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Easten Law
Easten Law is an Associate Professor of World Christianity at Yonsei University's United Graduate School of Theology and Global Institute of Theology in South Korea. His research explores lived theology, religious pluralism, and public life within World Christianity and Missions Studies. He focuses on Christianity in contemporary China and the broader Sinophone world, examining how Chinese Christian faith is experienced, negotiated, and expressed in everyday life across cultural and religious boundaries. As a second-generation Chinese American, he is attuned to the theological dimensions of interculturality and intergenerational migration. His training employs qualitative research methods to engage broader questions of spiritual formation, ecclesiology, and missiology. After a long ecumenical journey of learning and service across many Christian traditions, he was ordained in the American Baptist Churches, USA, in 2025.
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