COntents

Volume One

PARt One

tHe intRODUCtiOn OF CAtHOLiCisM in tHe LAte 18tH CentURy, AnD tHe CentURy OF PeRseCUtiOn tHAt FOLLOWeD

Christianity in Korea  ...................................................................................... 3Don Baker

1. the Martyrdom of Paul yun: Western Religion andeastern Ritual in eighteen-century Korea  ......................................... 17Donald L. Baker

2. early Missionary Attempts in Korea  ................................................... 43Albert Chan

3. the Abolition of Ancestral Rites and tablets by Catholicismin the Chosŏn Dynasty and the Basic Meaning of Confucian Ancestral Rites  ........................................................................................... 63Ch’oe Ki-bok

4. Conflict and Dialogue between Confucianism andChristianity—An Analysis of the tianzhu shiyiby Matteo Ricci  .......................................................................................... 81Song Young-bae

5. Like Birds and Beasts: Justifying Violence Against Catholics inLate Chosǒn Korea  ................................................................................... 101Franklin Rausch

6. the Pursuit of Martyrdom in the Catholic Church in Koreabefore 1866  .................................................................................................. 131Andrew Finch

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7. the Beautiful Mission: the Catholic Missionary experience in Korea, 1853–1866  ................................................................................. 159

Daniel Kane

PARt tWO

tHe ARRiVAL OF PROtestAnt CHRistiAnity in 1884 (inCLUDinG qUestiOns OF tHeOLOGiCAL teRMinOLOGy AnD

enCOUnteRs WitH PRe-CHRistiAn KOReAn ReLiGiOns, ALOnG WitH tHe MODeRnizAtiOn PROJeCts in eDUCAtiOn AnD MeDiCAL CARe intRODUCeD By tHe FiRst MissiOnARies)

8. the Legacy of John Ross  ........................................................................ 193 James H. Grayson

9. the impact of Christianity upon Korea, 1884–1910: six Key American and Korean Figures  ............................................................. 205

Daniel M. Davies

10. Unequal Partners, Contested Relations: Protestant Missionaries and Korean Christians, 1884–1907  ...................................................... 233

Paul S. Cha

11. A study on the Protestant Discourse of Civilization in early Modern Korea  ................................................................................ 267

Cho Hyeon Beom

12. Protestantism in the name of Modern Civilization  ..................... 289 Jang Sukman

13. Protestantism in Late Confucian Korea: its Growth and Historical Meaning  .................................................................................. 305

Chung-shin Park

14. the Revivalist and Fundamentalist theology of Rev. Kil sŏn-ju: Commemorating the Centenary of the Great Revival of 1907 in P’yŏngyang  ................................................................................................. 331

Hwang Jae-Buhm

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15. nomadism and the Discovery of the nation: the Case of yun Chiho  ................................................................................................. 349

Lee Sang-Hoon

16. Major Protestant Revivals in Korea, 1903–35  ................................. 361 Sung-Deuk Oak

17. the American Missionary Movement in Korea, 1882–1945: its Contributions and American Diplomacy  .................................. 383

Jung Young Lee

Volume Two

PARt tHRee

CHRistiAnity AnD POLitiCs, inCLUDinG PROtestAnt ResistAnCe OF JAPAnese COLOniAL RULe in tHe FiRst HALF

OF tHe 20tH CentURy AnD tHe COntRiBUtiOns OF BOtH CAtHOLiCs AnD PROtestAnts tO tHe DeMOCRAtizAtiOn

stRUGGLe OF tHe 1970’s AnD 1980’s

18. Visions of Violence, Dreams of Peace: Religion, Race, and nation in An Chunggŭn’s A Treatise on Peace in the East  ......... 399

Franklin Rausch

19. A Political Factor in the Rise of Protestantism in Korea: Protestantism and the 1919 March First Movement  .................... 427

Timothy S. Lee

20. the shinto shrine issue in Korean Christianity under JapaneseColonialism  ............................................................................................... 455

Kim Sung Gun

21. the shintō shrine Conflict and Protestant Martyrs in Korea, 1938–1945  ................................................................................................... 477

James Grayson

22. no Distinction Between sacred and secular: Horace H. Underwood and Korean-American Relations, 1934–1948  .......... 501

Jong Chol An

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23. Religion and the Democratization Movement  ............................... 523 In-Chul Kang

24. the Relationship between Christian Communities and Chung-Hee Park’s Government in Korea  ......................................... 541

Wi Jo Kang

25. the Progressive Christian Church and Democracy in south Korea  ............................................................................................... 553

Yun-Shik Chang

26. Protestant Church and Wolnamin: An explanation of Protestant Conservatism in south Korea  ......................................... 583

In-Cheol Kang

27. An Analysis of the Debate over Conscientious Objection in Korea  ...................................................................................................... 611

