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Book SynopsisThe phenomenon of South Korean Christianity is, in a word, remarkable. In less than 250 years, 29% of South Korea's population adheres to Christianity, a staggering 71% of Korean Americans identify as Christian, and the powerful zeal of Korean Christians to spread the Gospel's influence in South Korea already overshadows other established religious groups (i.e. Buddhism, Confucianism). This Handbook offers a comprehensive overview on how the Bible has beenused by faith communities in Korea and the Korean diaspora over two centuries.
Table of ContentsIntroduction WON W. LEE PART I METHOLOGICAL INQURY 1. Translation of the Bible in Hangul MIN SUC KEE 2. The Authority of the Bible in Multi-scriptural Context of Korean Christianity YOON KYUNG LEE 3. Scripture-logy and Scriptural Performance in Canonical Criticism and Confucian Thought TAI-IL WANG 4. Mapping Korean Biblical Interpretation in the Shadow of Anticolonial, Liberationist, and postcolonial Powers SUNG UK LIM PART II INTERCUTURAL/RELIGIOUS ENGAGEMENTS 5. Shamanistic Influence on Biblical Interpretation SOO J. KIM SWEENEY 6. Confucian readings on Abraham MYUNG SOO SUH 7. Daoist, Buddhist, and Christian Readings on Creation EUN-KYU MICAH KIM 8. 18th Century Joseon Confucian Readings on Jesus GUEN SEOK YANG 9. Biblical Readings on a Theology of Dao HEUP YOUNG KIM PART III SELF-THEOLOGIZING 10. Reception of the Bible during 18th Century INHEE PARK 11. During Japanese Colonization (1910-1945) JUNGSIK CHA 12. Post-Korean War (1950-53) Era (1945-1970) SAMUEL CHEON 13. Self-theologizing in Hymnology JAYHOON YANG 14. Self-theologizing in Preaching SUNGGU YANG 15. Political Turmoil through Minjung Perspectives JAE WON LEE 16. Minjung and Han YOON JONG YOO 17 Minjung in Global Context JISEONG KWON 18. Reunification of South and North Koreas: From Division to Unification KYUNG TAEK HA 19. United yet Divided: Reading Judah and Israel in the Context of Two Koreas KOOG P. HONG PART IV DIASPORA CONTEXTS 20. Korean American Biblical Interpretation WONGI PARK 21. 'Forever Strangers on the Margin' in the context of the United States HYUN CHUL PAUL KIM 22. Double Marginality in the context of Southern Hemisphere HONAM KIM 23. Triple Marginality: Korean American Feminist JIN YOUNG CHOI 24. Diversity within Korean Diaspora BOYUNG LEE
