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Upcoming Events
In addition to speaking at churches and community gatherings, Grace Kao has presented or (guest) taught at the following institutions and professional societies:
In addition to speaking at churches and community gatherings, Grace Kao has
Recent Activities
“Where Streams Join”
Dr. Kao recently moderated the opening panel on intergenerational trauma and collective healing...
Antoinette Brown Lecturer
Professor Kao was the 50th Antoinette Brown Lecturer at Vanderbilt Divinity School on March 4-5,...
PAAC Book Launch
Grace Kao hosted a book launch event for authors Soo Jin Lee and Linda Yoon of Where I Belong:...
Author Talk at the U. of Chicago
Professor Kao spoke about her latest book, My Body, Their Baby: A Progressive Christian Vision for...
Shame, Church Teaching & Family Matters
Grace Kao spoke at the Families and Social Responsibility Interest Group with other panelists (MT...
Self-disclosure in Teaching & Scholarship
Grace Kao spoke in the Pedagogy Interest Group the annual meeting of the Society of Christian...
The Work of Anti-Racism in Teaching
This co-sponsored panel by the Asian and Asian American, African and African American, Latino(a)...
Religion & Reproductive Justice Post-Dobbs
Grace Kao spoke about collateral damage for IVF in state abortion restrictions in a co-sponsored...
Feminist Liberation Theologians & “La Labor de Nuestras Manos”
In light of the 2023 AAR theme “La Labor de Nuestras Manos,” Grace Kao was one of the book authors...
Transpacific Political Theology Roundtable
Grace Kao presented as part of a roundtable based on a forthcoming book, Transpacific Political...
Goodspeed Lecturer
Professor Kao was the Goodspeed Lecturer at Denison University from Nov 1-3, 2023. An invited...
CST Faculty Book Celebration
Grace Kao spoke about her book, My Body, Their Baby: A Progressive Christian Vision for Surrogacy...
RNS Interviews Kao about Surrogacy
Bob Smietana of the Religion News Service interviewed Dr. Kao about her latest book, My Body Their...
“Family Planning Beyond ‘Natural’ Conception”
Professor Kao led a discussion at the first Progressive Asian American Christians (PAAC)...
APARRI 2023 Conference
Professor Kao was the co-chair of the 2023 APARRI conference. Held at UC Berkeley from June 20-22,...
Gender, Sexuality, and the Bible: A New Map
Grace Kao participated on a panel at St. Mark's Presbyterian Church in Newport Beach on how...
“Cultivating a Public Presence as a Scholar”
Grace Kao spoke to doctoral students of Prof. Melissa Snarr's class about whether and how to do...
“Vision, Imagination, & Dreams in…Ethics”
Professor Kao delivered plenary remarks at the invitation of SCE President Bryan Massingale with...
SCE Women’s Caucus
Grace Kao presented remarks about publishing as a woman during the 2023 Society of Christian...
“Evaluating Surrogacy Laws & Practices”
Grace Kao spoke with students in Jennifer Gumer's BIOE 6200 Law and Bioethics class about the...
Teaching Abortion in these times…
Professor Kao was the respondent to a session co-sponsored by the Transformative Scholarship and...
Christian Support for Reproductive Justice
Grace Kao spoke at the Loft at Westwood United Methodist Church after a film screening of...
“Assessing the Ethics of Surrogacy”
Grace Kao workshopped a draft chapter of her book on commercial, transnational and traditional...
“Introducing Asian American Christianity”
Prof. Kao was the guest teacher for Prof. Esther Chung-Kim's RLST 169 Christianity and Politics in...
Responding to Sarah Emanuel’s New Book
Grace Kao served as a respondent to Prof. Emanuel's new book when celebrated under the Chilton...
— This Page is Under Construction —
Dr. Kao will be uploading her speaking and guest teaching events from the past two decades in due time.
2015-2019
Luke Bretherton’s Book Launch
Grace Kao participated. in Luke Bretherton's book launch for his...
Teaching Religion Online
Grace Kao was invited to share tips and tricks she's learned along...
“Spiritual Friend” at Evolving Faith
Grace Kao delivered the opening meditations and served as "spiritual...
“Sexual Ethics Beyond Purity Culture”
Grace Kao served on a panel with Liz Lin and Michael Campos on...
“Righting Wrongs Beyond Apologies”
Grace Kao was invited to deliver a lecture and teach a class as part...
“Reparations in Asian American Contexts”
Grace Kao was invited to deliver a paper for the Religion, Culture,...
Responding to “Trust Women”
Grace was invited to participate in a roundtable sponsored by the...
