Emmanuel Faculty

• MDiv, Queen’s Theological College
• DMin, St. Stephen’s Theological College

Rev. Dr. Kathy Edmison is a member of the CASC Professional Practice Commission. She is ordained for the United Church of Canada. Kathy completed her MDiv at Queen’s Theological College and her DMin at St. Stephen’s Theological College, and is also a CASC Certified Specialist in Pastoral Care and a Teaching Supervisor.  Kathy has served as a military chaplain, a hospital chaplain (Sunnybrook and Bridgepoint Health) and has also served in United Church congregations in Saskatchewan and Ontario. She is also a member of the CASC Professional Practice Commission.

Bio forthcoming.

• BA, University of Toronto
• MA, St. Michael’s University
• MDiv, Emmanuel College, Victoria University in the University of Toronto
• PhD, University of Saskatchewan

Contact

Email: david.kimcragg@utoronto.ca

Teaching and Research Interests

David Kim-Cragg received his PhD in history from the University of Saskatchewan with a major in Modern East Asian history and two minors in Indigenous and Canadian history.  His soon to be published book entitled Water from Dragon’s Well: The History of a Korean-Canadian Church Relationship (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2022) covers the story of the Canadian church’s early mission to Korea and the resulting influence of Korean Christian leadership upon the United Church of Canada.  His research interests include historical intercultural encounters with and within the United Church and its predecessors.  David has taught Modern Canadian History and has published articles in Touchstone, Historical Papers and the Journal of World Christianity.  He is a contributor to Broadview Magazine and a member of the Canadian Society for Church History.  He serves as an ordained minister to St. Matthew’s United Church in Richmond Hill.  David is excited about teaching that draws out the full range of expertise and experience within a group of learners and about sharing the journey of discovery with others.

MTS St. Michael’s College/University of Toronto 2001
BEd  Dalhousie University 1979
BA  University of Waterloo 1977

Sharon is a Certified Supervisor-Educator in both CPE (2014) and PST (2019) and Adjunct Faculty at Emmanuel College.  She holds a Master of Theological Studies from the University of Toronto, a B.A. degree from the University of Waterloo and a B. Ed. Degree from Dalhousie University. Sharon is also a Registered Psychotherapist with CRPO since 2015.  Sharon has worked in hospital based spiritual care for 24 years in addition to maintaining a small private psychotherapy practice. Sharon enjoys walking, swimming, reading art and music.

• Postdoctoral Fellow, Louisville Institute, Canadian Council of Churches, and Institute for Christian Studies (Centre for Philosophy, Religion & Social Ethics), 2024 -2026
• PhD, Candidate, Emmanuel College, University of Toronto, 2025
• MA, Emmanuel College, University of Toronto, 2020
• MA in Classical Studies, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Major: Ancient Greek and Roman Culture (completed coursework), 2016
• GC, School of Governance, Economics & Management, Tao Fong Shan Centre, Hong Kong, and Institute for Diakonia and Management at the Protestant University of Wuppertal/Bethel, Germany, 2016
• CAS, Ecumenical Studies, University of Geneva, Switzerland, 2012
• BA, (Hons) 2007, Unibautista, Cali Colombia.

Contact

Email: david.montealegre@mail.utoronto.ca  

Teaching and Research Interests

David is an Argentinian, Colombian, and Canadian scholar, Ph.D. candidate at Emmanuel College of the University of Toronto. He has served as a teaching assistant and research fellow in courses on Christian Ethics, History of Christianity, Interculturality, Indigenous Relationships, and Counselling and Spiritual Care Practice.

With over a decade of experience in Christian academic and ecumenical environments, his work is characterized by critical thinking, a deep understanding of theological education, and a diverse range of teaching methods. As an educator, he strives to inspire and empower students to engage in critical thinking, questioning assumptions and exploring new possibilities.

Throughout his academic career, David has been particularly interested in exploring the intersections of religious ethics, economic theology, and postcolonial and decolonial thinking.

His doctoral research focuses on the co-constitutive nature of theology and economics, and ethics and decolonial thinking. His research proposes that theological notions of salvation and redemption are deeply articulated by economic notions of debt and guilt, which, in turn, have also contributed to the construction of the very systems and structures that frame economic activities. He seeks to rethink the Mystery of God in relation to salvation not in terms of dogmatic theology but in terms of economic theology framed around the two key notions of debt and guilt.

Currently, Deivit is a Louisville Institute Postdoctoral Fellow. In addition to his academic research, he works as Associate Secretary of Intercultural Leadership and Learning for the Canadian Council of Churches and serves as an International Educational Consultant for the Ecumenical Theological Education Program of the World Council of Churches.

 

Selected Publications

·       “The Price of Tomorrow: How Capitalism and Christian Theology Commodify the Future,” Toronto Journal of Theology 40 no. 2 (2024): 151–162.

·       “A Scene of Kidnapping in an Apocalyptic Approach: Conflict, Ethics, Post-Conflict in The Colombian Context,” In Ike, Obiora / Andrea Grieder / Ignace Haaz (Eds). Poetry and Ethics: Inventing Possibilities in Which We Are Moved to Action and How We Live Together, Geneva: Globethics.net, 2018. 25-30. 272 Pages.

