As of September 6, 2019

CURRICULUM VITAE TORONTO SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY

A. BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

1. PERSONAL Name: Nam Soon Song

College: Knox College, 59 St George St. Toronto, ON M5S 2E6 Tel: 416-978-1884 Email: [email protected] Citizenship: Canadian

2. DEGREES Ed.D. Christian Education, 1987, Union Presbyterian Seminary, USA Character Education Theory in Protestantism: Educational and Theological Reconsideration, Supervised by Dr. Charles F. Melchert M.A. Christian Education, 1984, Union Presbyterian Seminary, USA B.A. Christian Education, 1981 Presbyterian Theological University, Seoul Korea. Christian Child Education at Home, Supervised by Dr. Sun Ae Chu

3. EMPLOYMENT Current University unit of primary appointment: TST: [Knox College] 2003- Full Professor, Department of Pastoral Theology, Knox College, Toronto School of Theology, 2003- Tenured 2002- Appointed to Advanced Degree Full Professor, Toronto School of Theology 2000-02 Associate Professor, Department of Pastoral Theology, Knox College, University of Toronto Previous 1997-2000 Tenured Full Professor, Faculty of Theology, Hanil University and Theological Seminary in Korea 1991-1997 Associate Professor, Faculty of Theology, Hanil University and Theological Seminary in Korea 2

1987-1991 Assistant Professor, Dept of Theology, Hanil University and Theological Seminary in Korea

4. HONOURS Council member, Korean Canadian Adoptees Association, 2004- Council member, Korean Peace Advisory Council Abroad, 2002-2005 Carmichael’s Fellowship, Union and PSCE, 1984 Peace International Scholarship, 1985-1987

5. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND ACTIVITIES 2013- Editorial Board, Colloquy of Christian Education, Association of Korean Christian Education 2013 Exchange Professor, YuSan Theological Seminary in Taiwan 2013 Visiting Scholar, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in USA 2011- 16 Member, Committee on Race and Ethnicity, ATS 2006 Visiting Fellow, New College, University of Edinburgh in UK 2005-09 Member, Harper Committee, Association of Professors and Researcher of Religious Education 2001-05 Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Religious Education 2002- Member, The International Seminar on Religious Education and Values 2000- Member, An Association of Professors, Practitioners and Researchers in Religious Education 2000- Member, The Association of Presbyterian Church Educators 2002-2017 Director, Centre for Asian-Canadian Theology and Ministry, Knox College 2001- 05, 07-11 Director, The Ewart Centre for Lay Education, Knox College 1994-5, 99-00 Dean of Faculty, Hanil University and Theological Seminary 1987-00 Director, Hanil Research Centre for Christian Education, Hanil University and Theological Seminary (i.e. served as both the editor-in-chief and managing officer of an academic organization)

6. LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY Korean English

B. ACADEMIC HISTORY

1. RESEARCH ENDEAVOURS 3

In Progress on Asian Canadian Immigrant Churches, entitled, “Challenges and Opportunities for Asian Canadian Immigrant Churches with First and Second Generation Congregants: A Qualitative Study of Members of Chinese, Taiwanese, and Korean Churches in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)”; - held a public forum at Knox College on April 29, 2019 -is currently being prepared for publication

A Qualitative Research entitled, “Religious Attitudes and Commitment among 1.5 and Second Generation Asian-Canadian Protestant Young Adult”; held a public forum, presented at an academic conference and several churches

Religious Intercultural Education: Expanding a Common Space IPR

Religious Education Theory: Dialogue between East and West, Spirituality Studies from Lao Tzu, Confucius, Zen Buddhism, Thomas Merton and Parker Palmer; presented at Academic Associations and Teacher’s Seminar among others

2. RESEARCH AWARDS (grants, contracts, fellowships): A Project Grant for Researchers from Louisville Institute has been awarded in January 2018/$30,000(USD) beginning from January 2018 to December 2019. The title of the research is “Challenges and Opportunities for Asian Canadian Immigrant Churches with First and Second Generation Congregants: A Qualitative Study of Members of Chinese, Taiwanese, and Korean Churches in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).” Christian Education Association of the Presbyterian Church of Korea/1999/one year/$10,000.

