Seung-Goo Lee (; born February 1, 1959) is a professor of the

Hapdong Theological Seminary Hapdong Theological Seminary () is a Presbyterian seminary in South Korea. The history of Hapdong Theological Seminary began with its founding on November 11, 1980. Hapdong Theological Seminary upholds 3 pillars of school motto which are fo ...

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and currently teaches systematic theology. He was selected as one of the most influential scholars in the field of the Bible and theology in 2011. He was the president of the Korean Evangelical Theological Society (2020–2022). He was the president of the Korean Presbyterian Theological Society, and of the Korean Reformed Theological Society. He found the Korean Presbyterian Theological Society, the Korean Biblical Theological Society, the Korean kierkegaard Society, and the Peter Paul Johannes Beyerhaus Society for celebrating Peter Beyerhaus. He has published many books and translations. He has written two books in English and more than 20 books in Korean, and has translated 26 books from English to Korean. He interpreted lectures of many foreign scholars, and gave several presentations at the international conferences. He studied Christian Education (B.A.) at

Chongshin University Chongshin University is a Christian university in Seoul, South Korea. It has deep historical ties to conservative Presbyterianism, reformed theology, and belongs to the Presbyterian Church in Korea (HapDong). The current president is Jae Seo Le ...

Seoul National University Seoul National University (SNU; ) is a national public research university located in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 1946, Seoul National University is largely considered the most prestigious university in South Korea; it is one of the three "S ...

Graduate School (Ethics Education, M. Ed.), Hapdong Theological Graduate University (M. Div.), and did his Ph.D. (1990) at the

University of St Andrews (Aien aristeuein) , motto_lang = grc , mottoeng = Ever to ExcelorEver to be the Best , established = , type = Public research university Ancient university , endowment ...

under the supervision of Dr. Daphne Hampson. Between 1990 and 1992, he worked as a Research Fellow in

Yale Divinity School Yale Divinity School (YDS) is one of the twelve graduate and professional schools of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Congregationalist theological education was the motivation at the founding of Yale, and the professional school has ...

Career

* Professor of Systematic Theology, Westminster Graduate School of Theology (1992.1-1999.2.) * Professor of Systematic Theology, International Graduate School of Theology (1999.3-2009.2) * Professor of Systematic Theology, Hapdong Graduate School of Theology (2009,3-present) * Visiting Scholar, Calvin College, Calvin Institute (Summer 2000) * Visiting Scholar, Faculty of Theology, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam (fall 2006) * president of the Korean Evangelical Systematic Theology Society (2000-2002), editor-in-chief of the Research Systematic Theology (2009) * Auditor of the Korean Evangelical Theological Society (2004- 2006), Editor-in-Chief (2006) * Secretary of the Korean Bible Theological Society (1997–present) * General Secretary of the Korean Society for Reformation (2004-2006), Director of General Affairs (2008-2012) * Secretary of the Korean Presbyterian Theological Society (2004-2006), Secretary (2008-present), Editor-in-Chief of Presbyterian Church and Theology (2009) * President of the Korean Society of Kierkegaard (2005) * Chairman of Education Committee, Christian Research Institute (2003-2005), Research Fellow (2001–present) * Chairman of the Executive Committee for the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation (2011–present) * Journal of Reformed Theology, Asian Editor (2006–Present) * Vice-President, Korean Reformation Society (2012-2018) * Member of Korean Academy of Christian Studies * Senior Vice President, Korean Evangelical Theological Society (2018-2020) * President of the Korean Presbyterian Theological Society (2016-2018) * Vice-President, Korean Reformation Society (2012-2018) * President of the Korean Reformation Society (2018-2020) * Director and executive secretary of the Beyer House Society (2018-)the first conference of Peter Beyerhause
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