The Evangelization of Korea, c .1895–1910
Translation of the Gospel or Reinvention of the Church
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12033435 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kirsteen Kim (0000-0003-1627-632X, Leeds Trinity University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Pages | 359-375 |
| Publication date | 2017-05-26 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Church History (BOOK_SERIES) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0424-2084 • E-ISSN: 2059-0644 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/stc.2016.21 |
| OpenAlex | W2587054413 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 12 |
Several studies of the history of Protestant Christianity in South Korea have argued that the religion's rapid growth was chiefly because of the successful translation of the gospel into Korean language and thought. While agreeing that the foundation laid in this respect by early Western missionaries and Korean Christians was a necessary prerequisite for evangelization, this article challenges the use of a translation theory, such as has been developed by Lamin Sanneh, to describe the way that Christianity took root in Korea, both on the basis of conceptual discussions in the field of mission studies and also on historical grounds. It draws on research for A History of Korean Christianity (2014) to examine the years of initial rapid growth in Protestant churches in Korea – 1895 to 1910. Its findings suggest that rather than ‘translation of the gospel’ a more historically accurate description of what took place is ‘reinvention of the Church’
Christianity · Gospel · Protestantism · Theology · Christian Theology and Mission · History · Philosophy · Religion, Society, and Development · Religious studies · Religious Tourism and Spaces · Religious Studies
Korea, old and new
A history of the expansion of Christianity
Early Buddhism and Christianity in Korea
Protestantism and Politics in Korea
A History of Korean Christianity
Ethnic Nationalism in Korea
Early Buddhism and Christianity in Korea
Christianity in culture
Models of Contextual Theology
The Church and Culture
The Origin and Characteristics of Evangelical Protestantism in Korea at the Turn of the Twentieth Century
Syncretism
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |