Grace Ji-Sun Kim: Feminist Christology

Homebrewed Christianity

Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.6 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Grace Ji-Sun Kim's to discuss Feminist Christology. We explore the importance of retrieving feminine imagery of God and Jesus through the biblical wisdom figure Sophia. She argues that despite Jesus's historical maleness, a feminist Christological approach is essential for contemporary Christianity because it challenges 2000 years of patriarchal interpretations and creates more inclusive understandings of the divine. The conversation traces Sophia's development across Hebrew Scripture, demonstrating how early Christians identified Jesus with this feminine divine figure, particularly in Paul's letters, Matthew, and John. Kim connects Sophia with Asian religious concepts like prajna, suggesting that this wisdom Christology offers liberating possibilities for Korean North American women navigating bicultural identities. She points out that feminist theologians are not inventing new concepts but reclaiming a significant biblical tradition that portrays God's presence in feminine imagery, which was largely eclipsed in later Christian history due to patriarchal influences. You can WATCH the conversation on YouTube Grace Ji-Sun Kim is a professor of theology at Earlham School of Religion and host of the Madang podcast. Previous Episodes with Grace When God Became White Surviving God Godly QnA a Theology of Visibility What is Intersectional Theology? The Prophetic Life of the Spirit Embracing the Other and Reading the Bible Keeping Hope Alive To get Grace's lecture and four more, join the class,The Many Faces of Christ Today. Upcoming Online Class: Rediscovering the Spirit: Hand-Raisers, Han, & the Holy Ghost "Rediscovering the Spirit: Hand-Raisers, Han, and the Holy Ghost" is an open-online course exploring the dynamic, often overlooked third person of the Trinity. Based on Grace Ji-Sun Kim's groundbreaking work on the Holy Spirit (pneumatology), this class takes participants on a journey through biblical foundations, historical developments, diverse cultural perspectives, and practical applications of Spirit theology. Moving beyond traditional Western theological frameworks, we'll explore feminist interpretations, global perspectives, and innovative approaches to understanding the Spirit in today's world. Whether you've felt the Spirit was missing from your faith journey or are simply curious to deepen your understanding, this class creates space for thoughtful discussion, personal reflection, and spiritual growth. As always, this class is donation-based, including 0. To get class info and sign up, head over here. _____________________ ⁠⁠Hang with 40+ Scholars & Podcasts and 600 people at Theology Beer Camp 2025 (Oct. 16-18) in St. Paul, MN. ⁠⁠ This podcast is a ⁠⁠Homebrewed Christianity⁠⁠ production. Follow ⁠⁠the Homebrewed Christianity⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Theology Nerd Throwdown⁠⁠, & ⁠⁠The Rise of Bonhoeffer⁠⁠ podcasts for more theological goodness for your earbuds. Join over 80,000 other people by joining our⁠⁠ Substack - Process This!⁠⁠ Get instant access to over 45 classes at ⁠⁠www.TheologyClass.com⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Follow the podcast, drop a review⁠⁠, send ⁠⁠feedback/questions⁠⁠ or become a ⁠⁠member of the HBC Community⁠⁠. ⁠⁠Theology Beer Camp | St. Paul, MN | October 16-18, 2025⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.0	Hello, everyone. This is Tripp. I am here with Grace G. Son Kim, and this is a Q&A, a Q&A session about feminist Christology,
0:42.2	looking at some of her own work, a lecture.
0:44.4	She's already recorded and delivered.
0:47.8	And if you are saying, whoa, what is this lecture?
0:51.7	Then you should go to Many Faces of Christ.com where you can sign up.
0:55.3	You'll get her lecture along with a number of our friends like Adam Clark and Ruben,
0:59.7	Ruben Rodriguez, and I'm doing a process one, Grace.
1:04.8	So, yeah, and Paul Capitz is doing one on the liberal tradition.
1:10.3	So if you're interested in Christology, how different theologians and different schools of thought are handling it and want to see just what the possibilities are, come join us, many faces of Christ.
1:21.5	And we're having a good time because we got a whole bunch of questions from people that watched your lecture and read one of the
1:28.8	chapters from your first book, Grace.
1:31.7	My very first one right here.
1:33.6	That you wrote one book on Jesus and then y'all broke up and he wrote 10 on the Holy Ghosts.
1:40.4	Yeah, the rest are on Holy Ghost.
1:42.8	You're like, Jesus, you get one book.
1:45.0	I may return to Jesus one day before, yeah, before I retire.
1:49.0	That's good, but will he return to you? You know this?
1:52.0	That's what we've got to figure out.
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