Park Soon-kyung

Park Soon-kyung (Korean: 박순경; Hanja: 朴淳敬; born 1923 - 24 October 2020) was a South Korean Methodist theologian.

[1] Born in Yeoju of Gyeonggi Province, Park first studied nursing before pursuing degrees in theology at Methodist Theological University in Seoul and philosophy at Seoul National University.

[2] She went for further studies in the United States, pursuing an M.Div.

at Emory University and a Ph.D. at Drew University, completing a dissertation in 1966 on "Man in Karl Barth's doctrine of election.

"[3] Park returned to South Korea and was a professor of theology for 22 years at Ewha Woman's University (1966–1988), where she continued to hold a post as a professor emerita.