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| Born | Park Soon-kyung 1923 (1923) Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea |
| Died | 24 October 2020(2020-10-24) (aged 96–97) |
| Education | Methodist Theological University Seoul National University Emory University Drew University |
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Park Soon-kyung (Korean: 박순경;Hanja: 朴淳敬; born 1923 - 24 October 2020) was a South Korean Methodist theologian.[1]
Born inYeoju ofGyeonggi Province, Park first studied nursing before pursuing degrees in theology atMethodist Theological University in Seoul and philosophy atSeoul National University.[2] She went for further studies in the United States, pursuing an M.Div. atEmory University and a Ph.D. atDrew University, completing a dissertation in 1966 on "Man in Karl Barth's doctrine of election."[3]
Park returned to South Korea and was a professor of theology for 22 years atEwha Woman's University (1966–1988), where she continued to hold a post as a professor emerita.[4] She is known for her work towards a theology for theunification of North and South Korea, drawing from and critiquingminjung theology,[5] and for the promotion of South Korean feminist theology.[6]
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