A history of Korean Christianity

With a third of South Koreans now identifying themselves as Christian, Christian churches play an increasingly prominent role in the social and political events of the Korean peninsula. Sebastian Kim and Kirsteen Kim's comprehensive and timely history of different Christian denominations in Kor...

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Autores principales: Kim, Sebastian C. (Autor) ; Kim, Kirsteen 1959- (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Publicado: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2015.
En:Año: 2015
(Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar:B Korea / Cristianismo / Historia 1592-2012
Otras palabras clave:B Korea Church history
B Korea ; Church history
Acceso en línea: Índice
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Sumario:With a third of South Koreans now identifying themselves as Christian, Christian churches play an increasingly prominent role in the social and political events of the Korean peninsula. Sebastian Kim and Kirsteen Kim's comprehensive and timely history of different Christian denominations in Korea includes surveys of the Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant traditions as well as new church movements. They examine the Korean Christian diaspora and missionary movements from South Korea and also give cutting-edge insights into North Korea. This book, the first recent one-volume history and analysis of Korean Christianity in English, highlights the challenges faced by the Christian churches in view of Korea's distinctive and multireligious cultural heritage, South Korea's rapid rise in global economic power and the precarious state of North Korea, which threatens global peace. This History will be an important resource for all students of world Christianity, Korean studies and mission studies.
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ISBN:1139048074
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139048071