ASIAN PRACTICAL THEOLOGY

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2025

INTERSECTION OF TRAUMA AND PRACTICAL THEOLOGY IN ASIA

SCHEDULE

13 June

14 June

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Conference Schedule・Day 2

Saturday・14 JUNE 2025・09:00 - 13:20・Hong Kong Time Zone

09:00 - 10:30

Parallel D

Parallel D1

Parallel D2

Parallel D3

Regenerating Dust: A Constructive Christian Theological Response to the Collective Trauma of Fukushima

Ms. Tomoko KIDA

Master of Sacred Theology Student, Boston University School of Theology

Decolonizing Trauma Theology: Interrogating Subjectivities and Reclaiming Praxis in Asian Contexts

Ms. Suk-Yi PANG

Director of Ecumenical Relations,

Hong Kong Christian Council

Unfinished Socio-religio-political Trauma: Being a Kachin Christian Citizenship in the “Burmanization” Context of Myanmar (Burma)

Mr. Ah DAM

Doctoral Student, Divinity School of Chung Chi College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Reciprocal Transformation at the Intersection of Trauma: Exploring the Dynamic Interplay of Suffering and Ethical Awakening

Ms. Leslie CHAN

Professional Doctoral Candidate in Practical Theology, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge Theological Federation

Gender and Sexuality: Pastoral Care for Traumatized Victims of Kidnap Marriages in Sumba

Mrs. Asnath Niwa NATAR

Lecturer, the Faculty of Theology, Universitas Kristen Duta Wacana (UKDW)

Political Polarization and Cultural Trauma in South Korea: How Does Trauma Disrupt Solidarity?

Mr. Hamin KWAK

PhD Candidate in Pastoral Theology, Personality and Culture, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

Theological Echoes of Collective Trauma: Navigating Insecurity, Control, and the Living God in Chinese Churches

Mr. Shu-Hsiang WU

PhD Student, Toronto School of Theology, University of Toronto

Interrogating the Interreligious Spatial Convergence of Muslims and Christians in Quiapo, Manila Towards Trauma Healing

Ms. Gaizel Arguelles ADAN

Doctoral Student, Catholic Theological Union

The Bully Pastor: Spiritual Abuse within Evangelical Churches in the Philippines

Ms. Jcil Vean Maniquiz BAGTASOS
Graduate Student, Asian Theological Seminary

Mr. Kevin YAU

Instructor, Counseling Department, Asian Theological Seminary

10:40 - 12:10

Parallel E

Parallel E1

Parallel E2

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“With Greater Love Than Fear”: Towards a Trauma-Informed Framework for Pedagogy in the Philippine Education System

Ms. Anna BAUTISTA
Lecturer / Doctoral Student

Rev. Erwin Joey Escabillas CABILAN
Doctoral Student

Mr. Desi Dario Ramiro MAGNAYE
Doctoral Student

Mr. Paolo Ven Bulaon PACULAN
Faculty

Ms. Nancy Lourdes Unchuan TOLEDO
Doctoral Student

Mr. Roy Allan Berango TOLENTINO
Assistant Professor

Ateneo de Manila University

Left-behind Elderly Parents: the Theology and Social Role of Christian Organisations in Supporting Older Adults in Hong Kong whose Adult Children Migrated through the British National (Overseas) Visa Scheme

Prof. Ann Gillian CHU

Assistant Professor, Hong Kong Baptist University

Grey Identities in a Shared Bloodline

Rev. Eunjoo KIM

Lecturer, Seoul Women's University

Encountering Jesus in the Struggle: A Filipino Approach to Trauma and Christology

Dr. Victor R. AGUILAN

Professor, Silliman University Divinity School

The Minjung Community in Hong Kong: In the Shadow of Diaspora and Despair

Ms. Susan Wing-Shan IP

Professional Doctoral Candidate in Practical Theology, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge Theological Federation

Shattered Families, Broken Communities: Theological Reflection on the Ward on Drugs in the Philippines

Mr. Jon Neil Palao PERFECIO

Senior High School Teacher, University of San Carlos

Rethinking Trauma Theology: A Dialogue between Koyama’s Three Mile an Hour God and Moltmann’s Theology of Hope

Pastor Ching-Hin KOK

PhD Student, Claremont School of Theology

Intervention Strategies Employed in End-of-Life Spiritual Care by Christian Chaplains in Hong Kong

Dr. Julia Chien-Ling HU

Chaplain in Charge, The QEH Chaplaincy Ltd.

12:20 - 13:20

Keynote 2

An Asian Reflection on Trauma Narratives in the Hebrew Bible

Prof. Sonia WONG

Assistant Professor, Divinity School of Chung Chi College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong