Missiological Education to Overcome the Conflict of Civilization

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study focuses on missiological education to overcome the conflict of civilizations for multi-cultural immigrant women who are married to Koreans. Since the population of marriage immigrants has grown, a multicultural society has been formed by international marriages. At the same time, this trend has brought several conflicts not only between two cultures but also between marriage immigrants. Here, the writer first analyses three motives of their settlement in Korea. The first motive is the Korean government’s marriage movement for unmarried people. The second motive is religious marriage that unites religion. The third motive is marriage into Korean culture and financial reasons. Next, the writer examines the essential elements of family problems occurring in immigrant brides’ families: violation of human rights, emotional conflicts of cross culture, conflicts in family members and conflicts of financial insufficiency. The Korean government enforces various education laws for immigrant brides so that they can adapt themselves well in Korea. The representative offices are the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Women, and the Ministry of Health and Welfare. Due to this endeavor, Korean society understands that we need to break the wall of dual cultures and untie society. Yet, a temporary and onetime event cannot solve the fundamental problems of immigrant women in Korea. We need to apply synthetic education for them. Within synthetic education, the essential element is mission education. The writer puts special emphasis on missiological education for multi-cultural families. Religious education by the church community, resolution of cultural conflicts through a multicultural
Christian academy, an increase in the quality of life by Biblical spouse education, and church education for multi-cultural children are suggested.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• ABSTRACT
• Introduction
• The Settlement of Immigrant Females in Korea
• The Cultural Conflicts of Immigrant Brides
• The Present State and Evaluation of Multi-Cultural Families
• Mission Education for Immigrant Women
• Increasing of Academic Ability by Church Education for Multi-Cultural Children
• Conclusion
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