Yung Suk Kim

Yung Suk Kim, PhD (Vanderbilt University), is Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at Virginia Union University. He has authored more than twenty books, including "Justice and the Parables of Jesus: Interpreting the Gospel Stories through Political Philosophy" (T&T Clark, 2026), "How to Read the Gospels" (Rowman & Littlefield, 2024), "Toward Decentering the New Testament" (Cascade, 2018, co-authored with Mitzi J. Smith), and "Christ’s Body in Corinth" (Fortress, 2008). He has also edited four volumes, including "At the Intersection of Hermeneutics and Homiletics" and "Paul's Gospel, Empire, Race, and Ethnicity." Kim's research interests encompass mental health and the Bible, parables and political philosophy, and comparative wisdom literature. Before pursuing his academic career, Kim worked for LG for about ten years in Seoul, Panama, and Miami. He then transitioned to academia, culminating in 20 years of teaching. He is founder of Stone Mountain Consulting and Research.