In 1990, Chung introduced Asian women's theology with her book Struggle to be the Sun Again: Introducing Asian Women's Theology. In it, she responds to the emerging liberation theology which argues for Christianity's preferential option for the poor. She interprets the Gospel through her experience as an Asian woman:
"Doing theology is a personal and a political activity. As a Korean woman, I do theology in search of what it means to be fully human in my struggle for wholeness and in my people's concrete historical fight for freedom." (1990: 1)
WCC at CanberraEdit
In 1991, she was invited to speak at a World Council of Churches gathering in Canberra, Australia. Her speech[3] created a furor and she was accused of syncretism, that is, combining Christian teachings and practices with elements of other traditions. Her retort, however, was:
If they ask me, "Are you a syncretist?" I say, "You are right, I am a syncretist, but so are you." My response is that I know I am a syncretist, but you don’t know you are a syncretist because you have hegemonic power ... non-Christian cultures, when they try to interpret the gospel out of their life experience, they are syncretists! But they are just being true to their identity, history and culture.[4]
In the same interview, she challenged the Western values imposed on the Third World:
"I think in order to really heal the world we need the 'wisdom of darkness.' This can be the Third World, dark people, women, or our 'shadows,' ... all the things we do not want to confront within ourselves, so we project them onto others and call them terrorists. So, I think that we need 'endarkenment' for a while, not enlightenment, to heal the world."[4]
WorksEdit
Chung, Hyun Kyung (1990-01-01). Struggle to be the Sun Again: Introducing Asian Women's Theology. Orbis Books. ISBN9780883446843.
^錢玲珠 [Teresa Ling-Chu CHIEN] (November 2012). "聖母瑪利亞的故事與女性神學" [The story of Saint Mary, and Women's Theology]. Research Center for Liturgy, Fu Jen Faculty of Theology of St. Robert Bellarmine. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
^"Chung, Hyun Kyung / Re-Imagining Collection / Duke Digital Repository". Duke Digital Collections. Duke University. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
^. Archived from the original on 2006-01-04. Retrieved 2005-08-09.
^ ab. Zion's Herald. Vol. 177, no. 5. September–October 2003. pp. 14–16. Archived from the original on 12 October 2004. Retrieved 25 May 2006.
External linksEdit
October 22, 2023
chung, hyun, kyung, this, korean, name, family, name, jeong, born, 1956, south, korean, christian, theologian, theologian, presbyterian, church, korea, also, associate, professor, ecumenical, theology, union, theological, seminary, united, states, nationalitys. In this Korean name the family name is Jeong Chung Hyun Kyung born May 15 1956 is a South Korean Christian theologian She is a lay theologian of the Presbyterian Church of Korea and is also an Associate Professor of Ecumenical Theology at Union Theological Seminary in the United States Chung Hyun KyungNationalitySouth KoreanAlma materEwha Womans University B A 1979 M A 1981 Claremont School of Theology M Div 1984 Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York Ph D 1989 OccupationTheologianKorean nameHangul정현경Hanja鄭玄鏡 1 Revised RomanizationJeong Hyeon gyeongMcCune ReischauerChŏng Hyŏn kyŏngHer teaching and research interests include feminist and ecofeminist theologies and spiritualities from Asia Africa and Latin America Christian Buddhist interfaith dialogue disease and healing in varied religious backgrounds mysticism and revolutionary social change as well as the history and critical issues of various Asian Christian theologies Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Struggle to be the Sun Again 3 WCC at Canberra 4 Works 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksEarly life and education EditChung Hyun Kyung was born in Gwangju South Korea May 15 1956 2 Chung graduated from Ewha Womans University in Seoul with a B A 1979 and an M A 1981 She holds an M Div from the Claremont School of Theology 1984 a diploma from the Women s Theological Center in Boston 1984 and a Ph D from Union Theological Seminary 1989 Struggle to be the Sun Again EditIn 1990 Chung introduced Asian women s theology with her book Struggle to be the Sun Again Introducing Asian Women s Theology In it she responds to the emerging liberation theology which argues for Christianity s preferential option for the poor She interprets the Gospel through her experience as an Asian woman Doing theology is a personal and a political activity As a Korean woman I do theology in search of what it means to be fully human in my struggle for wholeness and in my people s concrete historical fight for freedom 1990 1 WCC at Canberra EditIn 1991 she was invited to speak at a World Council of Churches gathering in Canberra Australia Her speech 3 created a furor and she was accused of syncretism that is combining Christian teachings and practices with elements of other traditions Her retort however was If they ask me Are you a syncretist I say You are right I am a syncretist but so are you My response is that I know I am a syncretist but you don t know you are a syncretist because you have hegemonic power non Christian cultures when they try to interpret the gospel out of their life experience they are syncretists But they are just being true to their identity history and culture 4 In the same interview she challenged the Western values imposed on the Third World I think in order to really heal the world we need the wisdom of darkness This can be the Third World dark people women or our shadows all the things we do not want to confront within ourselves so we project them onto others and call them terrorists So I think that we need endarkenment for a while not enlightenment to heal the world 4 Works EditChung Hyun Kyung 1990 01 01 Struggle to be the Sun Again Introducing Asian Women s Theology Orbis Books ISBN 9780883446843 See also EditAsian feminist theologyReferences Edit 錢玲珠 Teresa Ling Chu CHIEN November 2012 聖母瑪利亞的故事與女性神學 The story of Saint Mary and Women s Theology Research Center for Liturgy Fu Jen Faculty of Theology of St Robert Bellarmine Retrieved 25 May 2016 Chung Hyun Kyung Re Imagining Collection Duke Digital Repository Duke Digital Collections Duke University Retrieved 10 September 2019 Foundation Documents Archived from the original on 2006 01 04 Retrieved 2005 08 09 a b ZH interviews Chung Hyun Kyung Zion s Herald Vol 177 no 5 September October 2003 pp 14 16 Archived from the original on 12 October 2004 Retrieved 25 May 2006 External links EditEcumenical Association of Third World Theologians Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chung Hyun Kyung amp oldid 1106290317, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
