Early Catholicism in Korea

preface Introduction Chapter Ⅰ. The Founding of the Catholic Church1. Background of the Period 2. Contact with Western Learning 3. Acceptance of Catholicism and the founding of the Catholic Church Chapter Ⅱ. Catholic Converts in Chosŏn Korea: their efforts to practice and transmit and their faith1. Pseudo Eccelesiastical Hierarchy 2. Efforts to invite a priest 3. Provisions of Catechisms 4. Doctrinal Educations Chapter Ⅲ. The Persecutions of the Early Period1. Catholic Incidents during the Chongjo reign 2. The Sinyu Priests(1801) Chapter Ⅳ. Rebuilding of the Chosŏn Catholic Church and Establishment of a Korean Vicariate Apostolic1. Formation of Kyouch'on(Village of Brethern) 2. Introduction of Priests 3. Establlishment of Korean Vicariate Apostolic 4. Doctrinal Training in Practice 5. Korean Catholic Church in 1860's Chapter Ⅴ.The Persecution of the Later Period1. The Persecution during the 1830's and the 1840's 2. The Pyongin Persecution of 1866 Chapter Ⅵ. The Causes of the Persecution1. Ideological Causes 2. Social Reasons 3. Political Causes Chapter Ⅶ. Comparison of the 1801 and 1866 Persecutions: Changes, Continuations and Survival1. Comparison of the 1801 and 1866 Persecutions 2. Comparison of the Prohibition policies and the applications of the law 3. Reflections on and Implications of the Institutional and Doctrinal Development and the Persecutions of Catholicism in 19th century Korea Conclusion Appendix: The Proliferation of Church Influence through Hereditary Ties Family Tree of Early Catholic Converts Select Glossary Bibliography