{"id":39103,"date":"2023-08-22T19:14:50","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T19:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cst.edu\/?page_id=39103"},"modified":"2026-07-24T16:27:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T16:27:36","slug":"affiliate-faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cst.edu\/de\/affiliate-faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Affiliate Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"39103\" class=\"elementor elementor-39103\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c5120a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6c5120a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-957b5b3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"957b5b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cst.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bohanec-300x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-39110\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cst.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bohanec-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cst.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bohanec-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/cst.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bohanec.jpeg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b04290 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b04290\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><b>Cogen Bohanec<\/b><\/h4><h5><b>Affiliate Assistant Professor<\/b><\/h5><h5><em>PhD, Graduate Theological Union<\/em><\/h5><div>Cogen currently holds the position of Assistant Professor in Jain Studies at Arihanta Institute and is an Affiliate Assistant Professor at Claremont School of Theology (CST). He has taught numerous classes on South Asian Culture &amp; Religions and Sanskrit language at the Graduate Theological Union (GTU) in Berkeley. Dr. Bohanec specializes in comparative dharma traditions, philosophy of religion, and Sanskrit language and literature, and has numerous publications in those areas. He has a PhD in \u201cHistorical and Cultural Studies of Religion\u201d with an emphasis in Hindu Studies from GTU, where his research emphasized ancient Indian languages, literature, and philosophical systems. He also holds an MA in Buddhist Studies from the Institute of Buddhist Studies at GTU where his research primarily involved translations of P\u0101li Buddhist scriptures in conversation with the philology of the Hindu Upani\u1e63ads.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcd3638 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fcd3638\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bf3928 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1bf3928\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/cst.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Pooreum-Chung.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-45124\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fffd0a3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fffd0a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\" data-uw-rm-heading=\"level\"><b>Pooreum Chung<\/b><\/h4><div><h5 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\" data-uw-rm-heading=\"level\"><b>Affiliate Professor<\/b><\/h5><h5 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"4\" data-uw-rm-heading=\"level\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">BA, Kangnam University; MDiv, The Graduate School of Theology at\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">Hanshin University; MA, McCormick Theological Seminary; PhD,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">Claremont School of Theology<\/span><\/em><\/h5><div><div>\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">Dr. Chung is a Professor of Counseling Psychology at the Healing and Counseling\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">Graduate University, where she teaches courses in pastoral care and counseling,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">spirituality, feminism, and relational psychology. She is the 16th\u2014and notably the\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">first female\u2014President of the Korean Association of Pastoral Counselors. Her\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">pedagogical approach and scholarly influence reflect a deep commitment to\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">integrating healing, pastoral care and counseling, feminist theory, and relational ethics\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">into her teaching and institutional leadership.<\/span><\/div><div><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><div><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">Her scholarly work emphasizes the transformative power of care, connection, and\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">justice. Among her articles, in Feminist Research on Care and Connection (2024),\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">she advocates for a shift from individual-centered paradigms to relational and\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">interdependent frameworks, arguing that care is a spiritual and ethical responsibility\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">rooted in our inherent interconnectedness. In Beyond Gender: Feminist Pastoral\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">Counseling of Men and Transgender (2017), Dr. Chung explores how feminist\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">pastoral counseling\u2014traditionally focused on women&amp;#39;s experiences\u2014can effectively\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">address the needs of men and transgender individuals by centering structural,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">sociocultural, and narrative insights. Her scholarship also includes numerous articles\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">as well as contributions to edited volumes and translations of works in pastoral\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">theology and feminist counseling.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba6fcfb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ba6fcfb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d3f0d0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9d3f0d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cst.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dickstein-300x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-39114\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cst.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dickstein-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cst.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dickstein-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/cst.