C. SCHOLARLY AND PROFESSIONAL WORK

1. Books (for which you are the sole or joint author) Yong Soo Koh, Nam Soon Song, One-ho Park, Kum-Hee Yang, Kyoo-Min Lee, and Bong-Soo Park, The Foundations of the New curriculum for the New Millennium, (Seoul: Korean Presbyterian Publisher, 1999) Yong Soo Koh, Yong Keun Kwon, Kwang Rul Kim, Nam Soon Song, and Young Ho Lee, Introduction to Christian Education (II), (Seoul: Korean Presbyterian Publisher, 1999) Yong Soo Koh, One Ho Park, Nam Soon Song, Kwang Rul Kim, Keum Hee Yang, Do Il Kim, Yong Keun Kwon, and Kyu Min Lee, Introduction to Christian Education ( I ), (Seoul: Korean Presbyterian Publisher, 1994)

2. Books (for which you are the sole or joint editor) Translated 4

Nam Soon Song and Doil Kim, 지혜를 위한 교육, Korean Presbyterian publisher, 2002, Wise Teaching, by Charles F. Melchert, (Phil.: Trinity Press, 1997)

3. Articles in peer-reviewed journals “Youth Ministry that Matters: Voices of Korean Canadian Youth,” The Journal of Youth Ministry, Vol. 15. No. 2, spring 2017, pp.97-120 “Christian Education for the Public: Lessons from Legacy of Ewart College” in Toronto Journal of Theology, Supplement 1, 2015, pp. 93-108 “Sunday School Revisited: An Alternative to Christian Education of the Church Today?” In Journal of Religious Education, Feb. 2013, Vol. 108, 2, pp.180-192 “Entry on Charles F. Melchert” in Christian Educators in the 20th Century in America www.talbot.edu/ce20, 2006 “Approaches in Christian Education: Faith Formation for an Inclusive Community,” in Theology and Society, Jeonju, Hanil University and Theological Seminary Press, pp. 481-493, 1995

4. Other articles, and chapters in multi-author volumes “Korean Canadian Church Education, the Present and the Future” with Sang Chul Lee, Educational Ministry, Seoul, Korean Presbyterian Church Press, pp43-48, summer 2002 “Did Jesus Have an Educational Goal?” Christian Education Colloquy, Presbyterian Theological Seminary Press, Nov. 2002 “Eschatology and the Content of Christian Education,” in Christ who is with us to the Last Day, pp. 356-373, (Seoul: Korean Presbyterian Publisher, 1997) “Christian Education Methods and Education for Life,” in The Life and Peace Given by Christ, pp.287-308, (Seoul: Korean Presbyterian Publisher, 1996) “The 21st Century and the Purpose of Christian Education,” in The 21st Century and Jesus Christ, pp.189-207, (Seoul: Korean Presbyterian Publisher, 1995) “Christian Education Context in Changing World,” in Jesus Christ and Changing world, pp. 277-297, (Seoul: Korean Presbyterian Publisher, 1994) “How to teach the Old Adult in the Church?” in Ministry and Theology, Seoul, May 1994 ”Christian Education Context for Healthy Society,” in Jesus Christ and Society, pp299-315, (Seoul: Korean Presbyterian Publisher, 1993) “Christian Education Context for Recovering Humanity and Creation,” in Jesus Christ and Creation, pp.262-274, (Seoul: Korean Presbyterian Publisher, 1992)

5. Manuscripts under consideration (i.e., submitted to a journal and in review process). “Demythologizing the “Silent Exodus”: Asian-Canadian Protestant Young Adults” will be published in Journal of Youth and Theology, Fall 2019

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People of Faith and People of Jeong, book proposal accepted and manuscript in progress

6. Manuscripts in preparation (include pertinent information where available: e.g., invited chapter; book under contract; etc.) People of Faith People of Jeong: Asian Canadian Churches of Today for Tomorrow IPR (primary editor) Religious Intercultural Education: Expanding a Common Space” IPR

7. Articles Reviewed for Peer Review Journals “Christian Teaching as Trinitarian Kenotic Praxis of Love: A Practical Theological Approach” for International Journal of Practical Theology, March 9, 2018, Feb. 2019 “Struggles of Korean Immigrant Second Generation Leaders: Leaving the Mother Church?” for IJPT, October 2018 “Challenges of Korean Immigrant Leadership in the Church” for International Journal of Practical Theology, Oct. 2017, Dec. 18, 2017 “A Search for Identity in the midst Intergenerational and Intercultural conflicts” for International Journal of Practical Theology, Dec. 18, 2017 “Biblically Based Discipleship Expectations for Christian Education” for Journal of Research on Christian Education, May, 2016

