American Missionaries, Korean Protestants, and the Changing Shape of World Christianity, 1884-1965
American Missionaries, Korean Protestants, and the Changing Shape of World Christianity, 1884-1965

Author: William Yoo

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2016-10-04

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13: 1315525569

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This book examines the partnerships and power struggles between American missionaries and Korean Protestant leaders in both nations from the late 19th century to the aftermath of the Korean War. Yoo analyzes American and Korean sources, including a plethora of unpublished archival materials, to uncover the complicated histories of cooperation and contestation behind the evolving relationships between Americans and Koreans at the same time the majority of the world Christian population shifted from the Global North to the Global South. American and Korean Protestants cultivated deep bonds with one another, but they also clashed over essential matters of ecclesial authority, cultural difference, geopolitics, and women’s leadership. This multifaceted approach – incorporating the perspectives of missionaries, migrants, ministers, diplomats, and interracial couples – casts new light on American and Korean Christianities and captures American and Korean Protestants mutually engaged in a global movement that helped give birth to new Christian traditions in Korea, created new transnational religious and humanitarian partnerships such as the World Vision organization, and transformed global Christian traditions ranging from Pentecostalism to Presbyterianism.

The Holy Spirit Movement in Korea
The Holy Spirit Movement in Korea

Author: Young-Hoon Lee

Publisher: OCMS

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9781870345675

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This book traces the historical and theological development of the Holy Spirit in Korea through six successive periods.

Glossolalia and the Problem of Language
Glossolalia and the Problem of Language

Author: Nicholas Harkness

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2021-03-19

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 022674955X

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Speaking in tongues, also known as glossolalia, has long been a subject of curiosity as well as vigorous theological debate. A worldwide phenomenon that spans multiple Christian traditions, glossolalia is both celebrated as a supernatural gift and condemned as semiotic alchemy. For some it is mystical speech that exceeds what words can do, and for others it is mere gibberish, empty of meaning. At the heart of these differences is glossolalia’s puzzling relationship to language. ? Glossolalia and the Problem of Language investigates speaking in tongues in South Korea, where it is practiced widely across denominations and congregations. Nicholas Harkness shows how the popularity of glossolalia in Korea lies at the intersection of numerous, often competing social forces, interwoven religious legacies, and spiritual desires that have been amplified by Christianity’s massive institutionalization. As evangelicalism continues to spread worldwide, Glossolalia and the Problem of Language analyzes one of its most enigmatic practices while marking a major advancement in our understanding of the power of language and its limits.

Holiness and Pentecostal Movements
Holiness and Pentecostal Movements

Author: David Bundy

Publisher: Penn State Press

Published: 2022-03-04

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 027109415X

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Since the 1830s, Holiness and Pentecostal movements have had a significant influence on many Christian churches, and they have been a central force in producing what is known today as World Christianity. This book demonstrates the advantages of analyzing them in relation to one another. The Salvation Army, the Church of the Nazarene, the Wesleyan Church, and the Free Methodist Church identify strongly with the Holiness Movement. The Assemblies of God and the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World identify just as strongly with the Pentecostal Movement. Complicating matters, denominations such as the Church of God (Cleveland), the International Holiness Pentecostal Church, and the Church of God in Christ have harmonized Holiness and Pentecostalism. This book, the first in the new series Studies in the Holiness and Pentecostal Movements, examines these complex relationships in a multidisciplinary fashion. Building on previous scholarship, the contributors provide new ways of understanding the relationships, influences, and circulation of ideas among these movements in the United States, the United Kingdom, India, and Southeast and East Asia. In addition to the editors, the contributors are Kimberly Ervin Alexander, Insik Choi, Robert A. Danielson, Chris E. W. Green, Henry H. Knight III, Frank D. Macchia, Luther Oconer, Cheryl J. Sanders, and Daniel Woods.

Religion and Social Formation in Korea
Religion and Social Formation in Korea

Author: Sang Taek Lee

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter

Published: 2012-10-24

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 3110893118

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The series Religion and Society (RS) contributes to the exploration of religions as social systems– both in Western and non-Western societies; in particular, it examines religions in their differentiation from, and intersection with, other cultural systems, such as art, economy, law and politics. Due attention is given to paradigmatic case or comparative studies that exhibit a clear theoretical orientation with the empirical and historical data of religion and such aspects of religion as ritual, the religious imagination, constructions of tradition, iconography, or media. In addition, the formation of religious communities, their construction of identity, and their relation to society and the wider public are key issues of this series.

Changes in Korean Society Between 1884-1910 as a Result of the Introduction of Christianity
Changes in Korean Society Between 1884-1910 as a Result of the Introduction of Christianity

Author: Myung Keun Choi

Publisher: Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13:

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The purpose of this book is to examine what kind of changes Korean society experienced as a result of the introduction of Christianity through Protestant missionaries. Since this was a formative period in the Korean Church, it will be possible to evaluate those ministry strategies and, through them, to ascertain appropriate mission strategies for today.