Young Kwang Song

PhD Candidate

Education:
BA in Theology, Korea Baptist Theological University/Seminary
MDiv in Historical and Theological Studies, Gateway Seminary
MLitt in Historical and Systematic Theology, University of St Andrews

Research Interests: My primary research focuses on the undiminished Divine freedom and redeemed human freedom in the theology of Jonathan Edwards, on which I am writing my PhD under Stephen Holmes. More broadly, I explore this study in the Reformed scholastic tradition to determine the extent to which human freedom operates under divine providence and goverment, without collapsing human freedom into an ontological conflation with divine freedom. My current specific focus is on Christology and freedom, particularly the freedom of Jesus’ human nature in relation to the divine nature of the Second Person of the Trinity.

Other research interests include developing a new model of human freedom by adapting Kierkegaard’s concept of subjective human freedom and situating it under Edwards’ framework of objective divine freedom, and writing about Petrus van Mastricht’s influence on Jonathan Edwards’ doctrine of continual creation. As a secondary interest, I engage with theological discussions on free will, particularly in relation to the philosophy of action, including the relationship between causation and intention. Additionally, in my military work, I am focusing on the philosophical ethics of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in warfare to develop a framework for governmental decision-making.

In 2014, I joined the Republic of Korea Army as a captain chaplain.

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