Making of Korean Christianity : Protestant encounters with Korean religions, 1876-1915

Making of Korean Christianity : Protestant encounters with Korean religions, 1876-1915 / Sung-Deuk Oak.

The surprising history of Korean evangelical Christianity. A major catalyst for the growth of Korean Christianity occurred at the turn of the twentieth century when Western missionaries encountered the religious landscape of Korea. These first-generation missionaries have been framed as destroyers o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Oak, Sung-Deuk
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Waco, Texas : Baylor University Press, 2013.
Series:Studies in world Christianity (Waco, Tex.)
Subjects:
Christianity and other religions > Korea.
Church history.
Protestant churches > Korea > History.
church history.
RELIGION > Christianity > History.
Christianity
Church history
Interfaith relations
Protestant churches
Religion
Christentum
Christianisierung
Evangelische Kirche
Interreligiöser Dialog
Korea > Religion.
Korea
History
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Table of Contents:
  • God : search for the Korean name for God, Han Nim
  • Saviors : images of the cross and messianism
  • Spirits : theories of shamanism and practice of exorcism
  • Ancestors : Confucian and Christian memorial services
  • Messages : Chinese literature and Korean translations
  • Rituals : revivals and prayers.

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