“Beyond Forgiveness and Reconciliation”
At the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion (AAR)...
Presenting on her Latest Book
Grace Kao and her co-editor, Rebecca Todd Peters, presented on their...
“The Question of Reparations”
As an invited lecturer for the Philosophy of Religion and Theology...
“Gestational Surrogacy”
Professor Kao was invited to give a Bioethics Grand Round Lecture on...
“Victimhood, Misconduct, Disclosure, and Power”
In the wake of #metoo, Professor Kao was invited to serve on a panel...
“Feminist Reflections on Surrogacy”
Professor Kao made her debut presentation on the ethics on surrogacy...
“AACE: An Intro & Critical Assessment”
Professor Kao organized a panel of leading theologians (Kwok Pui...
“Uncomfortable Conversations about Race”
Grace Kao led retreat attendees into a fishbowl discussion about...
“Reparations for Chinese North Americans”
Professor Kao presented a paper with Justin H.K. Tse at the Society...
2010-2014
Theo-Politics Symposium on Barth
Professor Kao completed her second trip to the Ruhr-Universität Bochum,...
“Feminist Theology: Four Perspectives”
As part of a Claremont School of Theology alumni event, Grace Kao spoke...
“Finding My Scholarly Voice”
Grace Kao was invited to reflect on her development as a scholar at the...
The Future of Christian Ethics
Grace Kao was invited to take part in the Society of Christian Ethics'...
“Women and Violence in the Bible”
Grace Kao was invited to take part in the Symposium: Violence Against...
“Confronting the Structures of Injustice”
Grace Kao co-taught at weeklong class on Christian perspectives on war...
2003-2009
“From Human Rights to Animal Rights?”
Grace Kao was invited to speak at a conference honoring David Little upon...
“Christian Perspectives on War & Peace”
Grace Kao was invited to speak about the major positions Christians have...
“Manifestos, Jeremiads, and Civil Religion in VT Shootings”
Dr. Kao was invited to speak at George Washington University about her...
“The Search for Religious Meaning in the VT Shootings”
Dr. Kao was faculty at Virginia Tech when a shooting tragedy occurred on...
“Bridging the Church and Academy Divide”
Professor Kao was invited to speak at a meeting of the PCUSA Social...
“Work-Life Policies & Strategies”
Professor Kao was invited by the Organization of Women Faculty to deliver...
“Sorority Girl or College Feminist: Must One Choose?”
Dr. Kao spoke during the Through Feminist Eyes series about the...
“Interfaith Service for Prayer and Remembrance”
Dr. Kao was one of two invited speakers (the other was the Rev. Alex...
“The Ethics of Citation”
Dr. Kao was invited to speak on a plenary panel about diversity, equity,...
“Mission Impossible: Nonsectarian Prayer in the Military Chaplaincy”
Dr. Kao presented her paper about the push toward "nonsectarian prayer"...
“Proselytization Revisited”
Dr. Kao delivered a paper about typologies of anti-proselytization...
“Ecofeminist Ethics”
Dr. Kao was invited to serve on a panel in the comparative religious...
“The John Kerry Communion Controversy”
The Young Democrats at Virginia Tech invited Prof. Kao to speak about her...
“Christian Reflections on the Pledge of Allegiance”
Grace Kao was invited to give a lectue to Shenandoah Univesity in...
“‘One Nation Under God’ Or Taking the Lord’s Name in Vain?”
Grace Kao presented her work on the Pledge of Allegiance to the 2006...
“The Pledge of Allegiance and…Civil Religion”
Grace Kao presented a paper with Jerome Copulsky at the 2005 annual...
“Pacifism or Just War?”
As a member of Blacksburg Presbyterian Church, Grace Kao led the Adult...
“Consistency in Ecofeminist Ethics”
Grace Kao was invited to present a paper at the International Conference...
“The Logic of Anti-Proselytization, Revisited”
Grace Kao was invited to present a paper on proselytization at the World...
“Feminist (In)Consistency in the Treatment of Bodies”
Grace Kao presented a paper at the AAR-Southeastern Region...
“Evaluating Consensus on Human Rights”
Grace Kao presented her work on evaluating consensus-based approaches to...
“A Frank Talk About Sex”
Grace Kao spoke with college students at Cooper House - the fellowship of...
“Three Category Mistakes to Avoid”
Grace Kao made her debut presentation at the annual meeting of the...
“Law and Conscience”
Grace Kao was invited again to Cooper House - the fellowship of students...
“Religion, Group Rights & Multiculturalism”
Grace Kao was invited to guest teach/guest lecture to faculty and...
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