Centering: The Asian American Christian Podcast

Centering: The Asian American Christian Podcast

Centering is the Asian American Christian Podcast: conversations on Christ, the Christian life, and Asian American perspectives. Through our podcast seasons, as well as specially presented content, we dive into the reality and beauty of living out Asian American Christian faith. Centering is a production of the Center for Asian American Theology and Ministry at Fuller Theological Seminary.

Episodes

9x08 - Representation: Empowerment, Healing, and Hope

August 2, 2024 • 43 mins
9x08 - Representation: Empowerment, Healing, and Hope by Centered: Resources for the Asian American Church
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9x07 - Coherence: Narratives & Reconciled Identities

July 19, 2024 • 33 mins
9x07 - Coherence: Narratives & Reconciled Identities by Centered: Resources for the Asian American Church
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9x06 - Nuances: Pathologies & Ideals

July 5, 2024 • 32 mins
9x06 - Nuances: Pathologies & Ideals by Centered: Resources for the Asian American Church
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9x05 - Lenses: Because Not Everything's Cultural

June 21, 2024 • 35 mins
9x05 - Lenses: Because Not Everything's Cultural by Centered: Resources for the Asian American Church
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9x04 - Knowledge: When Personal Experience Isn't Enough

June 7, 2024 • 28 mins
9x04 - Knowledge: When Personal Experience Isn't Enough by Centered: Resources for the Asian American Church
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9x03 - History: Do Asian Americans Have a History?

May 24, 2024 • 26 mins
9x03 - History: Do Asian Americans Have a History? by Centered: Resources for the Asian American Church
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9x02 - Panethnicity: What is Asian American?

May 10, 2024 • 33 mins
9x02 - Panethnicity: What is Asian American? by Centered: Resources for the Asian American Church
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9x01 - Language: Asian American Identity and Experience

April 26, 2024 • 31 mins
9x01 - Language: Asian American Identity and Experience by Centered: Resources for the Asian American Church
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8x09 - The Joy of Biblical Scholarship(Dr. Nijay Gupta)

February 24, 2023 • 46 mins
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.
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8x08 - The "Absence" of God? (Dr. Chloe Sun)

February 17, 2023 • 42 mins
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.
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8x07 - The Theology of Pleasure (Dr. Max Lee)

February 10, 2023 • 53 mins
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
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8x06 - Race and Justice in the Bible (Dr. Lisa Cleath)

February 3, 2023 • 42 mins
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?
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8x05 - The Language of Christianity? (Dr. Ekaputra Tupamahu)

January 13, 2023 • 47 mins
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.
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8x04 - Shaking Hands With the Pope... (Dr. Jung Choi)

January 6, 2023 • 41 mins
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 ...
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8x03 - The Histories We Aren't Taught (Dr. Gale Yee)

December 16, 2022 • 46 mins
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. RESOURCES MENTIONED: -https://theology.sewanee.edu/education-for-ministry/ -Course texts: ht...
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8x02 - What Does Blessing Look Like? (Dr. Roger Nam)

December 9, 2022 • 45 mins
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.
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8x01 - Race and the Margins of the Bible (Dr. Jordan Ryan)

December 2, 2022 • 51 mins
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.
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Please Consider Donating to Centering!

November 29, 2022 • 1 min
Please consider supporting Centering with a donation at fuller.edu/giveAAC 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.
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7x08 - Healing the Filipino American Soul (Dr. Jeannie Celestial)

September 22, 2022 • 48 mins
Dr. Jeannie Celestial is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist (PhD) and Psychotherapist. This week, she joins Jay and Eleanor to speak about how therapy can speak specifically to FilAm communities. Dr. Celestial's new book Clinical Interventions for Internalized Oppression is out now! You can find her at sweetmangotherapy.com and @jeanniecelestial Dr. Celestial is offering consultation groups for Filipinx/a/o therapists. Please fill...
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7x07 - Leading in Ministry as a Filipina American (Mrs. Lisa Espineli Chinn)

September 15, 2022 • 53 mins
This week, Mrs. Lisa Espineli Chinn joins Jay and Eleanor to speak about her wealth of experiences as a Filipina woman leading in ministry. The former National Director of International Student Ministry with InterVarsity USA (2000-2014), she's also been an international student, a campus minister, and co-founder of several ministries in the Philippines and US.
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