paul S. Chung AbstractIn the following essay, I intend to introduce, examine, and explain Heinrich Bedford-Strohm’s ecu..