Articles by Eunjoo Mary Kim
Professor Kim has taught at Iliff since the spring quarter of 1999, in the areas of preaching, worship, and practical theology. Her scholarly concern is with the development of the theology and method of preaching and worship, relevant to contemporary ministerial contexts. Her research interest includes intercultural hermeneutics, race and gender issues, multiculturalism, and globalization. Kim published four monographs and one co-edited book: Preaching the Presence of God: A Homiletic from the Asian-American Perspective (Valley Forge: Judson Press, 1999), Women Preaching: Theology and Practice through the Ages (Cleveland: Pilgrim Press, 2004), Preaching in an Age of Globalization (Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2010), Women, Church, and Leadership: New Paradigms, eds. Eunjoo Mary Kim and Deborah Creamer (Eugene: Pickwick Publishers, 2012), and Christian Preaching and Worship in Multicultural Contexts (Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2017). The co-edited book is a collaborative work with female scholars and local church leaders that bridges between the church and the academia. Kim serves on the editorial boards of Homiletic and Living Pulpit, and is a member of Academy of Homiletics, North American Academy of Liturgy, American Academy of Religion, Society of Biblical Literature, and Societas Homiletica. An ordained Presbyterian minister, Kim worked for New Garden Korean Presbyterian Church in Ridgewood, New Jersey and Hanmi Presbyterian Church in Denver, Colorado.
by Eunjoo Mary Kim
The root of our ability to rejoice is plainly expressed by Eunjoo Mary Kim, “The Lord has come as our Savior King.” She uses the well-known advent hymn Joy to the World to deepen our sense of rejoicing no matter the tumultuous circumstances of our time. She offers the challenge to rise with the hope of the living Christ to make rejoicing an action rather than a feeling this season.
by Eunjoo Mary Kim
It maybe difficult for preachers whose congregations are in the dominant culture—affluent and satiated—to deal with God’s Superabundance since it may require imagination to see what God is doing on the margins as well as recognizing our obligations to the global community.