8. Papers presented at scholarly meetings and symposia “Asian Canadian Churches of Today for Tomorrow: Challenges and Opportunities for Asian Canadian Immigrant Churches with First- and Second-Generation Congregants” presented at Public Forum, hosted by the Centre for Asian Canadian Theology and Ministry, April, 2019 “Moving towards a Multicultural Church” presented at Public Forum, hosted by the Centre for Asian Canadian Theology and Ministry, April, 2019 “Yearning For ‘Connectedness:’ Voices of Young Adults” Presented at REA Annual Conference in Atlanta, USA, November 2016, Proceedings. “Ethnic Language and Ethnic Identity” presented at Canadian – Taiwanese Theological Seminaries Consultation, at Yu Shan Theological Seminary in Taiwan, May 2016 “Yearning for Connectedness: Religious Attitudes and Commitment among 1.5 and Second Generation Asian-Canadian Protestant Young Adult” presented at ARE (Association of Religious Education), Nov. 2015; and at a Public Forum held at Knox College, Sep. 2015 “Lonely Journey: Stories of Korean Canadian Youth” presented at the Educational Forum for 2nd Generation of Korean American, in New York, USA, Apr. 2013 “Sunday School Revisited: An Alternative to Christian Education of the Church Today?” presented at REA Annual Conference, Nov. 2011, Toronto, Proceedings “Sunday School Revisited: An alternative to Christian Education of the Church 6

Today?” presented at ISREV (The International Seminar on Religious Education and Value) 2010. 7. Ottawa “Stories of Korean-Canadian Youth: Implications for Youth Ministry” presented at ISREV (The International Seminar on Religious Education and Value) 2008. 7. Ankara, Turkey “Lonely Journey – Korean-Canadian Youth” presented at the Consultation between Theological Seminaries in Taiwan and in , May 2008, “ Window for Spiritual Journey” presented at APRRE Nov. 2006, Atlanta. “Self-Cultivation as a Way of Christian Education: Exploring Self- Cultivation in the Life and Teaching of Jesus” presented at APRRE (The Association of Professors and Researchers in Religious Education) 2004, Denver “Self-Cultivation and Christian Education: Exploring Self-Cultivation in the Life and Teaching of Jesus” presented at ISREV (The International Seminar on Religious Education and Value) 2004 “Did Jesus Have an Educational Goal?” presented at ISREV (International Seminar on Religious Education and Value) 2002 “Searching for an Approach to Christian Education from Tao Te Ching” presented at APRRE, Nov. 2001, Minneapolis

9. Invited lectures in external academic contexts March 2019, “Abraham and Sarah and Isaac and Rebecca: Generation to Generation” at St. Timothy’s Presbyterian Church “Asian Canadian Churches of Today for Tomorrow: Challenges and Opportunities for Asian Canadian Immigrant Churches with First- and Second-Generation Congregants” initial findings was presented at Winter Seminar hosted and invited by Louisville Institute, in Louisville, USA, January, 2019 Responded to a paper, “Salvation, Salvage, and the Fashioning of Care in the Haitian Religious Field: A Study of Korean American Protestant Women Missionaries in Haiti” presented by Minjung Noh, at Winter Seminar hosted and invited by Louisville Institute, in Louisville, USA, January, 2019 November 2018, “Asian Canadian Churches Today for Tomorrow” at Formosa Presbyterian Church October 2016, “John Calvin’s Reformation and Christian Education” at 500 Years Memory of the Protestant Reformation at The Eastern HanCa Presbytery October 2016 “Educational Ministry for the Future Generation of Korean-North American” at the 10th Conference for Ministry and Education of Koreans Overseas November 2014, “Intercultural Christian Education” at 100 Anniversary of Presbyterian School of Christian Education, Richmond, VA, USA May 2013, “Wisdom: To be Taught, or Learned?” at Annual Christian Education Conference in Taiwan 7

