Understanding Korean Christianity : grassroots perspectives on causes, culture, and responses / K. Kale Yu.

The cultural landscape plays a momentous role in the transmission of Christianity. Consequently, the global expansion of the curch has led to the increasing diversification of world Christianity. As a result, scholars are turning more and more to native cultures as the point of focus. This study exa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yu, K. Kale (Author)
Language:English
Published: Eugene, Oregon : Pickwick Publications, 2019.
Subjects:
Korea > Church history.
Korea > Religion.
Protestant churches > Korea > History.
Christianity.
Korea.
Physical Description:xv, 313 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction 3
  • Korean Christianity, A Puzzle 6
  • World Christianity and Methodology 7
  • Terraculturalism 13
  • Terraculturalism and Chapter Summary 19
  • [Chapter] 1 Confucian Origins 24
  • Historical Circumstances 27
  • Shamanism 28
  • Nevius Method 31
  • Neo-Confucianism in Korea 38
  • Sarim 43
  • Conclusion 45
  • [Chapter] 2 Orthodoxy and Moral Perfection 50
  • Orthodoxy 55
  • Moral Perfection 59
  • Sarim Tenacty 64
  • Sacrifice 67
  • Conclusion 72
  • [Chapter] 3 Resilience and Persecution 76
  • Persecution of Catholics 78
  • Late Joseon Dynasty 86
  • Shrine Controversy 94
  • Communist Persecution 100
  • Conclusion 102
  • [Chapter] 4 Education and Salvation 106
  • Korea's Confucian Culture of Learning 109
  • Literacy and Education in American Protestant Missions 113
  • Christian Tracts 122
  • Bible Training Classes 126
  • Conclusion 129
  • [Chapter] 5 Shamans, Gods, and Demons 133
  • Spiritual Realm in Missiology 137
  • Spiritual Reality in Korea 139
  • Elimination of Fetishes 148
  • Spiritual Authority Over Spirits 150
  • Bible Women 157
  • Conclusion 160
  • [Chapter] 6 Missional Outliers: Korean Bible Women 164
  • Bible Women's Ministry 166
  • Bible Women's Unique Advantage 172
  • Bible Women as Missionaries 195
  • Widowhood and Bible Women 177
  • Self-initiative of Bible Women 181
  • Travelers for the Gospel 183
  • Conclusion 185
  • [Chapter] 7 Political Mobilization and Nationalistic Christians 188
  • Missionaries and Korean Politics 190
  • Missionaries and Nationalism 195
  • Appenzeller and Korean Nationalism 198
  • Christianity and Nationalism 200
  • Christian Nationalism 202
  • Conclusion 209
  • [Chapter] 8 Contemporary Korea 213
  • End of Japanese Colonial Control 215
  • Communist Suppression of Christianity 216
  • Divided Korea, Divided Church 219
  • Social Justice and Minjung Theology 225
  • Contemporary Korea 229
  • Conclusion 233
  • Conclusion 241
  • 1903-1905 Hawaiian Plantations 244
  • "Starting Churches Everwhere" 247
  • Educational and Nationalist Church 251
  • Immigrant Churches in the Post-1965 Era 257
  • Racial Identity and Religious assimilation 262
  • Churches as Safe Haven 265.