New theological resource is a Timely Guide for Advent Reflection and Study

Growing up as an Asian immigrant in Canada and later settling in the U.S., the Rev. Dr. Kevin Park—who immigrated with his family to Toronto from Seoul, South Korea, when he was nine years old—says that his experience profoundly shaped his theology and his outlook on ministry.

Park serves as associate dean for Advanced Professional Studies and assistant professor of Theology at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Ga. He is the author of the “The Nations Will Bring Their Glory,” the fourth paper in the “Theological Conversations” series, which was launched May 24 by the Presbyterian Mission Agency’s Office of Theology and Worship.

“I wrote the paper largely sharing my personal stories of experiencing various aspects of marginality growing up as a visible minority in Canada and living in the United States,” says Park. “I believe stories of marginality can contain in them important resources that can inform and shape a theology of marginality that not only describes marginal realities but also point toward hope and transformation.” Read more…