Dr. kiem le
Professor of Theology
Academic Degrees & Education
• Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, IL
Ph.D. in Systematic Theology – 2015
Dissertation: That Complex Whole: Divine Action and Science in Arthur Peacocke
• Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, IL
Master of Divinity (cum laude) – 2005
• University of California, Davis, CA
B.Sc. in Biological Sciences – 1993
Academic Appointments & Experience
• Kairos University
Professor of Theology – Present
• Alliance Evangelical Divinity School, Northern CA
Director & Professor of Theology – Present
• Alliance Evangelical Divinity School, Anaheim, CA
Adjunct Professor of Theology – Present
• Ha Noi Bible College, Vietnam
Visiting Professor – 2012 - Present
• Gateway Seminary, Fremont, CA
Adjunct Professor – 2017 - 2019
Ministerial & Pastoral Experience
• VITAS Healthcare
Chaplain & Nationwide Grief Facilitator (Covid-19 Loss Zoom Group) – 2013 - Present
• Living Word Community Church, San Jose, CA
Lead Pastor – 2013 - 2022
• Guest Preacher at various local churches in the San Francisco Bay Area
Research & Publications
• Translation of The Gospel Coalition’s “Foundational Documents” into Vietnamese
• Book Review: Dictionary of Christianity and Science: The Definitive Reference for the Intersection of Christian Faith and Contemporary Science – Bulletin of Ecclesial Theology, 2018
• Vietnamese Translation of John Frame’s Salvation Belongs to the Lord: An Introduction to Systematic Theology – P&R Publishing, 2016
Presentations & Conference Contributions
• Some Reflections on the Diaspora Experience – Center for Pastor Theologians Annual Theology Conference, 2021
• Theology as Sanctified Imagination – Alliance Evangelical Divinity School, 2021
• A Critical Response to Amos Yong on Asian American Evangelical Theology – ISAAC NorCal Scholar Lecture, 2011
• The Life of Prayer – Midwest Annual C&MA Vietnamese Conference, 2009
• Thinking Christianly about the Culture of Advertising & Consumerism – C&MA Vietnamese District Conference, 2005
Courses & Areas of Teaching
• Systematic Theology
• Contemporary Theology
• Apologetics
• Historical Theology
• Global Theology
• Theological Education
• Pastoral Ministry
• History of the Vietnamese Church
Professional Memberships
• Evangelical Theological Society
• Center for Pastor-Theologians
