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Podcast: Regent College Podcast
Episode: Dr. Jerry Hwang: Language, Culture, and Calling – A Conversation with Regent’s New Academic Dean
Description: In this conversation, we introduce our new Academic Dean, Dr. Jerry Hwang, who shares his journey to Regent College and discusses his diverse background in IT, pastoral work, and academia. He emphasizes the importance of cultural context in education, the role of language in understanding the Bible and theology, and the influence of the Old Testament on Western culture. Dr. Hwang understands systems, institutions and people, as well as many languages and cultures. Jerry urges students to care for their whole selves throughout their studies and emphasizes the importance of building relationships within the academic community, cautioning against knowledge...