
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. ...
Hardcover: 373 pages
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (November 24, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0521196388
ISBN-13: 978-0521196383
Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 1 x 9.2 inches
Amazon Rank: 1471685
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Just in luck! Having returned from my expedition to the DPRK, it was fascinating to read about the rich heritage of the church and make connections with what I saw there. This has been the most helpful academic book on the history of the Korean Churc...
e 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.