Esther Chung-Kim, Ph.D.

A professor of Religious Studies who specializes in the History of World Christianity, especially Reformation and Early Modern Europe. Also teaches FHS-Poverty, Wealth and Social Change and History of Christianity and Politics in East Asia.

Areas of Expertise

Christianity, European History, Economic Justice

Selected Research and Publications

• BOOKS: Inventing Authority: The Use of the Church Fathers in Reformation Debates over the Eucharist (March 2011). ARTICLES/SHORT ESSAYS: “History of the Lord’s Supper,” in In the Precious Name: Festschrift in honor of Sudarshana Devadhar (April 2011). “Balthasar Hubmaier,” "Johannes Brenz,”and "The Peasants’ War,” in Cambridge Dictionary of Christianity, Daniel Patte, ed. (Cambridge University Press, 2010).“ “Use of the Fathers in the Eucharistic Debates between John Calvin and Joachim Westphal,” in Reformation 14 (December 2009). “Use of Wealth in the Christian Life: John Calvin’s Biblical Interpretation,” in Dulia et Latria 2 (April 2009).

Selected Awards and Affiliations

• *Wabash Teaching and Learning Fellowship for Pre-Tenure Faculty, *Research Exchange Fellowship, Eberhards-Karls Universität, Tübingen, Germany, *Phi Beta Kappa.