·       “Eco-Theological Education: Protestant Perspectives from Latin America.” In Werner, Dietrich; Elisabeth Jeglitzka (Eds). Eco-Theology, Climate Justice and Food Security, Geneva: Globethics.net, 2016. 283-292. 318 Pages.

·       “Deus Absconditus in Luther. An Approach to Theology of Religious Pluralism.” In Forum Mission Journal, Vol. 6. (2010): 20-38.

·       “Change, Significance and Challenges. A New View of Religion or New Theology of Religions.” In VOICES Theological Journal, New Series, Vol XXXV, no. 1, (January-March 2012): 135-139.     

·       “Pliny to Sabinian, ‘Your Free Slave,’” Cuadernos de Teología Vol. XXVIII. (2009): 179-198.

 

Memberships

American Academy of Religion

Canadian Theological Society

Globethics Pool of Experts

WCC Working Group, Economy of Life

WCC Collective for Anti-Racist Ecumenism (CARE) Network

 

Selected Courses

EMT2902 — Christian Ethics

EMT3949 — Contemporary Ethical Issues

Bio forthcoming.

• BA, 1982, King’s College, The University of Western Ontario    
• MDiv, BST, 1985, Regis College, University of Toronto
• Voluntary Sector Management, 1987, York University
• DMin, 1998, St. Stephen’s College, The University of Alberta
• CASC Teaching Certification, 2002, SPE Stream
• Dipl. Analyt., 2015, Ontario Association of Jungian Analysts
• Mental Health First Aid Facilitator, 2021, Canadian Mental Health Commission

Jane began her career in spiritual care in Toronto within the University Health Network over 30 years ago. Over the years, she has worked with Providence Healthcare in Vancouver, the University of Alberta and The Royal Alexandra Hospitals in Edmonton, Hamilton Health Sciences and The St. Joseph Health System (based in Hamilton, Kitchener, Guelph and Brantford, Ontario) before taking on her roles with Trillium Health Partners in Mississauga. She retired from institutional healthcare in October 2023.

Jane is committed to helping those who are interested in shifting their attitude to appreciate death more fully as part of life. She views death as an integral part of soul work. She is a member of the College of Registered Psychotherapists in Ontario and is a Jungian Analyst practising in Hamilton, Ontario. She is a member of the International Association of Analytic Psychologists, the Ontario Association of Jungian Analysts, the International Society for Psychology as the Discipline of Interiority, and the Canadian Association of Psychodynamic Therapy. 

Jane trained as an analyst through the Ontario Association of Jungian Analysts. She holds a Doctoral degree in Ministry from St. Stephen's College at the University of Alberta in addition to her education in voluntary sector management at York University. She completed her master’s degree in theology from Regis College within the Toronto School of Theology at the University of Toronto. Prior to being a theological student, she began her post-secondary education in philosophy and religious studies at King's College at Western University. 

Jane served as a teaching supervisor with the Canadian Association of Spiritual Care from 2002 to 2023. Additionally, she has taught as an adjunct professor in the Division of Palliative Care, Department of Family Medicine, at McMaster University, and is a Sessional Instructor at Emmanuel College within the Toronto School of Theology. 

Selected Course

EMP3559

• BA, Chinese University of Hong Kong
• MDiv, Alliance Bible Seminary, Hong Kong
• ThM, Princeton Theological Seminary
• PhD, Emmanuel College, Victoria University in the University of Toronto

Contact:
Email: wingyi.wong@mail.utoronto.ca

Teaching and Research Interests

Wing Yi Wong (she/her) is a candidate for ordination in the United Church of Canada. She brings over a decade of intercultural ministry experience across Hong Kong and North America to her work, where she teaches practical theology, preaching, worship, and contextual education. She was a Louisville Dissertation Fellow. Her research focuses on haunto-postcolonial preaching, trauma studies, and intercultural, interdisciplinary approaches to practical theology. She serves as editor of the ministry section for the Asian American Theological Forum and as co-editor of The 2026 International Academy of Practical Theology Conference Volume.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• “Expanding Homiletic Pedagogy Beyond Colorblindness.” Homiletics (Special Issue, 2025). (forthcoming).
• “Worship Beyond Walls: The Integration of Religious Practice in Hong Kong’s Political Protests.” Journal of Asian American Theological Forum (AATF) 12, no. 1 (June 2025): 41–52.
• “Unearthing the Disturbing Ghosts of The Postcolonial Lands That Linger After the Sermon.” Homiletics 49, no. 1 (June 2024): 30–38.
• “Blue Note Preaching: Living Within the Dissonance.” Jian Dao: A Journal of Bible and Theology 55 (January 2021): 25–43.
• (with Man Lap Terry Yeung) 60 Bible Characters for Daily Devotion. Renewal Resource Publisher, 2019.

 

SELECTED COURSES

Emmanuel College:

EMP 1301 – Homiletics I

EMP 3113 – Worship and Ritual

Atlantic School of Theology:

PF 1002 – Preaching Foundation

PT 2504 – Diversity Across Cultures: Intercultural Theology and Practices for Faithful Formation

PT 3171 – Anti-Racist Preaching