Christianity in Asian-American History

The Candler Foundry in partnership with The Candler School of Theology

Course Information

Course Dates: April 18-May 23, 2022 (6 sessions)

Course Time: Mondays 7:00-8:30 PM ET online

Course Format: Online

Course Description

This 6-week online course will provide an overview of the presence and influence of Christianity in Asian American history. While the stories and voices of Asian American Christians will be the central focus, some attention will be given to the roles that white missionaries and church leaders played in shaping Asian American Christianity.

For more information, please email our Coordinator of Courses in the Community, Damellys Sacriste at candlerfoundry@emory.edu.

Link to Course Resources

Meet the Instructor: Dr. Tim Tseng

The Pacific Area Director for Intervarsity Christian Fellowship’s Graduate and Faculty Ministries.

Rev. Timothy (Tim) Tseng, Ph.D., is the Pacific Area Director for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship’s Graduate and Faculty Ministries (GFM). He has been a seminary professor, a non-profit organization founder and executive, and a pastor. He has also served as the President of the Asian American Baptist Caucus, the Board of the American Baptist Historical Society, and on the American Baptist Churches, USA General Board. Tim’s calling has been to strengthen Asian American Christian witness through research, teaching, and supporting ministry leaders. He has lectured, led workshops, and published in the areas of Chinese American Christianity, Asian American studies, evangelicalism, the social gospel, the history of Christianity, and race in American history.

Tim’s raison d’etre is helping followers of Jesus flourish wherever faith and life intersect. He is especially concerned about the role of Christianity in society. This includes a concern to help younger, disillusioned, and skeptical Christians to re-construct their faith for today’s post-Christian, global, multi-ethnic, and multi-racial society.

Tim and Betty have been married for 36 years. Raised in New York City, they’ve lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for twenty-one years and have two adult sons, Nathaniel and Benjamin.

If you have any questions about the course, please feel free to reach out to Dr. Tseng at drtimseng@gmail.com.

Join Dr. Tseng as he participates in a Faith and History virtual panel on April 29 at 10 am Pacific Time/1 pm Eastern Time.

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Pitts Theology Library Digital Resource Access

All registered participants in the Courses in the Community program have access to select Pitts Theology Library resources. These resources can be used to research topics, authors, or areas of interest from class discussions. Please click on the link below be taken to the library access portal. If you need any assistance, please contact Cristha Edwards, Coordinator of Digital Initiatives, at candlerfoundry@emory.edu.

username: the email you registered for this course with.

password: asianamericanhistory093022

(The date listed in the password is your access expiration date.)