Faculty


Sabri Bebawi
Professor of General Education, English and English Literature

Ph.D., Education, Distance Education
Capella University
M.S., Education
California State University, Fullerton
B.A., Communications
California State University, Fullerton

His interest includes law, journalism, English education, and instructional technology. He has worked as a journalist in Europe and in the United States, writing on a wide range of topics.

Peter Chang
Professor of Christian Counseling

Ph.D., Pastoral Counseling
Claremont School of Theology
M.A., Clinical Counseling
Azusa Pacific University
Master of Divinity
Claremont School of Theology
B.A., Religion
Seoul Theological University

His current interests include family violence, pastoral theology and psychology, the interrelationship of personality and culture, and religion and psychology, as well as the teaching and practice of care and counseling. He has served as an Executive Director at Korean American Family Service Center.

James D. Findlay
Professor of Old Testament / Hebrew Bible and Biblical Interpretation

Ph.D., Religion (Hebrew Bible/Old Testament)
Claremont Graduate University

Master of Theology
Harvard Divinity School
Master of Divinity
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
Bachelor of Arts
Haverford College

His interests are literary approaches to Biblical texts, textual criticism, and history of biblical interpretation. Dissertation Title: “A Study of the Biblical Characterization of Aaron.

L. Arik Greenberg
Professor of New Testament and Religion

Ph.D., Religion (New Testament, Early Christian Literature)
Claremont Graduate University
M.A., Religion (NT)
Claremont Graduate University
M.A., Theological Studies (NT)
Claremont School of Theology
B.A., with honors in Religion (History of Religions; Christian Origins; Buddhism)
Wesleyan University

His interests include: Early Christian martyrology, the Gospel of Thomas, as well as diversity within early Christian belief. Dissertation title: “My Share of God’s Reward: Exploring the Roles and Formulations of the Afterlife in Early Christian Martyrdom

Hyo Cheong Kim
Professor of General Education, Music

Doctor of Musical Arts
University of Southern California
M.A. in Music
Boston University
B.A. in Music
Yonsei University

Her interests are classical music with special focus on the piano performance, piano literature, music history, music education and electro-acoustic media including basic MIDI, synthesizer, and sequencing skills.

Yohan Pyeon
Professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament

Ph.D. Religion (Hebrew Bible)
Claremont Graduate University
M.A. Religion (Hebrew Bible)
Claremont Graduate University
M.A.T.S. Biblical Studies
Claremont School of Theology
B.A. Theology
Seoul Theological University

His interets includes literary criticism, intertextuality and reader-response criticism to the biblical texts and prophetic books and wisdom literature in particular. He is an author of the book "You Have Not Spoken What is Right About Me: Intertextuality in the Book of Job."

James A. Sanders, Ph.D.
Professor of First Testament / Hebrew Bible and Intertestamental Studies

Ph.D., Intertestamental Studies,
Hebrew Union College
B.D., with distinction
Vanderbilt Divinity School
B.A., magna cum laude
Vanderbilt University

Dr. Sanders is a renowned scholar in the field of Hebrew Bible and Intertestamental Studies. He is known for both his championing of canonical criticism and his momentous work in unrolling and translating the Psalms Scroll of the Dead Sea Scrolls.