Duke Leadership Academy Scholars Profile

Jung Choi

Title: Sr Dir of Wesleyan Formation Initiatives; Co-Dir of Asian House of Studies
Location:
Senior Management Area: Divinity School
Class Year: 2022

Bio:
Jung Choi is a senior director of Wesleyan Formation Initiatives and also co-directs Asian House of Studies at Duke Divinity School. Jung is a scholar-teacher trained in the New Testament and Early Christianity (B.A., Seoul National University; M.Div., Harvard; STM, Yale; Th.D., Harvard). Before coming to Duke, Jung was an assistant professor of religious studies at North Carolina Wesleyan College, Rocky Mount, N.C. She is committed to expanding access to theological education and has worked enthusiastically with diverse groups of students, with ample experience in implementing innovative pedagogies and designing programs and courses.

Dedicated to church ministry both at local and connectional levels, Jung is an instructor for the New Testament courses for the Deaconess and Home Missioners for the United Methodist Women. She serves on the steering committee of the Wesleyan and Methodist Studies unit at the American Academy of Religion and Korean Biblical Colloquium Unit at the Society of Biblical Literature. Jung is a Woman of Color Fellow of GBHEM, a John Wesley Fellow with A Foundation of Theological Education (AFTE), and a participant of Wabash Fellowship for Religion Faculty in Asian and Pacific Islander Descent at Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion. Her academic interests lie in prophecy in both the ancient Mediterranean and contemporary world concerning race, gender, and power.