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The Joy of Imperfect Parenting

By Sonia Prasadam, a mental health therapist in private practice based in Coonoor, India.

Jan 16 • CAAC at PTS

Bridging the Asian American Emotion Gap

By Stephen H. Chen, Associate Professor of Psychology at Wellesley College.

Jan 9 • CAAC at PTS

How God Challenged My View of Poverty

By Charmain Yun, Executive Director of Christian Community Action in New Haven, CT.

Dec 12, 2025 • CAAC at PTS

The Burma Christian Diaspora in Indianapolis: A Community Portrait

By Dr. David C. Chao, Director of the Center for Asian American Christianity.

Dec 12, 2025 • CAAC at PTS

Invited In: Discovering Belonging at a South Asian American Christian Conference

By Joshua Chao, a senior at Montgomery High School in New Jersey.

Dec 5, 2025 • CAAC at PTS

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Navigating Racial Trauma in Christian Spaces (Part 1)

Sep 6, 2024 • CAAC at PTS

What is the Whole Gospel? Insights from the Seoul Statement

Oct 9, 2024 • CAAC at PTS

OCD Keeps Death Close—But Friendship Keeps God’s Grace Even Closer

Apr 11, 2025 • CAAC at PTS

Suffering in Silence: Shame, Trauma, and the Politics of “Keeping Face” in Asian American Churches

Jul 18, 2025 • CAAC at PTS

The Grip of Perfectionism & The Freedom of Grace

By Sonia Prasadam, a mental health therapist in private practice based in Coonoor, India.

Nov 29, 2025 • CAAC at PTS

Sadness, Anxiety, Joy and Relief: Inside Out 2 with my Korean Dad

By Mina Song Lee, Master of Theological Studies student at Candler School of Theology.

Nov 21, 2025 • CAAC at PTS

Stepping off the Asian American Achievement Treadmill

By Stephen H. Chen, Associate Professor of Psychology at Wellesley College.

Nov 21, 2025 • CAAC at PTS

A Humble Obedience Unto Death

By Dr. Julia Lee, physician and adjunct lecturer at the Termerty Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto in Canada.

Nov 14, 2025 • CAAC at PTS

Narrative and Desire in Asian American Spiritual Formation

By Carrie Myers, spiritual director and Ignatian Exercises director at Stillness Collective.

Nov 7, 2025 • CAAC at PTS

Transpacific Imagination: A Reflection on Kwok Pui Lan’s Princeton Visit for the 2025 Sang Hyun Lee Lecture

By Sangeon Kim, a PhD student in History and Ecumenics at Princeton Theological Seminary.

Nov 7, 2025 • CAAC at PTS

Imagine Otherwise

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Diaspora Theology in Real Time: Hong Kong–UK Migration and Digital Church feat. Gillian Chu | Dialogues Podcast

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Jan 16 • CAAC at PTS

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Asian American Faith Leaders on Family, Church Community, and Storytelling | BTIAA 2025

From "Biblical Theology in Asian America: Family, Migration, and Divine Presence"

Jan 5 • CAAC at PTS

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Navigating Faith and Beats feat. Akshay John | Dialogues Podcast

Akshay John is an aspiring South Asian hip-hop artist who creates music that powerfully addresses real-life questions about the struggles that Indian…

Dec 19, 2025 • CAAC at PTS

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Rethinking Theological Education Through Diaspora feat. Chloe Sun | Dialogues Podcast

Welcome to the CAAC podcast!

Dec 5, 2025 • CAAC at PTS

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Family and the Bible: A Theological Response | Daniel Lee | BTIAA 2025

From "Biblical Theology in Asian America: Family, Migration, and Divine Presence"

Nov 29, 2025 • CAAC at PTS

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Relating to the Internal & Relational Wrestlings of Bible Characters | Jessica ChenFeng | BTIAA 2025

From "Biblical Theology in Asian America: Family, Migration, and Divine Presence"

Nov 22, 2025 • CAAC at PTS

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Between Wrestling and Blessing: Jacob and his Messy Family | Chloe Sun | BTIAA 2025

From "Biblical Theology in Asian America: Family, Migration, and Divine Presence"

Nov 14, 2025 • CAAC at PTS

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Family, Migration, and Economic Survival in the Hebrew Bible | Roger Nam | BTIAA 2025

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Nov 14, 2025 • CAAC at PTS

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A Church in Diaspora: Hope Takes Flight in the Liminal Space

By Man-Hei Yip, an Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Wartburg Theological Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa.

