Seung-Goo Lee
{{Short description|South Korean academic (born 1959)}}
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| title = Chair Professor of the Systematic Theology, Reformed Theology
| known_for = Reformed Theology, Modern Theology, Christianity, Calvinism
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Seung-Goo Lee ({{Korean|hangul=이승구|hanja=李承九}}; born February 1, 1959) is a distinguished professor of the Hapdong Theological Seminary in South Korea and currently teaches systematic theology.{{Cite web|title=Faculty|url=http://hapdong.ac.kr/English/Faculty.htm|access-date=2021-02-04|website=hapdong.ac.kr}}
He was selected as one of the most influential scholars in the field of the Bible and theology in 2011.[http://www.kmctimes.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=32820 한국교회 명강사 17개 분야 237명 선정, 기독교타임즈, 2011-08-24]http://news.kmib.co.kr/article/view.asp?arcid=0923717711&code=11171396&cp=nv [월드뷰-이승구] 사순절에 대하여, 국민일보, 2017-03-24][http://www.duranno.com/moksin/gms_detail.asp?cts_id=70048 김병훈, 21세기 한국신학을 구축하라, 목회와신학] He was the president of the Korean Evangelical Theological Society (2020–2022).[http://www.kets.kr/html/sub01_02.asp KETS] He was the president of the Korean Presbyterian Theological Society, and of the Korean Reformed Theological Society. He found the Korean Presbyterian Theological Society, the Korean Biblical Theological Society, the Korean kierkegaard Society, and the Peter Paul Johannes Beyerhaus Society for celebrating Peter Beyerhaus. He has published many books and translations. He has written two books in English and more than 20 books in Korean, and has translated 26 books from English to Korean.[http://www.kyobobook.co.kr/author/info/AuthorInfoNew.laf?mallGb=KAU&authorid=1000255101 kyobobook] He interpreted lectures of many foreign scholars, and gave several presentations at the international conferences. He studied Christian Education (B.A.) at Chongshin University, Seoul National University Graduate School (Ethics Education, M. Ed.), Hapdong Theological Graduate University (M. Div.), and did his Ph.D. (1990) at the University of St Andrews under the supervision of Dr. Daphne Hampson. Between 1990 and 1992, he worked as a Research Fellow in Yale Divinity School.{{Cn|date=August 2023}}
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Career
- Professor of Systematic Theology, Westminster Graduate School of Theology (1992.1-1999.2.)[http://www.kyobobook.co.kr/author/info/AuthorInfoNew.laf?mallGb=KAU&authorid=1000255101 Seugn-Goo Lee Writer]
- Professor of Systematic Theology, International Graduate School of Theology (1999.3-2009.2)
- Professor of Systematic Theology, Hapdong Graduate School of Theology (2009,3-present)[https://www.hapdong.ac.kr:446/bbs/page.php?hid=b04_04 faculty of Hapdong Theological Seminary]
- Visiting Scholar, Calvin College, Calvin Institute (Summer 2000)
- Visiting Scholar, Faculty of Theology, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam (fall 2006)
- president of the Korean Evangelical Systematic Theology Society (2000-2002), editor-in-chief of the Research Systematic Theology (2009)[https://www.facebook.com/1418530005103421/posts/2619740604982349/ kidok Newspaper]
- Auditor of the Korean Evangelical Theological Society (2004- 2006), Editor-in-Chief (2006)
- Secretary of the Korean Bible Theological Society (1997–present)
- General Secretary of the Korean Society for Reformation (2004-2006), Director of General Affairs (2008-2012)
- Secretary of the Korean Presbyterian Theological Society (2004-2006), Secretary (2008-present), Editor-in-Chief of Presbyterian Church and Theology (2009)
- President of the Korean Society of Kierkegaard (2005)
- Chairman of Education Committee, Christian Research Institute (2003-2005), Research Fellow (2001–present)
- Chairman of the Executive Committee for the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation (2011–present)
- Journal of Reformed Theology, Asian Editor (2006–Present)[https://www.editorialmanager.com/jrt/default.aspx The Journal of Reformed Theology]
- Vice-President, Korean Reformation Society (2012-2018)
- Member of Korean Academy of Christian Studies
- Senior Vice President, Korean Evangelical Theological Society (2018-2020)
- President of the Korean Presbyterian Theological Society (2016-2018)[https://www.christiantoday.co.kr/news/290210 Christian Today Newspaper New president ]
- Vice-President, Korean Reformation Society (2012-2018)
- President of the Korean Reformation Society (2018-2020)
- Director and executive secretary of the Beyer House Society (2018-)[http://www.woolrimstory.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=230&replyAll=&reply_sc_order_by=C the first conference of Peter Beyerhause]
See also
References
- Myung-Jun Ahn, "A Study on Methods of Reformed Systematic Theology of Prof. Seung-Goo Lee," Korean Journal of THEOLOGY 1 (2024): 70-91.
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