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dickstein.jpeg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07b08a4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07b08a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><b>Jonathan Dickstein<\/b><\/h4><div><h5><b>Affiliate Assistant Professor<\/b><\/h5><h5><em>BA, University of Pennsylvania; MA University of Colorado, Boulder; PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara<\/em><\/h5><div>Jonathan Dickstein is an Assistant Professor at Arihanta Institute, specializing in South Asian religions, religion and ecology, and comparative religious ethics. He received his doctoral degree in Religious Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he wrote his dissertation on ancient Indian animal taxonomies and their relevance for religious ritual and dietary practice. Dr. Dickstein&#8217;s current work focuses on Jainism and contemporary ecological issues, and accordingly extends into Critical Animal Studies, Food Studies, and Diaspora Studies. He has published in a wide array of interdisciplinary journals on topics such as veganism and politics, yoga and diet, Jain dietary ethics, and the ethic of nonviolence (ahi\u1e43sa). Jonathan considers himself a scholar-practitioner, having spent many years not only in libraries but also in public advocating for justice for both humans and nonhumans alike.<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb35bc5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cb35bc5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd85d85 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cd85d85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"239\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cst.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Po-ho-Huang-239x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-45326\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cst.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Po-ho-Huang-239x300.png 239w, https:\/\/cst.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Po-ho-Huang.png 478w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef9149d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef9149d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Po-ho Huang<\/h4><div><h5><b>Affiliate Professor<\/b><\/h5><div><p>Po-ho Huang is Professor of Theology and Director of the Academy for Contextual Theologies in Taiwan. He also serves as Adjunct Professor at Chang Jung Christian University (Taiwan). In addition, Dr. Huang is Chair of the Board of the Asia-Pacific Theological Union, Convener of the Asian Forum for Theological Movements, and a Board Member of the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia. He has previously served as President of Tainan Theological College and Seminary, Vice President of Chang Jung Christian University, Associate General Secretary of the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan, Moderator of the Council for World Mission, and Director of the Programme for Theology and Cultures in Asia. Dr. Huang is dedicated to advancing contextual theologies and fostering ecumenical engagement. His publications include the twelve-volume <em>Collected Works on Contextual Theologies<\/em> (in Chinese) and several books in English, such as <em>A Theology of Self-Determination<\/em>, <em>From Galilee to Tainan<\/em>, <em>Mission from the Underside<\/em>,<em> Embracing the Household of God<\/em>, and <em>No Longer a Stranger<\/em>.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdbf786 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fdbf786\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28cbd4c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"28cbd4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"238\" height=\"235\" src=\"https:\/\/cst.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Chihoon-Kim-Photo.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-45116\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffa8b25 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ffa8b25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><b>Chi Hoon Kim<\/b><\/h4>\n<div>\n<h5><b>Affiliate Professor<\/b><\/h5>\n<h5><em>PhD, Claremont School of Theology<\/em><\/h5>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>As an ordained pastor of the Korean American Presbyterian Church, Chi Hoon has&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">been serving as the lead pastor of the Oriental Mission Church in Los Angeles&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">since 2017, one of the area\u2019s most prominent Korean churches. He is a former vice&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">president of World Mission University and a member of the Community Advocacy&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">Committee at USC Cancer Hospital.&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">Chi Hoon\u2019s research explores trauma experienced by pastors in the church and how&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">it is addressed, as well as trauma healing among North Korean refugees during&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">their escape and resettlement. He is a well-known speaker for ecumenical&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">ministries of the Missional Church Alliance and KOSTA (The Evangelical&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">Fellowship of International &amp; Global Students Abroad).&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">He earned his PhD in Practical Theology from Claremont School of Theology, an&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">MA in Counseling from Iliff School of Theology, an MDiv from the&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Seoul, Korea, and both an MA and a BA&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">in Psychology from Korea University. In healing individual trauma, Chi Hoon&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">emphasizes the importance of authenticity, ongoing attention, and community&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">support.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18eeb3f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"18eeb3f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f049e34 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f049e34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"234\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/cst.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Joung-Hee-photo-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-45114\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa72f22 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa72f22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><b>Joung Hee Kim<\/b><\/h4><div><h5><b>Affiliate Professor<\/b><\/h5><h5><em>BA, Sungshin Women&#8217;s University; M.Div, Presbyterian University and Theological Seminary; MA and PhD, Claremont School of Theology<\/em><\/h5><div><div>Dr. Joung Hee Kim specializes in Spiritual Formation, History of Christian Spirituality,\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">Contemplative Practice (with a focus on Compassion Practice and Walking Meditation), Spiritual\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">Direction and Supervision, Protestant Spirituality, Neuroscience, and Internal Family Systems\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">Therapy. She is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church of Korea.