Scripture and Society with Dr. J.P. Kang

The Allender Center Podcast

The Allender Center

Psychology, Religion & Spirituality, Mental Health, Christianity, Trauma, Health & Fitness, Theology

4.6 • 628 Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Dr. J.P. Kang joins Dan and Rachael this week to introduce The Seattle School’s brand new Certificate in Scripture and Society.

From the beginning, J.P. makes it clear—this isn't just another Bible study course. As he explains, “It's not the way that they've approached scripture in a previous church setting or perhaps faith-based educational institution. I think that what I'm trying to do is help students become better readers, both of the text and of their context, of themselves.”

This transformative, 12-month certificate program offers a fresh, psychologically-informed approach to studying the Bible. Students will explore scripture through diverse cultural, historical, and literary perspectives while being guided by esteemed scholars and seasoned practitioners. The program is designed to challenge and expand how we read and interpret both the text and our world.

If you're a faith leader or someone passionate about engaging scripture through liberative, intellectually rigorous lenses, this program is for you. Live, online courses begin January 2025, and applications are open now through December 1, 2024.

Discover more and apply at theseattleschool.edu/scripture

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0:00.0	Thank you for listening to the Allender Center podcast.
0:06.7	I'm Dr. Dan Allender.
0:08.7	And I'm Rachel Clinton-Centen.
0:10.5	We're fiercely committed to providing hope and healing to a fragmented world.
0:14.7	And restoration for the heart.
0:17.2	Thank you for joining us.
0:18.5	Let's get this conversation started.
0:29.1	Thank you for joining us. Let's get this conversation started. We don't often say this, but the Outlander Center is under the umbrella of the profoundly wonderful Seattle School of Theology and Psychology.
0:44.5	And we don't really get a chance to talk with folks that often teach there.
0:50.8	So Rachel, we've got incredible privilege of not only the person, but also
0:58.6	the program that we'll be talking about today. But to have JP Kong, Dr. J.P. Kong,
1:07.0	who is an affiliate faculty teaching the Bible, but also the head pastor of the Japanese
1:18.3	Presbyterian Church in Seattle with us. JP, it's just an honor and delight to have you
1:24.5	with us. Thank you. I personally feel very grateful and energized to do the work that I get to do both in a
1:34.7	congregational setting, as well as at the Seattle School.
1:38.5	It is nothing like when I was in seminary in the 1990s, but my own development as both a person, a preacher, teacher,
1:49.1	have enabled me to see no shortage of ways in which the Bible speaks to the present age,
1:58.9	both in among the pews as well as in the classroom and out on the street.
2:03.8	And so, yeah, I just think it is so vital that people are given the tools, especially those
2:12.8	who have come from what we might call spiritually toxic backgrounds, Folks who have had way too much Bible,
2:20.0	who don't want to have anything to do with it.
2:22.0	That's right.
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