How has having a "sense of homelessness" led believers to more fully develop a theology of God as liberator? What does this mean for us today? Dr. Jeong shares her vision for building community for believers of all racial and ethnic backgrounds.

Dr. Rebecca S. Jeong joined Portland Seminary as a  Louisville Postdoctoral Fellow and assistant professor of pastoral theology  in 2019. She has been awarded a postdoctoral fellowship (2019–2021) from the Louisville Institute as part of the Institute’s Vocation of the Theological Educator Initiative.

Jeong is a practical theologian whose research interests coalesce around the following themes in homiletics and liturgics: Psalms and contextual preaching, modern homiletical theories for ethnic minorities, women preaching and leadership, and multicultural worship.

Before joining Portland Seminary, Jeong served churches as a pastor of Sunday school and youth ministry for more than a decade in South Korea and the United States. She also worked at a Christian middle school as a full-time chaplain in South Korea. She was an editor of homiletics and liturgics for the Journal of      Asian American Theological Forum   (aatfweb.org). From 2011 to 2015, she served   The Journal of Homiletic   (homiletic.net) as a managing editor.

Academic Background

PhD, Boston University, School of Theology;  ThM, Candler School of Theology, Emory University;  ThM, Presbyterian University & Theological Seminary (Seoul, Korea);  MDiv, Presbyterian University & Theological Seminary;  BA, Presbyterian University & Theological Seminary

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