Asso. Prof. David W. Kim

Honorary Lecturer, School of History and Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS), Mission Specialist of the ANU Institute for Space, and the Chair for ANU Religion Conference Committee.

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20062024

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Biography

David W. Kim (PhD: University of Sydney) is a Honorary Lecturer at the School of History and the Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS), Australian National University, a Mission Specialist at the ANU Institute for Space, and a Visiting Scholar, Harvard University, USA (2023-2024). He is a Board Member for UNESCO World Heritage Committee, Korea Government, an Associate Professor at Kookmin University, Seoul, and a NASA Judge for the Human Research Program (HRP), Johnson Space Center Huston, USA.

Kim is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (RHistS), United Kingdom, a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society (RAS), United Kingdom, and the Chair for ANU Religion Conference Committee. Previously, Kim was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland (2011-2012) and a Research Fellow at Seoul National University (2012-2014).

  • Editor: Brill Handbooks on Contemporary Religion (Brill)
  • Editor: Series in Modern East Asian Religion and Culture (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK)
  • Article Editor: SAGE Open Publications (A&HCI, April, 2015 – Present)
  • Editorical Board Member: Humanities & Social Sciences Communications (SSCI, April 2022 - Present)
  • Editorial Board Member: Journal of Koreanology (KCI, June, 2016-present)
  • Editorial Board Member: Journal of Busan Studies (KCI, Jan., 2019-)

Qualifications

PhD (Syd), MA (Qld), GDip (Qld), BMin (CHC)

Research Interests

Space History, Religion and Politics, Mars and Human Research, Transnational Asia, Women in East Asia, Korean Society, Colonial Studies, Asian Christianity, new religious movements, Diaspora Studies, Gnosticism, and Coptic Literature.

 

Current book projects are:

1. The UN and the Korean War: Policy, Human Movement, and Reunification (Brill: 2022-2025) (contracted)

2. Charismatic Leadership in Contemporary Korean Christainity: Transformation, Diversity, and Critical Encounter (Routledge: 2024-2027) (Contracted)

3. Contemporary Korean Buddhist Movements (2023-2025) (working in the process for publication)

4. Brill Handbook of Contenporary Religions in Korea (2023-2025) (working with Brill)

5. Silk Road Footprints: Transnational Transmission of Scared Thoughts and Historical Lagacy (Vernon Press, USA: 2021-2024) (contracted)

6. Religion in Modern Education: Conflict, Policy, and Practice (Brill: 2023-2025) (contracted).

 

Education/Academic qualification

History, Master, University of Queensland

History of Religion, PhD, University of Sydney

External Scholarly Memberships and Affiliations

Scientific Committee, European Federation for Freedom of Belief: Rome, Italy

Visiting Scholar, Harvard University

Asso. Prof., Kookmin University

Member for UNESCO World Heritage Committee, Korea Government

A NASA Judge for the HRP Houston USA, NASA

Fellowship, The Royal Asiatic Society (RAS)

Fellowship, The Royal Historical Society

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