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">Dr. Kim\u2019s recent publications include: \u201cPeregrinatio: Sacred Wandering for Christ,\u201d in The Pulse of\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">Life: Exploring the Power of Compassion in Transforming the World: Essays in Honor of Frank\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">Rogers Jr. (CST Press, 2023); \u201cThe Sacred Wondering: The Spirituality of Egong Sejong Lee\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">Pilgrimage,\u201d in The Life and Spirituality of Egong Sejong Lee (Hada, 2023); and several scholarly\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">articles. She also translated Compassion in Practice by Frank Rogers Jr. (Upper Room Books, 2016)\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">into Korean (2019).<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8427968 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8427968\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a1e438 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1a1e438\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"184\" height=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/cst.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Crop-20240217_154124899_09.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-45117\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b7355 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34b7355\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><b>Yong Hwan Kim<\/b><\/h4><h5><strong>Affiliate Professor<\/strong><\/h5><div><h5 style=\"--tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000;\"><em style=\"border-color: #e5e7eb; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000;\">PhD, Claremont School of Theology<\/em><\/h5><\/div><div>Yong Hwan has been a Visiting Professor at the Healing &amp; Counseling Graduate University in Seoul, Korea, where he teaches counseling courses at both the master\u2019s and doctoral levels. As CST\u2019s Affiliate Professor, he has been teaching in CST\u2019s DMin. and DPC programs. His teaching areas include gerontology, life review through autobiography, intergenerational conflict, culture and psychology, and cognitive-behavioral therapy. He earned his PhD in Spiritual Care and Counseling from Claremont School of Theology; his dissertation explored a practical theological approach to the despair experienced by Korean American Christian seniors in the United States. Before moving to Korea, he taught at theological schools in Southern California and, as an ordained pastor, ministered to the elderly in local churches. His current research interests include developing strategies and programs to promote the spiritual maturity and growth of Korean elders, creating counseling methods tailored for Korean seniors, combating widespread ageism in Korean society, and advancing a cognitive-behavioral therapy that is specifically tailored for Korean and Christian individuals.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e12c3e1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e12c3e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-325122b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"325122b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cst.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Joung-Chul-Lee-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-45327\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cst.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Joung-Chul-Lee-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cst.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Joung-Chul-Lee-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cst.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Joung-Chul-Lee-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cst.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Joung-Chul-Lee-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cst.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Joung-Chul-Lee-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cst.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Joung-Chul-Lee.jpg 1808w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb7e2c3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb7e2c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><b>Joung Chul Lee<\/b><\/h4><h5><b>Affiliate Professor<\/b><\/h5><h5><em>BA, Yonsei University; MDiv, Emory University; ThM, Princeton Theological Seminary; PhD, Claremont School of Theology\u00a0 of California, Davis\u00a0<\/em><\/h5><div><p>Dr. Joung Chul Lee is an Assistant Professor in the College of General Education and the College of Global Climate and Environmental Interdisciplinary Studies at Kookmin University, Seoul, Korea. He also serves as a Visiting Professor at Yonsei University and as an Affiliate Faculty member at Claremont School of Theology. His research lies at the intersection of interreligious studies, religious education, and climate humanities. He has published numerous articles and book chapters in both Korean and English. His recent works include \u201cMultilayered Faith and Interreligious Dialogue: A Case of Religious Hybridity in Korea and Its Implications for Formation\u201d (2024), \u201cDechurched Believers (\u2018Canaan Christians\u2019) and Multilayered Faith: The Phenomenon of Korean Protestantism in the Post-Religious Era and Its Future\u201d (2025), and the Korean translation of <em>Critical Perspectives on Interreligious Education <\/em>(2024).<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6961886 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6961886\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d009855 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d009855\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"283\" src=\"https:\/\/cst.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Christy-Professional-Portrait-004-1-300x283.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-45105\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cst.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Christy-Professional-Portrait-004-1-300x283.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cst.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Christy-Professional-Portrait-004-1-1024x966.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cst.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Christy-Professional-Portrait-004-1-768x725.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cst.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Christy-Professional-Portrait-004-1-1536x1450.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cst.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Christy-Professional-Portrait-004-1.jpg 1653w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0222cd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0222cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><b>Christy Newton<\/b><\/h4><h5><b>Affiliate Professor <\/b><\/h5><h5><em>PhD, Graduate Theological Union\u00a0<\/em><\/h5><div><div>Rev. Christy Newton, Ph.D. is an ordained minister in the Christian Church\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">(Disciples of Christ) who has worked in campus ministry, served congregations in\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">Arkansas and California, and taught in seminaries for over 25 years. Currently, she\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">serves as the Executive Director of Disciples Seminary Foundation, supporting the\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">leadership formation of emerging theological leaders.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">Christy is an alumna of Texas Christian University, Nanzan University (Nagoya,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">Japan), Monash University (Melbourne, Australia), Pacific School of Religion, and the\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">Graduate Theological Union, where she received her Ph.D. in the interdisciplinary\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">disciplines of theology, globalization, and material culture. Her current teaching focuses\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">on social ethics, pastoral leadership, spirituality, globalization, and culture.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">Christy\u2019s ministry and teaching focus on the gritty and tangible work of justice,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">dynamically translating a prophetic gospel message into languages that diverse people\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">can understand, and using the arts to open the transformative possibilities of the spirit.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">She is energized by practical and public theologies that insist on hospitality, justice, and\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">compassion, and she is inspired to help individuals and communities sustain their\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">prophetic voices in a difficult and polarized world.<\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c88137 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3c88137\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27575b0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"27575b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cst.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Hye-Kyung-Park-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-45336\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd41fb2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd41fb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>Hye Kyung Park<\/strong><\/h4><h5><b>Affiliate Professor<\/b><\/h5><h5><i>BA, Ewha Womans University; MDiv, San Francisco Theological Seminary; MABL, Graduate Theological Union; PhD, Claremont Graduate University<\/i><\/h5><p>Hye Kyung Park is Chair and Associate Professor in the Department of Theology at Chang Jung Christian University, Taiwan. Originally from South Korea, she earned her Ph.D. in Religion from Claremont Graduate University, California, and has served as an ordained minister of the Presbyterian Church (USA) since 2006. Her research centers on Old Testament hermeneutics, Asian theology, and Asian women\u2019s biblical theology, with emphasis on feminist and Minjung perspectives. She is the author of <em>God&#8217;s Words in God&#8217;s World: A Contextual Application of Asian Biblical Theology<\/em> (2018) and <em>Why Not Her? A Form and Literary Critical Interpretation of the Named and Unnamed Women in the Elijah and Elisha Narratives<\/em> (2015). Her recent works include \u201cConfronting Gender Violence through Hokmah Education: A Dialogue with Arendt\u2019s Banality of Evil and Proverbs 1\u201d (<em>MAHABBAH<\/em>, 2025), \u201cPost-Story Theology from a Minjung Theology Perspective\u201d (<em>Theological Studies<\/em>, 2024), \u201cStory Theology from the Perspectives of Asian Creation Stories\u201d (<em>Theology of the Hebrew Bible<\/em>, 2024), \u201cMothers\u2019 Prayers and Korean Feminist Minjung Theology\u201d (<em>Madang<\/em>, 2022), and \u201cSwords into Plowshares as a Peace Challenge\u201d (<em>AJES<\/em>, 2022).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07eaced e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"07eaced\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff37d51 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ff37d51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/cst.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Yuki-Takai-Heller-300x253.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-45338\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cst.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Yuki-Takai-Heller-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cst.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Yuki-Takai-Heller-768x647.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cst.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Yuki-Takai-Heller.jpg 923w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efe1209 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efe1209\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>Yuki Takai-Heller<\/strong><\/h4><h5><b>Affiliate Professor<\/b><\/h5><div><p>Yuki Takai-Heller is an Assistant Professor and Library Director at Tainan Theological College and Seminary in Taiwan, sent by the United Church of Christ in Japan as a lay missionary. She teaches Asian Christian History, Taiwan Christian History, Missiology, and Religion and Society. It was her PhD research into the difficult history of Japan\u2019s colonization of Taiwan that eventually led her to serve as an educator in Taiwan from 2018. She hopes to contribute by working with Taiwanese Christians to expand God\u2019s work in Taiwan and to deepen ties between Christians in Taiwan and Japan. Yuki\u2019s husband, Daniel, is an American who teaches remotely for more than half of the year at a university in Japan, and they have three children who reside in Taiwan and the United States. Together, Yuki and Daniel serve on the pastoral team and committee of Tainan International Community Church.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c776ce e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2c776ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31aab1d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"31aab1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cst.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Wai-Ching-Angela-Wong-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-45335\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-434f70b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"434f70b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>Wai Ching Angela Wong<\/strong><\/h4><h5><b>Affiliate Professor <\/b><\/h5><div><p>Dr. Wong is currently an adjunct professor and a senior college tutor of Chung Chi College, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She recently served as the vice-president of programs for the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia, and was ecumenically active in the World Student Christian Federation, Christian Conference of Asia, and the Congress of Asian Theologians. She taught at the Chinese University of Hong Kong for over twenty years in theology, religious studies, and cultural studies, and headed several academic units, including the Graduate Divisions of Cultural Studies and Gender Studies, and the Gender Research Centre. Her representative works include <em>Chinese Women and Hong Kong Christianity: An Oral History<\/em>(2010),\u00a0<em>Gender and Family in Asia<\/em>\u00a0(2014),\u00a0<em>Gender\/Sexual Politics and the Local Movement<\/em>\u00a0(2015),\u00a0<em>The Blackwell Wiley Encyclopaedia of Gender and Sexuality<\/em>\u00a0(2015), and\u00a0<em>Christian Women in Chinese Society: The Anglican Story<\/em>\u00a0(2019). In 2015, she completed a commissioned report on a \u201cFeasibility Study of Legislation against Discrimination on the Grounds of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Intersex Status\u201d for the Hong Kong Equal Opportunities Committee. She has published widely in Chinese and English journals, and is finishing a manuscript on the Chinese Muslim women in Hong Kong.