October 2011, “Spiritual Education and Immigrant Church Today” at The Association of Korean Canadian Education Ministers, Toronto October 2010, “Christian Education and Society: Past, Present and Future” at Annual Lectureship of Alpha Korean United Church, Toronto May 2010 to February 2011, “Educating Children in Faith” broadcasted 10 minutes every week, at CBS Korean Radio Channel May 2010, “Future Christian Education for Korean Immigrant Churches in Toronto” at The Association of Korean Canadian Education Ministers July 2009, “Spirituality and Youth Ministry” & “Social Change and Youth Ministry” at Annual Summer Special Lectureship organized by Association of Youngnam Area Youth Ministry, Korea January 2009, “Envisioning Christian Education in the 21st Century” at The Association of Presbyterian Church Educators, St. Antonio, TX, USA October 2008, “Youth Ministry for Immigrant Churches” McDonald Lecture, Knox College June 2008, “Immigrant Church and Education for 2nd Generation” at Korean Church Association in New York, New York 2001 Annual Lectures on “Human Growth and Personality Development” at Life Line and Tele-care, Toronto

10. Creative Professional Activity Seven Devotions on the Power of God in These Days, February 2018 A short version of “Yearning for Connectedness: Religious Attitudes and Commitment among 1.5 and Second Generation Asian-Canadian Protestant Young Adult,” Presbyterian Records, May 2016 edition Seven Devotions on Repentance in These Days, February 2013 edition (Book Review for publication) What is black is Beautiful, By Dong Kwan Lee, Seoul, April 2013 (Book Review for publication) Educating Congregations Through Rituals, Timothy Son, Lexington Press, June 2013 The Wanderer with an Open World View: From Vladivostok to Toronto, by the Very Rev. Sang Chul Lee, Toronto, January 2011

Short articles were published in Presbyterian Records, Glad Tidings, and Korean- Canadian Teacher Newsletter, 2010, 2011, 2012.

D. COURSES AND OTHER TEACHING Courses taught with major responsibility for design of courses. 8

1. Undergraduate/Basic Degree courses taught (in preceding 5 years).

Leadership Development for Intercultural Church Educational Ministry of the Church Approaches to Teaching the Bible/Models of Teaching the Bible Contemporary Christian Education Theory Online course: Introduction to Educational Ministry

2. Graduate/Advanced Degree courses taught (in preceding 5 years). Leadership Development for Intercultural Church Culture and Practical Ministry Spirituality and Religious Education Contemporary Christian Education Theory Reading and Research Courses (For Advanced students) 2018 Critical Analysis of Youth Ministry in Korea, Pil Jae Lee 2018 Approaches to Teaching Bible in Korean Context, Munsu Son 2017 Educational Thought from Plato to Whitehead, Eunju Chung 2017 Missional Christian Education, Sarah Yoo 2015 A Study of Decline of Korean Church after 1995, Hyunjun Bae 2014 Christian Education Theory for Intercultural Church, Hyun Sun Kim 2014 Toward Communal Sense of Eucharistic Praxis in Korean Churches, Hae Il Park

3. Advanced degree/graduate (MA, ThM, DMin, ThD, PhD) theses supervised (lifetime)

Sole Supervisor Completed: 2 Ph.D (4 in progress) 1 Th.D (1 in progress) 2 Th.M (1 in progress) 11 M.A. (1 in progress) 1 Th.M II

Ph.D and Th.D as Sole Supervisor Yong Soon Cho (Ph.D) Christian Education for Public Society: Based on Parker Palmer's Educational Methods (2013-2015, completed) Hyeok Su Chae (Ph.D) A Critical Analysis of and Proposal to the Curriculum of the Presbyterian Church of Korea: Educational, Theological and Cultural Perspectives (2010-2014, completed) Heather Weir (Th.D), Teaching the Bible with Sarah Trimmer, (2005- 2008, completed) Monika Bereczki-Farkas (Th.D), Educating Gypsies in Hungary, (since 2013, in progress) 9

Hyun Jun Bae (Ph.D) Seeking a Missional Approach to Christian Education for the Korean Church (since 2018 in Progress) Sang Hak Kim (Ph.D) Lessons from the Ancient Baptismal Catechumenate for the Korean Presbyterian Church (since 2018 in progress) Marie Green (Ph.D) Experiences of Racialized Students and It’s Implications in Southern Ontario Catholic Schools (Since 2018 in progress) Moon Jung Choi (Ph.D) Pedagogy of Conscientization: Empowering Agency in Korean Canadian Christian Women, (since 2019, in progress)

