Faculty Information

（Last updated : 2025-01-31 22:10:03）

SAKON Tomu
Department Aoyama Gakuin University , School of International Politics, Economics and Communication

Position Professor

■ Specialization and related fields

Religious studies

■ Academic background

1.	Tokyo Union Theological Seminary
2.	Tokyo Union Theological Seminary〔Master Course〕 Completed
3.	Princeton Theological Seminary〔Doctorial Course〕 Completed Ph.D.

■ Business career

1.	1995/04～1998/03	Shiloh Church, The United Church of Christ in Japan Pastor
2.	2001/09～2005/05	Princeton Theological Seminary Teaching Assistant, Research Assistant, Library Assistant (Cataloging; Hebrew, Japanese, Arabic)
3.	2006/09～2008/03	International Christian University Part time Lecturer
4.	2008/04～2010/03	Seigakuin University Human Welfare Assistant Professor/Chaplain
5.	2010/04～2014/03	Seigakuin University Human Welfare Associate Professor/Chaplain
6.	2011/04～2014/03	Seigakuin University Graduate School American and European Cultural Studies Associate Professor
7.	2014/04～2018/03	Mitake Church, The United Church of Christ in Japan Senior Pastor
8.	2012/04～	Tokyo Union Theological Seminary Theological Studies Part time Lecturer
9.	2012/04～	Tokyo Union Theological Seminary Graduate School Part time Lecturer
10.	2014/04～2018/03	Seigakuin University Graduate School American and European Cultural Studies Part time Lecturer
11.	2024/04～2024/06	International Christian University
12.	2025/01～2025/04	Princeton Theological Seminary Biblical Studies Visiting Scholar
13.	2025/09～2026/03	Sophia University
14.	2018/04～	Mitake Church, The United Church of Christ in Japan Pastor
15.	2018/04～	Aoyama Gakuin University School of International Politics, Economics and Communication Professor
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■ Official position and committee in Univ.

2018/04/01～

Aoyama Gakuin University University Chaplain

■ Book and thesis

1.	Book	Reconciliation in Scripture: Biblical Insights into Shalom (Collaboration) 2025/01
2.	Book	Fire Sent from Above:Reading Lamentations in the Shadow of Hiroshima/Nagasaki 学位論文　(Dissertation) (Single) 2011/11
3.	Article	Eiji Asada and Aoyama Gakuin: Guided by Faith, Grounded in Scholarship: Dr. Asada’s Historic Milestone. 『キリスト教と文化150周年記念別冊』 (Single) 2025/03
4.	Article	Re-Contextualization of Human Dignity: An Old Testament Perspective Theological Studies in Japan 58,pp.180-185 (Single) 2019/09
5.	Article	Reading the Old Testament in the Shadow of COVID-19 (Single) 2021/03
6.	Other	辞書項目執筆Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception (Collaboration) 2016
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■ Academic conference presentation

1.	2020/02/03	Living out Shalom through sufferings
2.	2018/09/12	Re-contextualization of Human Dignity: An Old Testament Perspective