ISBN:
9780190916947
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (xii, 409 Seiten)
Series Statement:
Oxford handbooks online
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als The Oxford handbook of the Bible in Korea
DDC:
220.6089957
Keywords:
Bible Criticism, interpretation, etc
;
Bible Criticism, interpretation, etc
;
Essays
;
Essays
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Bibel
;
Übersetzung
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Koreanisch
;
Korea
;
Exegese
;
Geschichte
;
Südkorea
;
Bibel
;
Hermeneutik
;
Interreligiöser Dialog
;
Kontextuelle Theologie
;
USA
;
Koreanischer Einwanderer
;
Bibel
;
Hermeneutik
;
Inkulturation
Abstract:
The phenomenon of South Korean Christianity is, in a word, remarkable. In less than 250 years, 29% of South Korea's population adheres to Christianity, a staggering 71% of Korean Americans identify as Christian, and the powerful zeal of Korean Christians to spread the Gospel's influence in South Korea already overshadows other established religious groups (i.e. Buddhism, Confucianism). This handbook offers a comprehensive overview on how the Bible has been used by faith communities in Korea and the Korean diaspora over two centuries.
Abstract:
"Korean Christianity is renowned for its rapid growth and conservative theological orientation. This phenomenon is inextricably tied to Korean appropriation of the Bible in their religio-cultural and socio-political context since the 18th century. Less understood, however, is the complex tapestry of Korean biblical interpretation that emerged from being missionized, colonized, internally divided, and incorporated into global norms. These countervailing forces proffer a distinctive Korean-ness of biblical interpretation. On the one hand, it tracks closely the influence of conservative western missionaries. On the other hand, it reflects God's liberating intervention for Koreans and the Korean diaspora. Both of these movements respond to and move beyond distinct histories of oppression. This introduction coheres twenty-four papers by grouping them into four waves of reciprocal interpretive encounters shaping Korean appropriation of the Bible and Christian practices. While some conservatively align with received western orthodoxy, others embrace a sense of complementarity that informs the spectrum of Korean Christian thought and practice, the long-standing religious traditions of Korea, the diversity of Korea's global diaspora, and the learning of non-Koreans who are attentive to the impact of the Bible in Korea"--
Note:
Also issued in print: 2022. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on February 10, 2022)
DOI:
10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190916916.001.0001
