Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary
Professor of Asian Studies
Core Doctoral Faculty Member

At GTU since 1978

Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1977
C.Phil., University of California, Berkeley, 1975
M.A., San Francisco State University, 1971
M.Div., Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, 1967
B.A., Midland Lutheran College, 1963

Phone: 510/559-2739
E-mail: eyee@plts.edu

Current Research and Teaching Interests

• Religion of the people in Chinese Society
• The Soul in Chinese Religions
• The Chinese Conception of Afterlife
• Asian Religions in America

Selected Publications

• "Confucian Education: A Moral Approach," in Religion East and West (Issue 2), 2002.
• "Yuzan Ji: Evolution, Legacy and Criticism," Chinoperl Papers, (No. 20-22), 1997-1999.
• The Soaring Crane: Stories of Asian Lutherans in North America. Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress, 2002.
• Asian Spirit Journal: An Anthology of Devotions and Prayers (co-ed. with Lily R. Wu). Chicago: AAPI, 2003.
• Sacred Sea: An Anthology of Asian Devotions and Prayers (co-ed. with Lily R. Wu). Chicago: AAPI, 2003.
• Church and Discipleship: Asian Lutheran Reflections (co-ed. with Lily R. Wu). Chicago: ALIC, 2005.