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Jung Mo Sung | |
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Born | 1957 (age 66–67) |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 성정모
[1] |
Hanja | 成定模
[2] |
Revised Romanization | Seong Jeong-mo |
McCune–Reischauer | Sŏng Chŏngmo |
Jung Mo Sung (born 1957) is a Roman Catholic lay theologian, writer and lecturer trained in theology, ethics, and education. He was born in South Korea, and raised in Brazil where he lives today.
Sung is currently a professor in the graduate program of Religious Studies at the Methodist University of São Paulo, in the area of Liberation Theology and Economy Theological critique of neoliberalism. [3]
Sung works within the paradigm of liberation theology and can be considered a "next generation" or "third generation" theologian-practitioner. He is particularly concerned with the relationship between theology and the economy as well as education theory in view of solidarity.
Though he may be viewed as rejecting the idea that some sort of historical subject, whether God, the proletariat, or even a particular set of social institutions, will bring into history the utopian dream of a truly just, peaceful, and harmonious society, he is not passive in the face of injustice. Sung has worked directly with basic ecclesial communities as an advisor, speaking regularly at various ecumenical events that focus on justice and solidarity, and writing scholarly books as well as those aimed directly at those laypersons who are involved in particular struggles for justice. He speaks passionately about justice, while having a sense of what may be temporally attainable.
Sung was born in Seoul, South Korea in 1957 as the eldest son of Sung Nak-cheon (성낙천; 成洛天). [1] [2] He attended the Samcheong Elementary School there before moving to Paraná, Brazil with his family in 1966. [2] He has remained there ever since.
Sung received his undergraduate degree in philosophy in 1984, a doctorate in religious studies in 1993 (from the Methodist University of São Paulo, under the direction of Júlio de Santa Ana), and did post-doctoral work in education in 2000 (at the Methodist University of Piracicaba with Hugo Assmann).
Sung is currently a professor in the graduate program of religious studies at the Methodist University of São Paulo, where he has been teaching since 1994. From 1996 to 2006 he was also a professor in the graduate program at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo.
He has served as an informal associate of the "Departamento Ecuménico de Investigaciones," a research institute in Costa Rica founded by Franz Hinkelammert, Hugo Assmann and Pablo Richard Guzmán.
Several of Sung's texts have been translated into Korean, Italian, Spanish, English and German.
The publication of Desire, Market and Religion in 2007 brought Sung's work into English as the sole author of a book-length project for the first time. He has gained prominence and exposure in the USA, speaking, for example, at the American Academy of Religion.
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Jung Mo Sung's work is mainly based on Spanish- and Portuguese-language academic discourse in Latin America. However, his work has also been discussed in international publications, including:
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Jung Mo Sung | |
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Born | 1957 (age 66–67) |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 성정모
[1] |
Hanja | 成定模
[2] |
Revised Romanization | Seong Jeong-mo |
McCune–Reischauer | Sŏng Chŏngmo |
Jung Mo Sung (born 1957) is a Roman Catholic lay theologian, writer and lecturer trained in theology, ethics, and education. He was born in South Korea, and raised in Brazil where he lives today.
Sung is currently a professor in the graduate program of Religious Studies at the Methodist University of São Paulo, in the area of Liberation Theology and Economy Theological critique of neoliberalism. [3]
Sung works within the paradigm of liberation theology and can be considered a "next generation" or "third generation" theologian-practitioner. He is particularly concerned with the relationship between theology and the economy as well as education theory in view of solidarity.
Though he may be viewed as rejecting the idea that some sort of historical subject, whether God, the proletariat, or even a particular set of social institutions, will bring into history the utopian dream of a truly just, peaceful, and harmonious society, he is not passive in the face of injustice. Sung has worked directly with basic ecclesial communities as an advisor, speaking regularly at various ecumenical events that focus on justice and solidarity, and writing scholarly books as well as those aimed directly at those laypersons who are involved in particular struggles for justice. He speaks passionately about justice, while having a sense of what may be temporally attainable.
Sung was born in Seoul, South Korea in 1957 as the eldest son of Sung Nak-cheon (성낙천; 成洛天). [1] [2] He attended the Samcheong Elementary School there before moving to Paraná, Brazil with his family in 1966. [2] He has remained there ever since.
Sung received his undergraduate degree in philosophy in 1984, a doctorate in religious studies in 1993 (from the Methodist University of São Paulo, under the direction of Júlio de Santa Ana), and did post-doctoral work in education in 2000 (at the Methodist University of Piracicaba with Hugo Assmann).
Sung is currently a professor in the graduate program of religious studies at the Methodist University of São Paulo, where he has been teaching since 1994. From 1996 to 2006 he was also a professor in the graduate program at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo.
He has served as an informal associate of the "Departamento Ecuménico de Investigaciones," a research institute in Costa Rica founded by Franz Hinkelammert, Hugo Assmann and Pablo Richard Guzmán.
Several of Sung's texts have been translated into Korean, Italian, Spanish, English and German.
The publication of Desire, Market and Religion in 2007 brought Sung's work into English as the sole author of a book-length project for the first time. He has gained prominence and exposure in the USA, speaking, for example, at the American Academy of Religion.
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Jung Mo Sung's work is mainly based on Spanish- and Portuguese-language academic discourse in Latin America. However, his work has also been discussed in international publications, including:
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![]() | This section of a
biography of a living person needs additional
citations for
verification. (September 2017) |