| The Making of Korean Christianity: Protestant Encounters with Korean Religions, 1876-1915 Contributor(s): Oak, Sung-Deuk (Author) |
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ISBN: 1602585768 ISBN-13: 9781602585768 Publisher: Baylor University Press OUR PRICE: $54.44 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - Korea - Religion | Christianity - Protestant - Religion | Christianity - History |
| Dewey: 275.190 |
| Series: Studies in World Christianity |
| Physical Information: 0.97" H x 6" W x 9" (1.41 lbs) 437 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Religious Orientation - Christian - Cultural Region - East Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 of Korean religion and culture. Yet, as Sung-Deuk Oak shows in The Making of Korean Christianity, existing Korean religious tradition also impacted the growth and character of evangelical Christianity. The melding of indigenous Korean religions and Christianity led to a highly localized Korean Christianity that flourished in the early modern era. The Making of Korean Christianity sorts fact from myth in this exhaustive examination of the local and global forces that shaped Christianity on the Korean Peninsula. The Making of Korean Christianity was recognized by theInternational Bulletin of Missionary Research as one of the top Fifteen Outstanding Books of 2013 for Mission Studies. |