1st Edition
Creationism in a South Korean Culture Science, Religion, and the Struggle against Evolution
Contents
List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Abbreviations
Notes on Romanization
Introduction
Chapter 1
Christianity, Evolution, and the Koreans’ Struggle for Existence
Chapter 2
Nation Building with Religion and Science
Chapter 3
Being a Christian Intellectual
Chapter 4
Creationists in Wonderland
Chapter 5
Worshipping the Creator in Exotic Scenery
Chapter 6
Biology without Darwin
Chapter 7
Situating Creation in History and Philosophy
Chapter 8
Creationists in the Public Sphere after the Cold War
Conclusion
Bibliography
Biography
Hyung Wook Park is a historian based in Singapore. He has extensively studied the histories of biomedical research, evolutionary ideas, and the science–religion interfaces. His papers include “Science, State, and Spirituality” (2018). Along with Ronald Numbers, Park edited “Creationism in Asia, Oceania, and Eastern Europe” (2021).
'This book is a must-read for scholar who look for a comprehensive account of the history and present ramifications of creationism in South Korea.'
Jong Hyung Jung, Associate Professor of Sociology at Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea
'Hyung Wook Park’s recent work provides a nuanced analysis of the historical and cultural forces shaping modern South Korea’s creationist movements, illustrating how science, religion, and education are shaped by Indigenous traditions, political transformations, and global currents.'
Xiaoxing Jin, Independent Researcher
'The book offers a unique vantage point from which to view South Korean society. This book is for anyone interested in Korean society and anyone interested in the global spread of ideas.'
Erik Mobrand, Associate Professor, Seoul National University, South Korea
'Reading Hyung Wook Park’s Creationism in a South Korean Culture has convinced me that a comprehensive account of how much Korea has changed as it has transformed into the modern society we see today should include the emergence of creation science as part of that modernization project.'
Don Baker, University of British Columbia, Canada, Journal of Korean Studies'I strongly recommend this book to scholars working in the fields of science and religion, religious studies, the history and sociology of evangelicalism, fundamentalism, and creationism, and of the recent history of South Korea, but also to philosophers and historians of science and to life scientists, who would gain deeper insights into the challenges fundamentalist religious views pose to science and science education.'
Stefaan Blancke, Tilburg University, Netherlands, East Asian Science, Technology and Society
