Donghak and Daseok's Understanding of Christianity Seen through Cheon-bu-gyeong: An Attempt to Find a Point of Contact for the Indigenization and Globalization of Christianity

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

What I pay attention to in this article is the relationship between Su-wun(水雲) and Da-seok(多夕) in their thoughts. As is generally known, Dong-hak(東學) has been recognized as an independent national religion which rediscovered the forgotten God of Korean People. It is indicated by the fact that Dong-hak is a system of thought which has inherited and developed the theory of three foundations(三才) as the worldview of Cheon-bu-gyeong. In this paper, what I find to be missing in Da-seok's thought is that he did not mention Su-wun's Dong-hak. Given the fact that Da-seok had much interest not only in Buddhism and Confucianism but also in Cheon-bu-gyeong, it is more or less unexpected that he took Dong-hak, which was closely related to the scripture, out of the question in his writing. For this reason, the main task of this article is to correlate Su-wuns' Dong-hak and Da-seok's thoughts(Understanding of Christianity) in the framework of the idea three foundations(三才) originating from Cheon-bu-gyeong. In order to make these points clear, I will discuss the following in order: First, the theory of three foundations proclaimed in Cheon-bu-gyeong as the fundamental framework of both Dong-hak and Da-seok's thoughts. Second, the fundamental feature of Da-seok's understanding of Christianity. Third, comparison of Da-seok's understanding of Christianity and Dong-hak in term of their fundamental structure. Lastly, the encounter between Da-seok's Christianity and Dong-hak and its implications for the world history and theology of life.

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