Sung Deuk Oak 옥성득 玉聖得
Dongsoon Im and Mija Im Endowed Chair
Associate Professor of Korean Christianity
234A Royce Hall
Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1540
oak@humnet.ucla.edu
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Academic Appointments
2011-now UCLA Im Endowed Chair of Korean Christianity, Associate Professor Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
2012 Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, KHK Visiting Fellow
2007-11 UCLA Im Scholar of Korean Christianity, Assistant Professor
2005-07 UCLA Adjunct Assistant Professor of Korean Christianity
2002-05 UCLA Henry Luce Postdoctoral Fellow, Visiting Assistant Professor Center for Korean Studies, UCLA
Education
2002 D. Th. Boston University School of Theology, History of Christianity
1994 M. Th. Princeton Theological Seminary, History of Christianity
1993 M. Th. Presbyterian Theological Seminary, History of Christianity
1991 M. Div. Presbyterian Theological Seminary, History of Christianity
1988 B.A. Seoul National University, Korean History
1986 B.A. Seoul National University, English Literature and Language
Award
Sept. 24, 2025 Distinguished Alumnus Award, Boston University School of Theology
Nov. 2023 Special Contribution Award, Korean Nursing Association
Book Awards
July 2026 Selected for the Sejong Books Program (General Interest Category)
Feb. 2026 The best book in ministry, Korean Christian Publishers Association
Dec. 2020 The “Book of the Year,” Korean Christian Publishers Association
Dec. 2020 The best book in theology/ministry, Kukmin Daily (Seoul)
July 2020 King Sejong Academic Book in Religion, Publication Promotion Agency of Korea
Jan. 2016 The second-best book in theology, Korea Christian Publishers Association
Dec. 2016 The best book in the history of Christianity, Christianity Today Korea (Seoul)
April 2014 “Fifteen Outstanding Books of 2013 for Mission Studies,” International Bulletin of Missionary Research
Dec. 2013 “Book of the Year” by the editor of Books and Culture (Chicago)
Dec. 2009 Second-best book in the sources of Christian ministry, Korea Christian Publishers Association (Seoul)