It’s reading week at the Seminary and I just finished this beautiful novel by Min Jin Lee. Take and read!
Kenneth J. Woo
@kennethjwoo.bsky.social
Reformation historian at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. Carbs enthusiast. New Yorker in exile. Boring, any day. 📖 : John Calvin, Refugee Theologian (Baker, 2025)
Loved catching this 🌈 at sunset over the Grand Canyon
Wrapped up another faculty retreat with colleagues at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. Always great to reconnect at the start of a new academic year!
Always happy for research to involve different kinds of sources 😂
Starting a Christian ed class at my church using @kennethjwoo.bsky.social's book. Really excited to discuss Calvin with folks at my church
Writing a book with my friend, Kyle Dieleman. History is often misused in religious settings. Engaging the past w/ rigor and nuance is essential for carefully considered connections between contexts that can stimulate theological imagination. Look for Preaching with Historical Imagination in 2029 🤞
Enjoyed presenting earlier this month at the European Academy of Religion meetings in Rome. Our panel focused on the development and uses of the Epistolae John Calvin project, which will collect, edit, and digitize Calvin’s letters for further research.
Taking a break to do some touristy things in our hometown on this beautiful afternoon.
Not my usual interview, but grateful for the opportunity to sit down recently with the Asian American Center @fullerseminary.bsky.social CENTERING | "John Calvin, Refugee Theologian" A Conversation with Kenneth Woo open.substack.com/pub/fulleraa...
CENTERING | "John Calvin, Refugee Theologian" A Conversation with Kenneth Woo
In this episode of Centering: the Asian American Christian Podcast, hosts Daniel Lee and Yulee Lee sit down with church historian and theologian Dr.
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Pittsburgh Theological Seminary seeks a Visiting Assistant Professor in Missional Leadership. This two-year position includes housing on campus. Historians working in World Christianity are also invited to apply: www.pts.edu/UserFiles/Fi...
At its recent meeting in Birmingham, the Calvin Studies Society elected three new trustees. Read more about Angela Carpenter, Nick Cumming, Sam Ha, and the rest of the CSS Board here: www.calvinstudiessociety.org/officers @samha1.bsky.social
Just returned the proofs. Really enjoyed working on this one. The Oxford Handbook of King David will be published in August.
Dr. Scott Manetsch was honored with presentation of a festschrift on the final night of the Calvin Studies Society Colloquium. Congratulations, Scott!
The 2026 Calvin Studies Society Colloquium is off to a fantastic start with Dr. Angela Carpenter (Hope College) presenting on “‘Earthly Benefits’: Calvin on the Use and Enjoyment of Created Goods”
Off to the Calvin Studies Society Colloquium in Birmingham, AL. Looking forward to seeing colleagues and friends. Saturday morning I will chair a session featuring Dr. Jon Balserak’s (U. of Illinois Chicago) presentation, “How do you solve a problem like Barbarity? Examining Calvin on Accommodatio”
Looking forward to hearing from Todd Billings, Suzanne McDonald, and Alberto La Rosa about their new book, Generously Reformed. The Book Talk will be hosted by Pittsburgh Theological Seminary’s Barbour Library. Register here: www.pts.edu/BookTalks-Re... @smcdonald.bsky.social
Enjoyed the opportunity to sit down (via Zoom) recently with the H. Henry Meeter Center for Calvin Studies to discuss my book, John Calvin, Refugee Theologian. Many thanks for the invitation and great conversation. youtu.be/TF1mzALV_rM?... #earlymodern #Reformation
John Calvin, Refugee Theologian: Introducing a Reformer in Exile
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www.pts.edu/schaff-2026 On 21–22 April Pittsburgh Theological Seminary will host the 2026 Schaff Lecture—“Healing Body and Soul”—with Dr. Esther Chung-Kim (Claremont McKenna College). Register to attend in person or online #earlymodern #Reformation #HistoryofMedicine #HistoricalTheology
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Looking forward to teaching today, but mostly just excited for the opportunity to introduce yet another group of students to this classic by the late Natalie Zemon Davis. #earlymodern #Reformation
Still time to register for the 2026 Calvin Studies Society Colloquium, exactly one month from now in Birmingham, AL. Hope to see you there! #earlymodern #Reformation #CalvinStudies www.calvinstudiessociety.org/colloquium
youtube.com/watch?v=hekI... Thanks, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, for asking me to share a little about my recently published book
John Calvin, Refugee Theologian: Introducing a Reformer in Exile
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Today's featured title: "John Calvin: Refugee Theologian," by Kenneth J. Woo, Baker Academic, 2025 @kennethjwoo.bsky.social bakeracademic.com/products/978...
Thrilled to hold in my hands an advance copy of my book. John Calvin, Refugee Theologian (Baker Academic) will ship from the warehouse by mid-December.
CFP: The Calvin Studies Society invites current and recent doctoral students to submit paper abstracts for a graduate student panel to be held at the next Calvin Studies Colloquium, March 19-21 2026 in Birmingham, Alabama. More information at www.calvinstudiessociety.org/grad-student...
Grad Student Submission — Calvin Studies Society
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Registration is open for the 2026 Calvin Studies Society Colloquium—on “Calvin and Creation”—in Birmingham, AL. www.calvinstudiessociety.org/colloquium
