Lee, Song-Chong <br/><br/>
The Role and Meaning of Religion for Korean Society 

 -  MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute  2019 
 - 1 electronic resource (182 p.) 
<br/><br/> Open Access 
<br/><br/> This special issue presents discussions of the role and meaning of religion for Korean society. Covering wide-ranging time periods, the authors explores with their own cases four major characteristics of Korean religion: Creativity, Greater Responsiveness, Adaptability, and Prophethood. Their topical religious traditions include Neo-Confucianism, Christianity, Buddhism, and Korean new religious movements. 
<br/><br/><br/>Creative Commons 
<br/><br/><br/>English 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>books978-3-03897-889-3 9783038978893 9783038978886 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.3390/books978-3-03897-889-3  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Joseon Korea confessional perspective moral psychology the Four–Seven Debate modernization and Buddhism Korean Buddhism Gukgajochangidohoe (Korean National Prayer Breakfast) semantics public culture Sati-Sisimma secularization South Korea equalization policy Tasan Jeong Yag-Yong han patriotic Buddhism critical theory respect (chonjon/zunzun) Confucianism Tongdok H? Mok Jeong Yag-Jong teaching rights of religion Candlelight Revolution aging monks Korean religion theistic turn Pansori spirituality integral mission popular sovereignty controversy on mourning attire Western Learning metaphysical pathos education for monks moral metaphysics scriptures affection (chinchin/qinqin) Korean Ganhwa Seon Yun Hyu Korean Christianity Satipa??h?na Korean Neo-Confucianism counter-illumination educational innovation religious education li-ki metaphysics Confucian democracy pluralism Bible li and qi bare attention ecclesiastical social responsibility Shin Hudam liberation theology religion and constitution marriage of monks Song Siy?l the Jogye Order impeachment Chan/Seon/Zen religiousness of confucianism mindful hwadu Sisimma religion and state minjung decreased number of monks minjungshinhak korean confucianism civil society prophetic consciousness non-confessional perspective Chos?n Dynasty minjung theology performance Korean Protestants secularization theory religion and human rights bibliodrama all-embracing Buddhism three-year mourning