Dr. Ryan Klejment-Lavin

Associate Professor of Intercultural Studies
School of Missions & Intercultural Ministry
Dr. Ryan Klejment-Lavin

Education

  • PhD, Biola University
  • MA, Hope International University
  • BA, Houghton University

Biography

Dr. Klejment-Lavin joined the Columbia International University faculty in 2023. Previously, he spent thirteen years in intercultural ministry in Indonesia and South Korea. Dr. K-L’s research interest is the interplay between religion, worldviews, experience, morality, and the construction of moral beliefs in light of lived experiences.

Since 2007, Ryan has been married to Carolyn and together they are parents to Noah and Finnian. He and his family love the great outdoors and playing board games, and he is an avid fan of both the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Selected Publications & Presentations

  • Klejment-Lavin, R. “North Korean Christian refugee understanding of evil.” Missiology (2022) 51, no. 2.
  • Klejment-Lavin, R. & Sanchez, J. “The Diffusion of Christianity in South Korea.”  (2019). Global Missiology English (2019) 38, no. 16.
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