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The Korean Church and Confucianism
The Korean church and Confucianism refers to the history of how Christianity, after entering the Neo-Confucian society of Joseon, clashed with and adapted to Confucian ancestral rites and the ethic of filial piety. Central to this history are the Catholic prohibition of ancestral rites and the persecutions that followed, as well as the Protestant prohibition of ancestral rites and the emergence of the memorial service.
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- The Korean Church and ShamanismHistory
This article examines the relationship between Korean Protestantism and shamanism (musok). Protestants confronted shamanism in the early missionary period, indigenization theology later studied it, and critics have continued to attribute prosperity-oriented faith in Korean churches to shamanistic influence.
- Solidarity for Church ReformInstitutions
Solidarity for Church Reform (Gaehyeok Yeondae) is a South Korean Protestant Christian civic organization founded in November 2002 to pursue the reform of the Korean church. It is known for its campaign against hereditary church succession and for its counseling work on church disputes.
- Church Growth in KoreaHistory
The rapid increase in the number of Protestant church members and churches in South Korea during the industrialization and urbanization of the 1960s through the 1980s. The term also covers the slowdown and stagnation of that growth from the 1990s onward.
- History of Protestantism in KoreaHistory
The history of Protestantism in Korea extends from the arrival of American missionaries in 1884–1885 to the present day. It encompasses the arrival of missionaries, revival movements and church organization, persecution and the Shinto shrine worship controversy under Japanese rule, and denominational divisions and growth after liberation.
- History of the Baptists in KoreaHistory
The history of the Baptists in Korea traces the Korean Baptist church from its beginnings in 1889 with the work of Malcolm Fenwick, an independent Canadian missionary, through the Korea Christian Church and the East Asia Christian Church to today's Korea Baptist Convention.
- Hereditary Pastoral SuccessionControversies
Hereditary pastoral succession is the practice of passing a senior pastor's position to the pastor's child or son-in-law. It is also called hereditary pastorate or passing down the pastorate. In Korea, denominations such as the Korean Methodist Church and the Presbyterian Church of Korea (Tonghap) have prohibited it by church law, and debate over the practice continues.
- Kim Yang-seonPeople
Kim Yang-seon (金良善, 1907–1970) was a Korean Presbyterian minister, church historian, and archaeologist. He was a professor at Soongsil University and the founder of the Korean Christian Museum at Soongsil University.
- The Korean War and the ChurchHistory
This article covers the losses suffered by Korean Protestantism during the Korean War (1950–1953) and its responses to them. It addresses the changes the war brought to the Korean church, including the deaths of believers and the destruction of churches, refugee flight and relief work, the establishment of the military chaplaincy, and the division of the Presbyterian Church.
- World VisionInstitutions
World Vision is an international Christian relief and development nongovernmental organization. It began in 1950, during the Korean War, when the American missionary Bob Pierce and Korean church leaders, including the Rev. Han Kyung-chik, began helping war orphans and widows.
- Methodist Theological UniversityInstitutions
Methodist Theological University (known in Korean by the abbreviation Gamsindae) is a theological university of the Korean Methodist Church in Naengcheon-dong, Seodaemun District, Seoul. The school traces its origins to the theological instruction that Henry Appenzeller began at Pai Chai Hakdang in 1887.
- The Church and the Democratization MovementHistory
The church and the democratization movement refers to the activities of South Korean Protestants who, on the basis of their faith, called for the restoration of human rights and democracy under the military governments of the 1970s and 1980s. Pastors and young people from denominations affiliated with the National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK) were at its center.
- COVID-19 and the ChurchHistory
COVID-19 and the Church covers the experience of churches in South Korea during the COVID-19 pandemic that began in 2020. Its principal topics are cluster outbreaks, government restrictions on in-person worship, the shift to online worship, and legal disputes over religious freedom.
- Missionary Sending by the Korean ChurchHistory
Missionary sending by the Korean church refers to the history of Korean Protestant churches and mission organizations sending missionaries to other regions and countries. Its beginning is commonly dated to the 1907 mission to Jeju Island. As of the end of 2024, there were 21,621 Korean long-term missionaries serving in 171 countries.
- History of the Anglican Church in KoreaHistory
The history of the Anglican Church in Korea began in 1890, when Bishop Charles John Corfe of the Church of England arrived at Chemulpo. The church began as a diocese under the Church of England, received its first Korean bishop in 1965, and became an independent province, the Anglican Church of Korea, in 1993.
- Korean Church Service CorpsInstitutions
The Korean Church Service Corps (abbreviated Hangyobong) is an interdenominational Protestant service organization that grew out of the joint cleanup work churches carried out after the 2007 Taean oil spill in South Korea. Its work centers on disaster relief and assistance to neighbors in need.
- Church in North KoreaDenominations
The church in North Korea refers to the Protestant faith community within North Korea. In the narrow sense, the term denotes the Korean Christian Federation, the only Protestant organization recognized by the North Korean authorities, and the churches under its oversight.
- Centennial of Protestant Missions in KoreaHistory
The centennial of Protestant missions in Korea was a series of commemorative projects and events held in 1984 to mark one hundred years of Protestant mission work in Korea. It took Horace Allen's arrival in 1884 as its starting point. Numerous denominations and organizations took part. The central event was the Korean Christian Centennial Mission Convention, held that August at Yeouido Plaza in Seoul.
- Fivefold GospelDoctrine & Theology
The Fivefold Gospel is a summary of faith that presents five elements (regeneration, the fullness of the Holy Spirit, divine healing, blessing, and the Second Coming) as the core of the gospel given by Jesus Christ. Systematized by the Korean pastor David Yonggi Cho, it became the representative doctrine of Yoido Full Gospel Church and the Korea Assemblies of God.
- National Council of Churches in KoreaInstitutions
The National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK), successor to the Korean National Christian Council founded in 1924, is a council of churches in which Korean Protestant denominations and the Korean Orthodox Church participate together.