A History of Christianity in Korea since 1945 (한국기독교의 역사 3 영문판)

Translator’s Acknowledgments iii
Preface v

CHAPTER 10
The 1945 Liberation and the New Beginning 1
1. The 1945 Liberation and the Reconstruction of the Church 1
1) The Joseon Christian Church Southern Synod 1
2) The Reconstruction of the Denominational Churches 4
3) The Reentry of the Western Missionaries 10
4) The Reopening of the Theological Seminaries 14
2. The Division of the Korean Peninsula and Christianity 18
1) The Churches in Southern Korea and the Establishment of the
South Korean Government 18
(1) The United States Military Government and the Church 18
(2) The Responses to the Trusteeship Question 22
(3) The “Christian” National Reconstruction Plan 28
2) Christianity under the North Korean Government 31
(1) The Establishment of the Socialist Government and the Response of the Church 31
(2) Buk-Joseon (North Korea) Christian Federation 34

CHAPTER 11
The Korean War and the Church 39
1. The War and the Church 39
1) The Korean War 39
2) The Response of the Churches 42
(1) The South Korean Churches 42
(2) The North Korean Churches 46
(3) The Foreign Churches Abroad 48
3) The Relief Work 50
(1) The Western Churches and the Christian Foreign Relief Organizations 50
(2) The Program Details of the Relief Operations 54
2. The Post-War Religious Situation 57
1) The New Religious Phenomena 57
(1) The Prayer Retreat Centers and Mystical Experiences 57
(2) The Unification Church and Jeondo-gwan (Propagation Hall) 59
2) The Relationship between the Church and Politics 61

CHAPTER 12
Denominational Schisms and the
Birth of New Denominations 67
1. Schisms of the Presbyterian Church 68
1) The Gosin Presbyterian Church 69
2) The Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea (PROK) 72
3) The Presbyterian Church of Korea
(Tonghap and Hapdong General Assemblies) 75
2. The Schism of the Methodist Church 81
3. The Schism of the Evangelical
Holiness Church and the Baptist Church 85
1) The Schism of the Evangelical Holiness Church 85
2) The Schism of the Baptist Church 89
4. The Emergence of New Denominations 92

CHAPTER 13
Growth and Development of the Churches 97
1. Some Aspects and Characteristics of Church Growth 97
2. The Social Background of Church Growth 102
3. The Reasons for Rapid Church Growth 106
1) Revival Movements and Denominational Expansion 107
2) Transmission of American Church Growth Theories 111
3) Parachurch Movements 114
4. Overseas Missionary Work 118

CHAPTER 14
Diverse Ministries of the Church 123
1. The Publication of the Bible and Hymnals 123
1) Authorized Versions of the Korean Bible 123
2) Various New Translations in Contemporary Korean 125
3) Hymnals for Church Worship Services 128
2. Theological Education 131
3. Christian Media and Academic Research Associations 135
4. The Emergence of Christian Culture 139
5. Ecumenical Movements for Christian Unity 145
1) Ecumenical Activities Between Catholic and Protestant Churches 145
2) Ecumenical Movements for Unity among Protestant Churches 149

CHAPTER 15
Changes in the North Korean Church 153
1. Adjustments for the Survival of the Church under Socialism 153
2. The Socialist Transformation of the Church 156
1) The Situation in the 1970s 156
2) The Transformation Engendered by Expanded International Exchanges 161

3. The Formation of the Socialist Christian Church 165
1) The Formation of the Socialist Church and the Re-Evaluation of Christianity 165
2) Juche (Self-reliance) Ideology, Socialist Christianity and the Changing Context 168

CHAPTER 16
Search for New Theology 173
1. The Appearance of “Korean” Theology 173
1) Theology of Indigenization 173
2) Minjung Theology (Korean People’s Theology) 178
2. Embracing New Theologies 182
1) Liberation Theology 182
2) Feminist Theology 185
3. The Further Development of Conservative Theology 191
1) Introduction of New Theologies 191
2) The New Theologies and the Social Participation of the Church 194

CHAPTER 17
Widening Horizons of Mission Work 199
1. Mission Work for Workers and the Poor 199
1) Urban Industrial Mission 199
2) Mission Work for the Urban Poor and the Farmers 204
2. Human Rights and the Democratization Movement 206
1) The 1960s 206
2) The 1970s 209
3) The 1980s 214
3. The Reunification Movement 218
4. Civil Society Activism after the Democratization 224
Toward the 21st Century 229