Co-Supervisor Completed: 2 Ph.D Hae Young Kim (Ph.D), The Negative Self-Image of Korean Women and Pastoral Responses (2017, completed) Mi-Weon Yang(Ph.D), A Theological Exploration of Salim as an Approach to Pastoral Care and Counselling for Korean Immigrant Women in North America (2017, completed)

Th.M. and M.A. as Sole Supervisor Tong-Gi Kim, “Korean Shamanism and Christianity” (New MA Major Research Paper, 2019 in progress) Pil Jae Lee, “Critical Analysis of Current Theories of Youth Ministry” (ThM II Extended paper, 2019 in progress) Jacob Juhang Lee (ThM), Ham Sok Hon’s “Ssial” Metaphor: A New Paradigm for Christian Education in the Postmodern World (since 2017, in progress) Hyun Sun Kim (MA), Building a Christian Identity in Multi-Cultural Society, (completed, 2018) Deborah Rapport (Th. M), A Pastoral Response to Juvenile Prostitution in Canada (2015 completed) Mattias Yawkotoka Amuzu (MA), Towards Inculturation: A Theological, Pastoral and Educational Appraisal of Traditional Ga Child "Outing" and "Naming" Rites, (2015 completed) Kun Young Lee (Th.M), ToeGye’s Contribution to Christian Education in the 21st Century, (2012, completed)

Basic Degree James Yang, Understanding our Parents and our Youth: Second-Generation Korean Youth Identity Formation, and the Gospel of Grace, 2017 Diane Eaton (MTS) Filling Our Jars: The Means to Vibrant Spiritual Life, 2011, 2010-2011 Dona Simpson (MTS) Introduction to St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church: Teaching for Membership, 2010, 2009-2010 Kaleena P. B. Hanoski (MTS) Incorporating Multiple Intelligence and Learning Style Theories into the Christian Education Setting, 2008, 2007-2008 10

Partially Supervised Paul Choi (Ph.D) Selected Themes in Thomas Merton’s Thought as a Resource for Korean Presbyterianism (Chapter Two : The Context of Korean Presbyterianism) 2010 Kyongkuk Han (Ph.D) An Investigation of the Potential of Traditional Korean Narrative as a Model of Contextual Preaching for the Korean Protestant Church (Chapter four and Five) 2013-4

4. Other formal teaching and course lectures given (in preceding 5 years). 2013 May, Teaching “Human Growth and Spiritual Journey” to M.Div, D.Min Students at Yu San Theological Seminary in Taiwan 2001- Lay Education courses at Ewart Centre for Lay Education at Knox College

E. ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS Indicate period of service and function; in reverse chronological order.

1. Positions held and service on committees and organizations within TST or University of Toronto 2004-12 Executive Committee member, Pastoral Department, Toronto School of Theology 2012- Director, Asian-Canadian Research Centre, Knox College Completed Research on Religious Attitudes and Commitment among 1.5 and Second Asian-Canadian Protestant Yong Adult,” organized and held a public forum entitled “Yearning for Connectedness: Voices of Asian-Canadian Young Adults” at Knox College, in September 2015 2002- 2017 Director, Centre for Asian-Canadian Theology and Ministry, Knox College Organized “Crossing Cultures Together” Annual Event at Knox College since 2005 2001- 05, 07- 11, Director, The Ewart Centre for Lay Education, Knox College Organized the 10th Anniversary Celebration of Ewart Centre for Lay Education at Knox College in May 2011

2. Positions held and service on committees and organizations (including academic associations) outside TST or University of Toronto, of scholarly and academic significance. 2013- Member, Editorial Board, Colloquy of Christian Education, Academic Association of Korean Christian Education 2011-16 Member, Committee on Race and Ethnicity, ATS 2005-09 Member, Harper Committee, Association of Professors and Researcher of Religious Education 2001-05 Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Religious Education 11

F. OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION Organized and led numerous seminars and workshops for parents, teachers, clergies, and laities based on my research and teachings throughout the years; gave public lectures on a wide array of topics upon request; published short articles in various newspapers and newsletters