Meet our speakers, who are active leaders in the T.I.M.E. (Technology, Information, Media, Entertainment) areas.
Hyun-Kyung Chung
Professor, Inter-Faith Peace-Making, Union Theological Seminary/Councilor, International Inter-Faith Peace Council
Chung Hyun Kyung is a professor of Inter-faith Peace-Making and Ecumenical Theology at Union Theological Seminary in New York City. She is an eco-feminist, scholar-activist, writer and international lecturer who has been working with many different faith communities in the world. As a councilor at the International Interfaith Peace Council, she has traveled to many areas of conflict, including Chiapa in Mexico, Cambodia, Northern Island, Israel and Palestine to participate in faith-based peacemaking activities.
Chung first came to international attention in 1991, when she made a now famous speech, “A Feminist/Asian/Third World Interpretation of the Holy Spirit,” at the general assembly of the World Council of Churches in Canberra, Australia. In her work, she tries to synthesize the wisdom of the worldwide people’s movement, spiritual legacy of Asian religious traditions, critical academic analysis, and the world of the arts.
She is a Buddhist-Christian. She is a Christian theologian and Buddhist Dharma Teacher from the Korean Zen lineage of the Kwan Eum School. She has been practicing Zen meditation for the last 20 years, including living in Buddhist monasteries in Korea and the Himalayas. She has been studying and working with the Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh, Maha Ghosananda, and Zen Master Seung Sahn.
Her work has been televised in many countries around the world. Her published works include Struggle to be the Sun Again: Introducing Asian Women’s Theology and Hyun Kyung and Alice’s Fabulous Love Affair (co-authored with Pulitzer-winning American novelist, Alice Walker). Now she is writing 99 Tales of Heart of Mecca: Muslim Women Peace Makers, based on her pilgrimage to 18 Muslim countries.
She received her BA and MA degrees from Ewha Womans University in Seoul, Korea and her PhD from Union Theological Seminary in New York City.
Chung first came to international attention in 1991, when she made a now famous speech, “A Feminist/Asian/Third World Interpretation of the Holy Spirit,” at the general assembly of the World Council of Churches in Canberra, Australia. In her work, she tries to synthesize the wisdom of the worldwide people’s movement, spiritual legacy of Asian religious traditions, critical academic analysis, and the world of the arts.
She is a Buddhist-Christian. She is a Christian theologian and Buddhist Dharma Teacher from the Korean Zen lineage of the Kwan Eum School. She has been practicing Zen meditation for the last 20 years, including living in Buddhist monasteries in Korea and the Himalayas. She has been studying and working with the Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh, Maha Ghosananda, and Zen Master Seung Sahn.
Her work has been televised in many countries around the world. Her published works include Struggle to be the Sun Again: Introducing Asian Women’s Theology and Hyun Kyung and Alice’s Fabulous Love Affair (co-authored with Pulitzer-winning American novelist, Alice Walker). Now she is writing 99 Tales of Heart of Mecca: Muslim Women Peace Makers, based on her pilgrimage to 18 Muslim countries.
She received her BA and MA degrees from Ewha Womans University in Seoul, Korea and her PhD from Union Theological Seminary in New York City.
