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Kevin Jung works in the field of theological ethics with special focus on the constructive dialogue between moral philosophy and theology.  His current research interests include the justification of common morality and the theological/moral critique of instrumental reason, involving critical analysis of contemporary theological and philosophical historicism as well as modern/postmodern social and political theories. He joined the faculty of the School of Divinity in the fall of 2007 after teaching for two years at the College of William and Mary as a visiting professor of religious studies. He had also previously taught at DePaul University, The Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, and The University of Chicago. From 2004 to 2005, Jung was a Spruill Fellow at the Center for the Interdisciplinary Studies of Religion (now the Center for the Study of Law and Religion) at the Emory University School of Law.

Jung was named a Lilly Theological Scholar for 2008-2009 by the Association of Theological Schools (ATS).  He is the co-editor of Humanity Before God: Contemporary Faces of Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Ethics (2006) published by Fortress Press and Justice to Mercy: Religion, Law, and Criminal Justice (2007) published by the University of Virginia Press. He also translated Gene Outka’s Agape: An Ethical Analysis (1999) and John Witte’s From Sacrament to Contract: Marriage and Law in Western Tradition (2006) into Korean, both published by the Christian Literature Society of Korea. He is currently working on a book tentatively entitled Religious Ethics Beyond Postmodernity.