Institute for Missional Theology

We are a nonprofit research institute based in Seoul. We study Scripture through missional hermeneutics and share our work with churches through education and publishing.

Our work

Research: We support biblical and theological research in missional hermeneutics. Scholars and ministry leaders meet through colloquia, seminars, and conferences.
Education: Our courses and public events serve pastors, seminarians, missionaries, lay leaders, and readers interested in Scripture and mission.
Publishing: We publish Korean research and translate works in missional theology in cooperation with Korea InterVarsity Press (IVP).

Books and workbooks (Korean)Courses and events (Korean)

International engagement

Missional Hermeneutics in Korean Perspective

At the 2024 Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) Annual Meeting in San Diego, the Forum on Missional Hermeneutics held a session on missional hermeneutics from Korean perspectives, bringing together scholars from the Institute for Missional Theology and ACTS University. Tae Geun Song of the institute introduced the session, which featured two papers by ACTS University scholars and two formal responses.

Four people seated side by side at a conference table with papers in front of them. — Panelists at the table during the session, San Diego, 23 November 2024.

Seated participants in discussion, with one person gesturing as they speak. — Discussion during the session, San Diego, 23 November 2024.

Meeting: 2024 Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting
Session: The Forum on Missional Hermeneutics, P23-243s
Date: 23 November 2024, 1:00-3:30 p.m. Pacific Standard Time
Venue: Marriott Marquis, Torrey Pines 3, San Diego
Presiding: John R. Franke
Introduction: Tae Geun Song, Institute for Missional Theology
Paper: “Missional Implications of Jesus’ Table in the Korean Locatedness”
Sungkook Jung, ACTS University
Paper: “Jesus Confronting Rudeness: Johannine Missional Ethics in Light of Asian and Ancient Politeness”
Kyu Seop Kim, ACTS University
Respondents: Young Lee Hertig, Greg McKinzie

On 17 December 2024, the institute held an online discussion in Korean, “Korean Perspectives on Missional Hermeneutics”, which introduced the two papers and considered the direction of missional hermeneutics in Korean churches.

Session record, The Forum on Missional Hermeneutics 2024 SBL Annual Meeting programme (PDF)Online discussion, 17 December 2024 (Korean)

Contact

Address: Room 504, 304 Cheongpa-ro,
Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Email: info@imt.or.kr
Phone: +82 2 2197 9323

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