James Jinhong Kim is Horace G. Underwood Chair and Associate Professor of Missiology and Global Christianity at New Brunswick Theological Seminary.
James Jinhong Kim's long-awaited study of Horace G. Underwood in modern Korea offers rich insights into the history of intercultural evangelism. The well-written chapters portray Underwood with intimacy and humanity, drawing on fresh materials and interpretations to highlight his commitment to the Korean church during the times of national crisis. This meticulously researched and readable account is a must-read for Asian church historians, Korean scholars, Christian missiologists, and religious experts. --Joseph Tse-Hei Lee, Pace University In this important book, James Jinhong Kim presents a collection of previously unpublished personal letters of Horace Underwood that bear vivid witness to the great missionary's early experience in Korea. What is more, he gives us also a learned and insightful essay that sets Underwood in the context of Korean neo-Confucianism and, emphasizing the role of Korea itself in shaping Underwood's understanding of his work, envisions a way forward for mission today. --John W. Coakley, New Brunswick Theological Seminary, emeritus