Russell Jeung
Biography
Russell Jeung has served as a professor of Asian American Studies at San Francisco State University, as executive producer of Prophetic Voices, and as Board Chair of New Hope Covenant Church. Jeung wrote At Home in Exile (2016).
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Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“Abortion Abolition goes beyond the pro-choice/pro-life debate that problematically results in single issue voting among Christians. Instead, it wisely and carefully considers how we might create new systems to render abortions unnecessary. It also challenges the assumptions of each camp, particularly the need to criminalize abortion. More importantly, Abortion Abolition points to a better, third way of addressing abortion, where we imagine together a world that reduces the harms and conditions leading women to abort. That seems to be the way of Jesus.”
Churches, Cultures, and Leadership
Church Leadership & Ministry
“Today, the American church—perhaps now more than ever—needs to embody God's reconciliation and hope. The Black Lives Matter and Stop AAPI Hate movements have clearly shone a light on the deep brokenness and racism in our society. Relevant for this racial moment, Churches, Cultures and Leadership offers an amazing sociocultural framework for church leaders to discern God's initiatives, even amid our society's fracturing. Branson and Martinez thoughtfully provide insights, scriptural resources, and group exercises to assist local congregations in becoming a healing signpost and an instrument of God's peace in their communities.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“Intersecting Realities employs the perfect combination of personal narrative, cutting-edge thinking, and sharp biblical reflection to explore today’s key issues facing Asian American Christians. Subsequently, it’s a readable, intelligent, and applicable book that is both pastoral and prophetic. I’m very grateful for the wisdom shared by each of the contributing authors and know that it will bless its readers.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“In this racial moment, all groups should consider how God is calling them and using them for his kingdom of grace, justice, and peace. Learning Our Names is a sorely needed reflection of how God is healing and setting apart Asian American followers of Jesus to be instruments of transformative hope. I especially appreciate how the authors integrate Scriptures, their personal narratives, and the collective wisdom of our community to speak truth into our lives. I wish I'd had such a book as a young person, and even as an older person I have been blessed by its insights.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“Khang's Raise Your Voice is a powerful call to use our voices—whether in print, artistic, or social media form—for God's kingdom and glory. As a powerful advocate of justice, her own story is a testament of overcoming one's imposter syndrome, one's cultural inhibitions, and one's gendered expectations. Put together with scriptural insights and Khang's unique dry humor, this book is a great read. It offers practical, loving, and wise lessons on how each of us can speak out and be heard.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“Good sociology spurs relevant theological inquiry. Sound theology has powerful sociological implications. Restless Devices has both good sociology and sound theology, making it a prophetic book for our times. I am grateful for Dr. Song's work, which shares how we can move from permanent connectivity with our devices to abiding with Jesus in an attuned, embodied, and collective manner.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“As a person of color who has long lived in the 'hood like Michelle Warren, I was eager to read how she deals with issues such as racial privilege, discouragement over our political system, and the plight of those without proper papers. Her vast experience, sage advice, and biblical insights about fighting for God's shalom are useful for everyone—whether you're just now exploring issues of justice or have been a longtime activist. I especially heeded Warren's timely recommendations about collective engagement for the long haul. The Power of Proximity is a clear reminder to me of how solidarity with the poor is a way to God's heart.”
Twelve Lies That Hold America Captive
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“I grew up in a Chinese American church that espoused biblical inerrancy, but still I was indoctrinated by white American folk religion and its syncretistic beliefs. Jonathan Walton, like a prophet in the wilderness, speaks God's truth to power and unmasks the idolatrous ways of American Christianity. May we listen, repent, and follow anew Jesus' radical call to pick up our crosses and follow him.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“A fellow Hakka guest of God's gracious hospitality, Dr. Kristin Lee has beautifully crafted a piece of lived theology, accessible and relevant to all of us. In We Mend with God, she artfully weaves together the best of Asian American theology with real-life examples from Asian American followers of Jesus. Together, they offer us a compelling vision of what the kingdom of God looks like.”
When the Spirit Is Your Inheritance
“Calvillo's When the Spirit Is Your Inheritance is a brilliant, insider's perspective of Latino Pentecostalism at the borderlands. Sharing his own family's powerful narratives and employing his sociological imagination, he portrays and analyzes the ways that borders have shaped his Pentecostal spirituality while also offering spaces to create and establish new callings and ministries. This autoethnography provides keen insights on how the Spirit moves at the intersection of race, ethnicity, and empire.”
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