1st Edition

A History of Protestantism in Korea

By Dae Young Ryu Copyright 2022
314 Pages 19 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

314 Pages 19 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

314 Pages 19 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book provides a comprehensive overview of Protestant Christianity in Korea. It outlines the development of Christianity in Korea before Protestantism, considers the introduction of Protestantism in the late nineteenth century and its widening and profound impact, and goes on to discuss the situation up to the present. Throughout the book emphasises the importance of Protestantism for Korean... Read more

I. Christianity before the Introduction of Protestantism II. Dawn of Protestantism III. Pioneer Missionaries IV. Building Early Churches V. Saving the People of a Falling Kingdom VI. Birth and Burgeoning of Christian Nationalist Movement VII. Protestantism in the Early Stages of Colonialism and the March First Independence Movement VIII. Changes after the March First Independence Movement IX. Mounting Challenges and Theological Conflicts X. Opening New Frontiers XI. The Church under the Wartime System XII. Amidst Liberation and War XIII. Ideal and Reality of a Christian Nation XIV. Light and Shadow of Church Growth XV. Suffering and Transformation of North Korean Church XVI. Korean Situation, Korean Church

Biography

Dae Young Ryu is a Professor at Handong Global University, South Korea.