Decolonizing Diakonia: From Servanthood to Companionship

Hyuk Cho (ThD) is an Associate Professor of United Church Formation and Studies at the Vancouver School of Theology. He researches and teaches the history and theology of the United Church of Canada and constructive theology. His recent work has focused on intercultural theology, ecumenism, missiology, interfaith dialogue, and decolonizing theology. He is the author of Relation without Relation Intercultural Theology as Decolonizing Mission Practice by Peter Lang.

JungHee Park (1964-2016) was a diaconal minister in the United Church of Canada. She studied minjung theology at Ewha Womans University, where she earned her BA and MA degrees. Before moving to Canada, she worked in one of the minjung churches. After graduating from the Center for Christian Studies, she served two congregations in southern and central Ontario. During her congregational ministry, she was also pursuing her ThD at Emmanuel College, University of Toronto.