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Feb 24, 2023
8x09 - The Joy of Biblical Scholarship(Dr. Nijay Gupta)
00:46:52
In the final episode of Season 8, Dr. Nijay Gupta joins Janette for a passionate conversation about his work making Biblical scholarship accessible and available to those in the Church - the joy of melding spiritual life, academic research, and teaching others - and embracing the messiness of negotiating Asian cultural heritage and Biblical conviction.
Feb 17, 2023
8x08 - The "Absence" of God? (Dr. Chloe Sun)
00:42:04
This week, Dr. Chloe Sun joins Janette to speak about Song of Songs: why is such an abstract lyrical work included in the Bible? And what can this text, without a single explicit mention of God, reveal about God's seeming "absences"? Dr. Sun is Professor of Old Testament Studies at Logos Evangelical Seminary in Los Angeles.
Feb 10, 2023
8x07 - The Theology of Pleasure (Dr. Max Lee)
00:53:25
This week, Dr. Max Lee of North Park Theological Seminary joins Janette, sharing his research into the theology of pleasure; the connections between sexual intimacy and spiritual life; and the ways that Asian American theological convictions should be brought to the Bible
Feb 03, 2023
8x06 - Race and Justice in the Bible (Dr. Lisa Cleath)
00:42:31
This week, Professor Lisa Cleath of Princeton Theological Seminary joins Janette to discuss her work on social justice and the Bible. How can our imaginations of race and justice inform our readings of the Bible? How should our experiences influence our faith? What does the Bible have to say about multiracial and other Asian American identities?
Jan 13, 2023
8x05 - The Language of Christianity? (Dr. Ekaputra Tupamahu)
00:47:48
This week, Dr. Ekaputra Tupamahu, Asst. Prof of New Testament (George Fox University) joins Janette to share about speaking in tongues, inviting discomfort into our churches, and centering theology on the real experiences of new immigrants.
Jan 06, 2023
8x04 - Shaking Hands With the Pope... (Dr. Jung Choi)
00:41:45
For our first episode of 2023, Centering welcomes Dr. Jung Choi of Duke Divinity School. A scholar-teacher trained in the New Testament and early Christianity, Dr. Choi shares about the Biblical importance of ecumenism, healthy tension within Christianity, and the power dynamics of voice and visibility.
*Since recording, Dr. Choi's role at Duke is now Associate Dean for Global and Intercultural Formation and Director of the Asian House of Studies
Dec 16, 2022
8x03 - The Histories We Aren't Taught (Dr. Gale Yee)
00:46:25
This week, Dr. Gale Yee, Professor of Biblical Studies emerita (Episcopal Divinity School) and the first Asian American woman president of the Society of Biblical Literature, joins us to share her experiences as a prominent Asian American biblical scholar and the difficult work of rescuing the Hebrew Bible from a narrow-minded normativity.
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Dec 09, 2022
8x02 - What Does Blessing Look Like? (Dr. Roger Nam)
00:45:08
This week on Centering, Dr. Roger Nam joins Janette to talk about his journey into biblical scholarship. Dr. Nam is Professor of Hebrew Bible at Emory University, a minister, and explores in-depth the ways that the economic context of ancient Israel can help illuminate and explore the Bible, focusing on Ezra-Nehemiah.
Dec 02, 2022
8x01 - Race and the Margins of the Bible (Dr. Jordan Ryan)
00:51:47
Welcome back to Centering! Dr. Janette Ok hosts this season about biblical scholarship for the Asian American church. In this first episode, Dr. Jordan Ryan talks about his work literally unearthing the context of 1st century Israel/Palestine, its parallels with his experiences of race and marginalization in North America, and global Filipino diaspora.
Nov 29, 2022
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And stay tuned for Season 8 of Centering launching THIS week - with Professor Janette Ok interviewing other biblical scholars on biblical scholarship for the Asian American church.
Feb 24 | 00:46:52
8x09 - The Joy of Biblical Scholarship(Dr. Nijay Gupta)
Feb 17 | 00:42:04
8x08 - The "Absence" of God? (Dr. Chloe Sun)
Feb 10 | 00:53:25
8x07 - The Theology of Pleasure (Dr. Max Lee)
Feb 03 | 00:42:31
8x06 - Race and Justice in the Bible (Dr. Lisa Cleath)
Jan 13 | 00:47:48
8x05 - The Language of Christianity? (Dr. Ekaputra Tupamahu)
Jan 06 | 00:41:45
8x04 - Shaking Hands With the Pope... (Dr. Jung Choi)
Dec 16 | 00:46:25
8x03 - The Histories We Aren't Taught (Dr. Gale Yee)
Dec 09 | 00:45:08
8x02 - What Does Blessing Look Like? (Dr. Roger Nam)
Dec 02 | 00:51:47
8x01 - Race and the Margins of the Bible (Dr. Jordan Ryan)
Nov 29 | 00:01:07
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