Korea’s New Christians

  • George D. Chryssides
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Abstract

The various religious traditions of Korea had been constantly intertwining and it was inevitable that when Christianity arrived it would also become part of the amalgam of the Korean religions. Although Protestantism made more of an impression than Roman Catholicism, the Roman Catholics had made their mark too, and Roman Catholicism was one ingredient in an important new religion which grew up in Korea, namely the Ch’ondogyo. Unlike some of the other syncretistic movements I shall consider later in this chapter, Ch’ondogyo was not directly involved in the founding of the Unification Church. Nevertheless it was a fairly popular and influential movement, boasting some 636 000 adherents in 1970, and it would undoubtedly have been known to Sun Myung Moon and the early Unification members.

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Sexual Relationship Religious Group Sexual Initiation Blood Purification Spirit World 
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© George D. Chryssides 1991

Authors and Affiliations

  • George D. Chryssides
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  1. 1.Polytechnic South WestPlymouthUK

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