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• Theological Seminary

  [Organization & Polity]

  A theological seminary, or graduate school of theology, is a graduate-level program whose primary purpose is the training of pastors. Its core program is the Master of Divinity (M.Div.), and many Korean Protestant denominations treat completion of this program as a basic requirement for ordination.

• Young Adult Ministry

  [Christian Life]

  A young adult ministry is an age-based church department that follows the church school years and gathers mainly college students and unmarried young adults in their twenties and thirties. Depending on the church, it may also be called a young adults' association or a college ministry.

• Eastern Orthodox Church

  [Denominations]

  The Eastern Orthodox Church is one of the three major traditions of Christianity, alongside Catholicism and Protestantism. It is a communion of Eastern churches that take the tradition of the early church and the decisions of the seven ecumenical councils as their standard of faith. It is also commonly called the Orthodox Church.

• Kim Kyo-shin

  [People]

  Kim Kyo-shin (金敎臣, 1901–1945) was a Korean Christian thinker and educator during the Japanese colonial period. An adherent of the Non-Church (Mukyokai) movement, he published the Bible-study magazine Seongseo Joseon (The Bible and Korea) and taught many students, including Sohn Kee-chung, at Yangjeong Higher Common School.

• Docetism

  [Heresies & Cults]

  Docetism was an early Christian teaching holding that Jesus Christ did not possess a real human body but only appeared to have one. The historic Christian tradition has regarded it as a heresy.

• Tamar

  [People]

  Tamar is chiefly the woman in Genesis 38 who bore Perez and Zerah to her father-in-law Judah and whose name appears in the genealogies of David and of Jesus Christ. The Hebrew name means "palm tree."

• Cymbals

  [Bible]

  Cymbals were bronze percussion instruments used in temple worship and praise in the Old Testament. Played by striking a pair together, they resembled modern cymbals.

• Bill Bright

  [People]

  Bill Bright (1921–2003) was an American evangelist who founded the student ministry Campus Crusade for Christ (CCC) in 1951. He also wrote the evangelistic booklet The Four Spiritual Laws and produced the film Jesus.

• Genesis 38

  [Bible]

  Genesis 38 interrupts the Joseph narrative with the story of Judah and his daughter-in-law Tamar. It recounts the conflict over continuing a family line and records the birth of the twins Perez and Zerah.

• 2 Samuel 8

  [Bible]

  2 Samuel 8 summarizes David's conquest of the surrounding nations, including Philistia, Moab, Aram, and Edom; his dedication of the spoils to the LORD; and a list of the chief officials of his kingdom.

• History of The Salvation Army in Korea

  [History]

  The history of The Salvation Army in Korea begins in 1908, when the British officer Robert Hoggard arrived in Seoul. Alongside evangelism, The Salvation Army in Korea has carried out poor relief and the Red Kettle fundraising campaign.

• Contemporary Persecution of Christians

  [History]

  The contemporary persecution of Christians refers collectively to the violence, discrimination, and legal and social disadvantages that Christians in various countries have suffered because of their faith from the late twentieth century to the present. A leading indicator is the World Watch List published by Open Doors.

• 1977 National Evangelization Crusade

  [History]

  The 1977 National Evangelization Crusade was an interdenominational Protestant mass evangelistic rally held in the summer of 1977 at Yeouido Plaza in Seoul, South Korea. It is known as a large united gathering that Korean churches prepared and led on their own, without foreign speakers.

• 1 Chronicles 2

  [Bible]

  1 Chronicles 2 lists the twelve sons of Israel and then gives a detailed genealogy of the tribe of Judah. It records the lines of Hezron's three sons, Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb, and traces the line of Ram down to David.

• Christianity and Culture

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  A theological topic concerning the relationship between the Christian faith and human culture, including language, the arts, customs, and institutions. Traditions differ on whether Christians should keep their distance from culture, accept it, or seek to transform it.