Christianity in Korea / / ed. by Timothy S. Lee, Robert E. Buswell.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
• MitwirkendeR: Baker, Donald,; Buswell, Robert E.,; Chang, Paul Yunsik,; Chong, Kelly H.,; Clark, Donald N.,; Grayson, James Huntley,; Kang, Wi Jo,; Kim, Byong-suh,; Kim, Chong Bum,; Kim, Wonil,; Kwang, Cho,; Ledyard, Gari,; Lee, Timothy S.,; Mahn-Yol, Yi,; Min, Anselm Kyongsuk,; Oak, Sung-Deuk,; Oh, Kang-nam,; Pak, Jacqueline,
• HerausgeberIn: Buswell, Robert E.,; Lee, Timothy S.,
• Place / Publishing House: Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2007]; ©2007
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (416 p.)

Despite the significance of Korea in world Christianity and the crucial role Christianity plays in contemporary Korean religious life, the tradition has been little studied in the West. Christianity in Korea seeks to fill this lacuna by providing a wide-ranging overview of the growth and development of Korean Christianity and the implications that development has had for Korean politics, interreligious dialogue, and gender and social issues. The volume begins with an accessibly written overview that traces in broad outline the history and development of Christianity on the peninsula. This is followed by chapters on broad themes, such as the survival of early Korean Catholics in a Neo-Confucian society, relations between Christian churches and colonial authorities during the Japanese occupation, premillennialism, and the theological significance of the division and prospective reunification of Korea. Others look in more detail at individuals and movements, including the story of the female martyr Kollumba Kang Wansuk; the influence of Presbyterianism on the renowned nationalist Ahn Changho; the sociopolitical and theological background of the Minjung Protestant Movement; and the success and challenges of Evangelical Protestantism in Korea. The book concludes with a discussion of how best to encourage a rapprochement between Buddhism and Christianity in Korea.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- I. Overview -- 1. A Quarter-Millennium of Christianity in Korea -- II. The Beginnings of Christianity in Korea -- 2. Human Relations as Expressed in Vernacular Catholic Writings of the Late Chosŏn Dynasty; translated by Timothy S. Lee -- 3. Kollumba Kang Wansuk, an Early Catholic Activist and Martyr -- 4. Chinese Protestant Literature and Early Korean Protestantism -- III. Christianity, Nationalism, and Japanese Colonialism -- 5. Church and State Relations in the Japanese Colonial Period -- 6. Cradle of the Convenant: Ahn Changho and the Christian Roots of the Korean Constitution -- 7. Preaching the Apocalypse in Colonial Korea -- 8. Mothers, Daughters, Biblewomen, and Sisters -- IV. Christianity and the Struggles for Democracy and Reunification -- 9. Carrying the Torch in the Darkest Hours: The Sociopolitical Origins of Minjung Protestant Movements -- 10. Minjung Theology's Biblical Hermeneutics: An Examination of Minjung Theology's Appropriation of the Exodus Account -- 11. Korean Protestants and the Reunification Movement; Translated by Timothy S. Lee -- The Division and Reunification of a Nation -- V. Growth and Challenges -- 13. Sibling Rivalry in Twentieth-Century Korea: Comparative Growth Rates of Catholic and Protestant Communities -- 14. Modernization and the Explosive Growth and Decline of Korean Protestant Religiosity -- 15. Beleaguered Success -- 16. In Search of Healing -- 17. The Christian-Buddhist Encounter in Korea -- A Select Bibliography for the Study of Korean Christianity -- Index