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In Memoriam: Viggo Søgaard
The Fuller community celebrates the life of Viggo Søgaard, professor emeritus of communication and a faculty member with our School of Intercultural Studies for three decades. Dr. Søgaard, who lived in his native Denmark, passed away on March 12 at the age of 78. Dr. Søgaard taught communication at Fuller in various capacities from 1981…
Sebastian Kim’s Latest Book Names Outstanding Academic Title
The Companion to Public Theology, edited by Korean Studies Center Executive Director Sebastian Kim with Katie Day, has been named one of 2017’s Outstanding Academic Titles by Choice magazine. This year’s Outstanding Academic Title list was selected by the Choiceeditorial staff from among the over 5,300 titles reviewed by Choice over the past year. The awarded titles have been selected for their…
FULLER URGES CONGRESSIONAL ACTION ON DACA PROGRAM RENEWAL
Today it was announced that President Trump is not expected to extend the March 5 deadline for legal protections from deportation of those under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA), also known as “Dreamers.” This decision and Congress’s inability to devise a solution for this pressing issue have created a cruel atmosphere of fear…
SHE TEACHES: RESISTING THE DANGER OF A SINGLE NARRATIVE
Recently,1 a prominent church leader and author picked up a recurrent theme in hierarchical complementarianism, the (in)appropriateness of women in ministry, but this time he took the argument a step further: emphasizing that women should not be pastors, he therefore insisted that women should also not be seminary professors.2 I understand how he bases this…
Fuller Urges Congressional Action on DACA Program Renewal
Today it was announced that President Trump is not expected to extend the March 5 deadline for legal protections from deportation of those under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA), also known as “Dreamers.” This decision and Congress’s inability to devise a solution for this pressing issue have created a cruel atmosphere of fear…
A Statement from Dr. Sebastian Kim on the Current Military Tension on the Korean Peninsula
As a result of nuclear tests and missile launches, the current tension on the Korean Peninsula has gone beyond confrontation; it is now seriously threatening the peaceful co-existence of the Korean Peninsula and the neighboring countries. In addition, due to the response of the nations with an interest in the region, the possibility of war…
Immigration Beyond Politics: Researchers at Fuller Seminary Examine How Detention and Deportation Inflict Psychological Trauma on Citizen Children
With funding provided by the Foundation for Child Development Young Scholars Program, Dr. Lisseth Rojas-Flores of Fuller Theological Seminary’s School of Psychology evaluated the role detention or deportation of a parent has on the mental health of citizen children. Results from her study are in “Trauma and Psychological Distress in Latino Citizen Children Following Parental…
Visionary New Leader of Korean Studies Center to Broaden Fuller’s Global Outreach
Fuller is pleased to announce that Sebastian Kim has been appointed executive director of the Korean Studies Center and professor of theology and public life beginning July 1, 2017. Dr. Kirsteen Kim, his wife, will join the School of Intercultural Studies faculty as professor of theology and world Christianity also on July 1. “We are so pleased…
FULLER, CALTECH COMPLETE $1.3 MILLION STUDY OF COMPASSION AND CARE IN L’ARCHE COMMUNITIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED
What is the nature of individuals who dedicate themselves to long-term care for persons with disabilities? For the last three years this question has been under study at the Travis Research Institute at Fuller Theological Seminary’s Graduate School of Psychology. The research was supported by a $1.3 million grant received from the John Templeton Foundation…
FULLER SEMINARY’S SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY RECEIVES GRANT FOR THE STUDY OF SPIRITUAL MINDFULNESS AND EMPATHY
The Templeton World Charity Foundation, Inc. (TWCF) has awarded a $215,950 planning grant to Fuller Theological Seminary to be administered by the Travis Research Institute (TRI) at Fuller’s School of Psychology. This grant, directed by Dr. Joey Fung, assistant professor of psychology and principal investigator, will support an 18-month exploratory study to research the capacity…