Pacific School of Religion
Assistant Professor of Educational Ministries

At GTU since 2002

B.A. (1987), Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
Th.M. (1989), Yonsei University
M.Div. (1994), Claremont School of Theology
Ph.D. (2004), Boston College

Phone: 510/849-8234
E-mail: blee@psr.edu

Current Research and Teaching Interests

• Postcolonialism
• Racial/Ethnic Identity and Sexuality
• Asian Feminist Theology
• Confucian Educational Philosophy
• Personhood of Individualism and Communalism
• Post-structural Pedagogy

Selected Publications

• "From A Margin Within the Margin: Rethinking The Dynamics of Christianity and Culture From A Postcolonial Feminist Perspective." In Journal of Theologies and Cultures of Asia. Vol. 3. 2004.
• "Realities, Visions, and Promises of a Multicultural Future." Co-authored with Mary Elizabeth Moore and et al. In Religious Education. Summer 2004.
• "Caring-self and Women’s Self-esteem: A Feminist’s Reflection on Pastoral Care and Religious Education of Korean-American Women." In Pastoral Psychology. Vol. 54 March 2006.
• "Teaching Justice and Living Peace: Body, Sexuality and Religious Education in Asian American Communities." In Religious Education. Summer 2006. (Forthcoming).

• “Pax Americana Hinterfragt. Ein Postkolonialer Weg, Um Die Bibel Zu Lehren.” In Das Imperium Kehrt Zurück: Das Imperium In Der Bibel Und Als Herausforderung Für Die Ökumene Heute, edited by Luise Schottroff, GerardMinnaard, Ruth Gütter, Klara Butting, and Andrea Bieler. Wittingen: Erev-Rav, 2006.

• “When the Text is the Problem: A Postcolonial Approach to Biblical Pedagogy.” Religious Education (forthcoming, Winter 2007).