Oct 31, 2025 • CAAC at PTS

Our Missing Histories

By Grace Sill, an MDiv student studying comparative theology between Christianity and Confucianism at Harvard Divinity School.

Oct 24, 2025 • CAAC at PTS

Faith and Identity: Unpacking the Transnationality of Chinese Adoptees in America

By Griffin Hyeong Oakley, second-year Master of Divinity student at Princeton Theological Seminary.

Oct 24, 2025 • CAAC at PTS

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Navigating Racial Trauma in Christian Spaces (Part 1)

Sep 6, 2024 • CAAC at PTS

What is the Whole Gospel? Insights from the Seoul Statement

Oct 9, 2024 • CAAC at PTS

OCD Keeps Death Close—But Friendship Keeps God’s Grace Even Closer

Apr 11, 2025 • CAAC at PTS

Suffering in Silence: Shame, Trauma, and the Politics of “Keeping Face” in Asian American Churches

Jul 18, 2025 • CAAC at PTS

Repenting of Asian American Toxic Masculinity

Aug 22, 2025 • CAAC at PTS

The Future of Asian American Theology Series by Dr. David Chao

Building Theological Infrastructures for Asian American Christian Communities

By David Chao Building Institutional Foundations for a Flourishing Asian American Theology. Asian American theology stands at a critical juncture. On…

Jul 25, 2025 • CAAC at PTS

Asian American Styles of Reasoning

By David Chao. Asian American theology seeks to address this gap by offering styles of reasoning that begin with the shared premises of Asian American…

Jun 13, 2025 • CAAC at PTS

Biblical Theology in Asian America: Expanding Our Canonical Imagination

Broadening our canonical imagination revitalizes every dimension of congregational life, from preaching and Bible study to worship and pastoral care.

Apr 18, 2025 • CAAC at PTS

Between Basel and Chinatown: Karl Barth, Historical Consciousness, and the Future of Asian American Theology

The work of doing Asian American theology resonates with the daily struggles and hopes of families, congregations, and ministries across the United…

Mar 14, 2025 • CAAC at PTS

Transpacific Christianity: Three Pillars for Doing Asian American Theology

What might Asian American theology glean from Barth’s work as a Swiss theologian resisting the Christian nationalism of Germany during World War II…

Mar 4, 2025 • CAAC at PTS

Asian American Gifts to the Church series

The Gift of Sacrifice

Yet even as these parents are away from their children, I’ve learned from my own father’s and mother’s examples that their children are always with…

Apr 19, 2022 • CAAC at PTS

The Gift of Presence

From this model of family togetherness, I’ve come to know how showing up for church family is one of the ultimate reasons of God’s will and for my own…

Apr 5, 2022 • CAAC at PTS

The Gift of Dim Sum

My family took Saturday excursions to Chinatown to shop, to join youth groups, to work at my father’s office, and mostly, to eat. Although I would…

Mar 22, 2022 • CAAC at PTS

The Gifts of Blessing

When the prodigal son returns, the father erases the shame by restoring the blessing that their relationship confers. He authorizes his servants to…

Feb 28, 2022 • CAAC at PTS

The Gift of Hesed

This love was unconditional. She cared for him devotedly even when he couldn’t respond with affirmation because he couldn’t speak. He couldn’t offer…

Feb 7, 2022 • CAAC at PTS

Introduction to Asian American Gifts to the Church

This series explores the God-given splendor of the Asian American church that we can offer to the rest of the body. My hope for these posts is that not…

Jan 25, 2022 • CAAC at PTS

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The Burma Christian Diaspora in Indianapolis: A Community Portrait

By Dr. David C. Chao, Director of the Center for Asian American Christianity.

Dec 12, 2025 • CAAC at PTS

Sadness, Anxiety, Joy and Relief: Inside Out 2 with my Korean Dad

By Mina Song Lee, Master of Theological Studies student at Candler School of Theology.

Nov 21, 2025 • CAAC at PTS

Confessions of a Christian College Consultant

What I Really Want to Tell My Fellow Overachievers. If you’re not upskilling or side hustling, you’re wasting time. But that’s not the way Jesus thinks.

Oct 17, 2025 • CAAC at PTS

Also, I Love You: Languages of Love with Asian American Parents

By Mina Song Lee, Master of Theological Studies student at Candler School of Theology.

Sep 26, 2025 • CAAC at PTS

Trauma and Narrative Healing for Asian Americans

By Carrie Myers, spiritual director and Ignatian Exercises director at Stillness Collective.

Sep 26, 2025 • CAAC at PTS

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