Introducing Professor
Professor Kim Eun-Hye believes that, in an age of accelerating climate crisis and technological change, theology must become a language for reimagining the relationship among human beings, the ecological environment, and technology. Rather than remaining a scholar confined to the lecture hall, she has served as a bridge connecting theologians and engineers, pastoral ministry and technology enterprises, offering practical alternatives to the global church and theological community on the defining issues of ecology and technology. As Dean of the Graduate School, she now leads the institution's research capacity while continuing her steady commitment-through the Human-Technology Symbiosis Network(HTS) and the Christian Environmental Education Center 'Sallim' (Living/Sustaining)-to translating theological discourse into practice on the ground.
Academic Background
Professor Kim earned her B.A. in Business Administration from Seoul Women's University and her Master of Divinity (M.Div.) from the Graduate School of Presbyterian University and Theological Seminary. She went on to complete a Master of Sacred Theology (S.T.M.) in Christian Ethics (Religion and Society) at Drew University in the United States, and a Ph.D. in Theology, Ethics and Culture at Claremont Graduate University. She began teaching at Presbyterian University and Theological Seminary in 2002, later served on the faculty of Soongsil University, and returned to Presbyterian University and Theological Seminary in 2009, where she has served as Professor of Christianity and Culture ever since.
She currently serves as Dean of the Graduate School, leading the institution's research administration, and also serves as Associate Pastor of Dorim Church within the Yeongdeungpo Presbytery.
Domestic and International Academic and Social Activities
Professor Kim's work extends well beyond research into the realm of practice. As Co-Chair of the Christian Environmental Education Center 'Sallim,' she has led ecological movement organizations, and as Standing Chair of the Human-Technology Symbiosis Network (HTSN), founded in 2021, she seeks theological responses to the age of advanced technology. She has also been active in numerous domestic and international academic and ecumenical bodies, including as President of the Korean Society of Christian Ethics (2017-2018), a research fellow of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC), and a committee member of bodies affiliated with the World Council of Churches (WCC). She continues to speak actively on the international stage, including delivering the keynote address at the
2024 Council for World Mission (CWM) East Asia Regional Assembly in Bangkok and the keynote lecture at the 2024 PUTS Academic Conference 'LEAP.'
Research Activities
For more than twenty years, Professor Kim has pursued interdisciplinary theological research centered on ecological theology and digital technology theology. Over the past five years alone, she has published eight books (including co-authored volumes), two papers in international peer-reviewed journals, and six papers in domestic accredited journals, focusing her efforts on building an "integrated theological model of ecology and technology." Through collaborative research bringing together theologians, philosophers, and engineers, she seeks to establish a theology of technology and a Christian ethics of technology, and works to present new models for the future church through partnerships with technology enterprises.