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67911ba e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"67911ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68dff54 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"68dff54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cst.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/agy_headshot_24-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-41456\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cst.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/agy_headshot_24-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cst.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/agy_headshot_24-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cst.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/agy_headshot_24.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77a866f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77a866f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>Aizaiah Yong<\/strong><\/h4><h5><b>Affiliate Associate Professor of Spirituality and Executive Director of Collegeville Institute<\/b><\/h5><h5><em>PhD, Claremont School of Theology<\/em><\/h5><div>Aizaiah G. Yong (he\/him) is an ordained Pentecostal Christian minister and practical theologian who has served in religious and higher education leadership for over a decade devoting his energy to healing and advocacy work that centers QTBIPOC communities. He is a distinguished international speaker, and his background includes keynote presentations, guest sermons at a diverse range of ecumenical ministries, psychospiritual private and community-based practice, faculty teaching experience, and seminary administrative leadership. His recent book, Multiracial Cosmotheadrism: a Practical Theology of Multiracial Experiences (Orbis Books, 2023), received the internationally acclaimed 2022 Raimon Panikkar Prize for the English language and critically explores how multiracial people transform efforts towards racial and planetary justice. Additional research interests of his include: contemplative spirituality, spiritual care, critical mixed-race studies, internal family systems, as well as interreligious\/intercultural facilitation. Aizaiah believes that healing is a collective work that is received when we relate to ourselves, one another, and the world with authenticity, curiosity, and perseverance.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b993035 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b993035\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e748e8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0e748e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"237\" height=\"248\" src=\"https:\/\/cst.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Sang-Hi-Yoo-Photo.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-45115\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8406a66 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8406a66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>Sang Hi Yoo<\/strong><\/h4><h5><b>Affiliate Professor<\/b><\/h5><h5><em>BS, Chosun University; ThM, Yonsei University; MDiv and PhD, Claremont School of Theology<\/em><\/h5><div>\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">Sang Hi Yoo is a Professor of Counseling Psychology at Healing and Counseling Graduate\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">University in Seoul, South Korea, and a director of the Multicultural\/Intercultural Counseling\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">Center. Sang Hi is a certified professional counselor and supervisor of the Korean Association of\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">Christian Counseling &amp; Psychology, a certified pastoral counselor and supervisor of the Korean\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">Association of Pastoral Counselors, and a certified addiction psychologist of the Korean Psychological<\/span><\/div><div><p>Association. She is the chief editor of the Korean Journal of Christian Counseling.\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">Sang Hi is a practical\/pastoral theologian who is interested in the dialogue and integration of\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">psychology and religion\/spirituality, and a pastoral counselor, focused on women, adolescents, and\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">social minorities in a Korean society. Her current research and teaching interests encompass crisis and\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">resilience, complex trauma and healing, relationships and society, addiction and recovery, intercultural\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">and social justice counseling, spiritual assessment and diagnosis, and compassionate spirituality<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c76a0d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8c76a0d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa8ea08 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aa8ea08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cst.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Benjamin-Zenk-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-43413\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cst.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Benjamin-Zenk-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cst.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Benjamin-Zenk-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cst.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Benjamin-Zenk.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25b9240 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25b9240\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>Benjamin Zenk<\/strong><\/h4><h5><b>Affiliate Assistant Professor<\/b><\/h5><h5><em>PhD, University of Hawaii<\/em><\/h5><div>Dr. Benjamin Zenk is an Instructor of Management in the College of Business and Economics at the University of Hawaii at Hilo in the United States. There, he teaches critical thinking, business ethics, environmental ethics, and introductory business. Dr. Zenk also works with the UHH Department of Philosophy where he has taught intro to philosophy, ethics, reasoning, symbolic logic, histories of Indian and Buddhist philosophy, and comparative philosophy. He teaches Jain Philosophy and Professional ethics with the Arihanta Institute and has been invited as a visiting lecturer with other higher educational institutions.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>He received his PhD in philosophy from the University Hawaii at Manoa in 2018 on the topic of cross-cultural philosophical disagreement. Prior to this, he received an M.A. in philosophy from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Philosophy from Loyola Marymount University (LMU). 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