Mun Soo-hyun

PARt FOUR

tHe iMPACt OF CHRistiAnity On tHe stAtUs AnD ROLes OF WOMen in KOReA

28. Catholicism and Women in the Royal Court of King sunjo in the Late Chosun Dynasty  ................................................................. 647

Joo Park

29. Women in the History of Catholicism in Korea  ............................ 659 Ok-hy Kim

30. Women’s Work for ‘Heathen sisters’: American Women Missionaries and their educational Work in Korea  ..................... 679

Hyaeweol Choi

31. For God and Home: Women’s education in early Korean Protestantism  ............................................................................................ 699

Chong Bum (Sean) Kim

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32. the Visual embodiment of Women in the Korea Mission Field  ............................................................................................................ 721

Hyaeweol Choi

Volume Three

33. Protestant Missionary Work and enlightenment of Korean Women  ....................................................................................... 757

Hyo-Chae Lee

34. Korean Bible Women’s success: Using the Anbang network and the Religious Authority of the Mudang  .................................. 787

Lee-Ellen Strawn

35. negotiating Patriarchy: south Korean evangelical Women and the Politics of Gender  ................................................................... 815

Kelly H. Chong

PARt FiVe

DiVeRsity in KOReAn CHRistiAnity

36. An Understanding of Orthodoxy and Heresy in Korean Church History  ........................................................................................ 845

Jeong-Min Suh

37. Historical Currents and Characteristics of Korean Protestantism after Liberation  ........................................................................................ 859

Sukman Jang

38. Via Media in the Land of Morning Calm: the Anglican Church in Korea  ...................................................................................... 879

Sean C. Kim

39. yesuwŏn: An Ongoing experiment in the Kangwŏndo Wilderness  ................................................................................................ 903

Deberniere Torrey

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40. Adversity and Advance: the experience of the Orthodox Church of Korea  ...................................................................................... 929

Michelle Sungshin Lim

41. the Korean War and the Rise of Christian new Religious Movements in Korea  ............................................................................. 943

Ji Il Tark

42. Korean Christian theologies of the Holy spirit: their Distinctiveness and their Origins in Korean experience  ........... 963

Kirsteen Kim

43. Korean Protestant Christianity in the Midst of Globalization: Neoliberalism and the Pentecostalization of Korean Churches  .................................................................................................... 989

Sung Gun Kim

44. ethereal Christianity: Reading Korean Mega-Church Websites  1013 Kirsteen Kim

45. encounter with Modernity: the “McDonaldization” and “Charimatization” of Korean Mega-Churches  ................................ 1031

Hong Young-gi

PARt siX

CHRistiAnity AnD OtHeR ReLiGiOUs tRADitiOns in KOReA

46. traditional Religions and Christianity in Korea: Reciprocal Relations and Conflicts  ........................................................................... 1055

Don-ku Kang

47. Ancestors Becoming Children of God: Ritual Clashes between Confucian Tradition and Christianity in Contemporary Korea  ... 1083

Okpyo Moon

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Volume Four

48. Ch’udo Yebae: A Case study in the early emplantation ofProtestant Christianity in Korea  ........................................................ 1107

James Huntley Grayson

49. What should Christians do about a shaman-Progenitor?: evangelicals and ethnic nationalism in south Korea  ................. 1133

Tomothy S. Lee

50. Healing and exorcism: Christian encounters with shamanism in early Modern Korea  .......................................................................... 1171

Sung-Deuk Oak

51. Faith Healing in Korean Christianity: The Christian Church in Korea and Shamanism  ........................................................................... 1209

Fuchigami Kyōko

52. the Movement of Copying the Bible in south Korea: An embodiment of Christian and Confucian spiritualities  ...... 1235

Chang-Won Park

PARt seVen

CHRistiAnity in KOReA tODAy

53. Christianity in Korea  ............................................................................. 1253 Horace G. Underwood

54. the structure and Characteristics of sunday Worship in Korean Protestant Churches: Focusing on the Korean Methodist Church  ................................................................................... 1267

Sang Un Park

55. two Aspects of an evangelical quest to Christianize Korea: Mammoth Crusades and sectarian incivility  ................................. 1281

Timothy S. Lee

56. sociological implications of the Roman Catholic Conversion Boom in Korea  ......................................................................................... 1299

Youngseok Moon

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57. Markets of Piety and Pious Markets: the Protestant ethic and the spirit of Korean Capitalism  .......................................................... 1325

Jean-Paul Baldacchino

58. ‘serving two Masters’: Protestant Churches in Korea and Money  ................................................................................................ 1349

Gil-Soo Han, Joy J. Han & Andrew Eungi Kim

59. A sociological study on the Factors of Church Growth and Decline in Korea  ..................................................................................... 1387

Won Gue Lee

60. Historical Religious structure and the Rapid Growth of Protestantism in Korean society, 1945–1990  .................................. 1415

Setbyol Choi

index  ................................................................................................................... 1441