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International Development and Public Religion: Changing Dynamics of Christian Mission in South Korea - Couverture rigide

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Lee, Haemin

 
9781498239912: International Development and Public Religion: Changing Dynamics of Christian Mission in South Korea
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1498239919 ISBN 13 : 9781498239912
Editeur : Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2016

Synopsis

Over the past few decades Christianity in the global South has grown exponentially in size and influence, with many centers emerging around the globe, such as Brazil, South Korea, and Nigeria. One remarkable phenomenon in this process is the rise of faith-based, humanitarian, international, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). While traveling to about seventy different countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, Haemin Lee has witnessed the surge of faith-based NGOs all around the world. This book explores the role that religion plays in encountering secular society from various angles by drawing upon discourses in mission studies, sociology of religion, and anthropology of development. Specifically, it probes the development practices of two major Korean organizations, Korea Food for the Hungry International and Good Neighbors. This book investigates the following hypothesis: humanitarian care through international development NGOs appears to be the growing interest of Korean Christian mission and this shows a new direction of Korean Christianity as public religion. However, on closer examination, a more complex reality emerges in which diverse theological and developmental ideals motivate the Korean NGOs' humanitarian efforts.

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À propos de l'auteur

Haemin Lee is Associate Director at Presbyterian Frontier Fellowship. Originally from South Korea, he holds degrees from Yonsei (BA), Harvard (MDiv), and Emory (ThM; PhD). As an ordained Presbyterian minister, Haemin has served in various ministry areas, including congregational ministry, hospital chaplaincy, global evangelism, and international development. Haemin has traveled to more than seventy different countries in which he oversaw numerous mission programs and taught at Kumi University in Uganda.

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Éditeur
Wipf & Stock Publishers
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1498239919
ISBN 13 
9781498239912
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
140
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