Chai-Shin Yu (April 11, 1932 – April 24, 2023) was a Korean-Canadian academic and a distinguished professor of Korean studies at the University of Toronto. Yu helped establish Korean Studies at U of T, being the one of the first people to teach a Korean studies course at a Canadian university. Before teaching Korean studies, he was a pastor for the local Korean community at the Korean Metro United Church.
Chai-Shin Yu | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 11, 1932 |
| Died | April 24, 2023 (aged 91) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | Hartford Seminary Foundation |
| Alma mater | McMaster University |
| Occupation(s) | Academic, professor, pastor |
| Spouse | Ena Yu |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 유재신 |
| Hanja | 劉在信[1] |
| Revised Romanization | Yu Jae-sin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yu Chaesin |
| Website | chaishinyu |
Biography
editChai-Shin Yu was born on April 11, 1932, in Korea.[2] Yu immigrated from South Korea to the United States to study theology in 1964.[3] He received a Master of Arts degree from Hartford Seminary Foundation in 1967, and then received a Master of Arts in religion in 1969 from McMaster University[4] for his graduate thesis, A Critical Examintion of Suzuki's Understanding of Ch'an (Zen) Buddhism.[5] In 1970, Yu was ordained as a minister of the United Church of Canada.[6] In 1973, Yu was awarded his PhD in Religious Sciences for his PhD thesis, A Comparative Study of the Founder's Authority, the Community, and the Discipline in Early Buddhism and in Early Christianity.[7] He would also be inducted as the pastor of the Korean Metro United Church (Korean: 토론토한인교회) in the same year.[8]
In 1977, Chai-Shin Yu was appointed as a visiting part-time assistant professor at the University of Toronto to teach EAS 270: Introduction to Korean Studies, which would become the first course in the Korean studies program.[9][10] Yu would continue to add more courses to the Korean studies program during his tenure at U of T.[11] On July 1, 1982, Yu would be promoted to associate professor.[12] On June 19, 1997, for his contributions to founding the Korean studies program, U of T recognized Yu as a distinguished professor of Korean studies.[13] Yu was given the Seongnyu Medal of the Order of Civil Merit by the South Korean government in 2006.[14] On March 7, 2017, Yu was given the KBS Global Korean Award for contribution in helping promote Korean studies in Canada.[15]
On April 24, 2023, Chai-Shin Yu died of chronic illness in Toronto.[3][16]
Works
edit- Yu, Chai-Shin (1981). Early Buddhism and Christianity: A Comparative Study of the Founders' Authority, the Community and the Discipline. Delhi: Motilal Barnasidass. ISBN 8120800508.
- Yu, Chai-Shin (2011). Early Korean Art and Culture: Koguryo Tomb Paintings. Toronto: Society for Korean and Related Studies. ISBN 0968107273.
- Yu, Chai-Shin (2012). The New History of Korean Civilization. Bloomington, IN: IUniverse. ISBN 9781462055609.
- Yu, Chai-Shin (2015). Korean Influence on Chinese Culture. Toronto: Society for Korean and Related Studies. ISBN 0991966716.
References
edit- ^ "위촉장". Collections U of T. Collections U of T. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Curriculum vitae". Collections U of T. Collections U of T. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ a b 유, 영대 (27 April 2023). "北美 한국문화 우수성 알린 유재신 목사 별세". Kukmin Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Dr. Chai-Shin Yu Collection - Finding Aid". Collections U of T. Collections U of T. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ Yu, Chai-Shin (October 1969). "A Critical Examintion of Suzuki's Understanding of Ch'an (Zen) Buddhism". Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "The order of the ordination of ministers". Collections U of T. Collections U of T. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ Yu, Chai-Shin (April 1973). "A Comparative Study of the Founder's Authority, the Community, and the Discipline in Early Buddhism and in Early Christianity". Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Induction of Dr. Rev. Chai-Shin Yu". Collections U of T. Collections U of T. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ Kane-McLees, Melanie. "The Story of Dr. Chai Shin-Yu". The Ward Museum. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Letter of introduction, Dr. Chai-Shin Yu". Collections U of T. Collections U of T. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Trends in Overseas Korean Studies Libraries" (PDF). Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "[Letter addressed to Dr. C-S Yu from the University of Toronto to commend the promotion to associate professor]". Collections U of T. Collections U of T. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "[Letter addressed to Dr. Chai-Shin Yu from the University of Toronto to recognize the award "Distinguished Professor of Korean Studies"]". Collections U of T. Collections U of T. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ 이, 용우 (9 January 2007). "유재신 박사에 국민훈장". The Korea Daily (in Korean). Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "제19회 KBS해외동포상 시상식". KBS (in Korean). Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ 김, 명규. "[캐나다 한국일보] 유재신 원로 목사·박사·교수 별세". www.koreatimes.net. Retrieved 7 September 2024.