Jea Sophia Oh

Jea Sophia Oh
  • Associate Professor
  • Department: Philosophy
  • Institution: West Chester University of Pennsylvania
  • Email: JOh@wcupa.edu

Education

  • B.A., Ewha Women's University
  • M.A., Ewha Women's University
  • M.A., Austin Presbyterian Seminary
  • S.T.M., Yale Divinity School
  • M.Phil., Drew University
  • Ph.D., Drew University

Research Interests

Asian PhilosophyComparative PhilosophyEnvironmental EthicsPostcolonial TheoriesFeminist Theories

Opportunities

Work Study Positions Available: No

Grant Funded Positions Available: No

Course-Credit Research Opportunities Available: No

Volunteer Research Positions Available: No

Biography

Dr. Jea Sophia Oh is Associate Professor of Philosophy at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. She received a Master of Sacred Theology with a focus in feminist theology from Yale Divinity School and a Master of Philosophy and a PhD in Philosophical and Theological Studies from Drew University with a concentration in Women’s and Gender Studies and Comparative Philosophy/Theology. Her research primarily focuses on the fields of Asian and comparative philosophies, religion and ecology, and postcolonial theory. Her first book A Postcolonial Theology of Life: Planetarity East and West (2011) is a path-making work in Korean ecofeminist theology and comparative philosophy. She is the editor and co-author of Nature's Transcendence and Immanence: A Comparative Interdisciplinary Ecstatic Naturalism (2017), Suffering and Evil in Nature: Comparative Responses from Ecstatic Naturalism and Healing Cultures (Lexington Books, 2021), and Emotions (Jeong/Qing ?) in Korean Philosophies and Religions (Palgrave Macmillan, 2022). She is the chair and initiator of ‘Comparative Religion and Ecology’ in the American Academy of Religion (MAR-AAR) and a board member of the ‘Women’s Caucus’ at AAR. She is the chair of the ‘Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy’ (SACP) at the Central division and the ‘International Society of Chinese Philosophy’ (ISCP) at the Eastern division of APA. She also serves as the chair of the ‘Society of Study of Process Philosophy’ (SSPP) at both Central and Eastern divisions of APA.

List of Publications

  • A Postcolonial Theology of Life: Planetarity East and West, Book, Dec 2011 Let the River Flow ?? A Postcolonial Ecotheology and the Grand Canal Project in Korea, Chapter, Jan 2014 Seeds, Cross, and a Paradox of Life from Death:: A Postcolonial Eco-Christology, Chapter, Sep 2017 Salim, Process of Life, Article, Jan 2012 “Hybridity of Kuanyin and Mary, Maternal Sacrifice and Salvation: A Comparative Theological Study”, Article, May 2012 Kim, Grace Ji-Sun. Colonialism, Han, and the Transformative Spirit . New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. 102 pp., Article, Oct 2016 Wan-Li Ho, Ecofamilism: Women, Religion, and Environmental Protection in Taiwan. St. Petersburg, FLA.: Three Pines Press, 2016, ISBN 9781931483339, Article, Jan 2018 A Comparative Ecofeminist Perspective of Care for Planetary Family, Article, Jan 2021

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