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A Protestant Th eology of Passion Studies in Systematic Theology Series Editors Stephen Bevans S.V.D., Catholic Th eological Union, Chicago Miikka Ruokanen, University of Helsinki and Nanjing Union Th eological Seminary Advisory Board Wanda Deifelt, Luther College, Decorah (IA) Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen, Fuller Th eological Seminary, Pasadena (CA) Jesse Mugambi, University of Nairobi Rachel Zhu Xiaohong, Fudan University, Shanghai VOLUME 4 A Protestant Theology of Passion Korean Minjung Th eology Revisited By Volker Küster LEIDEN • BOSTON 2010 Th is book is printed on acid-free paper. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Küster, Volker, 1962– A Protestant theology of passion : Korean Minjung theology revisited / by Volker Küster. p. cm. — (Studies in systematic theology, ISSN 1876-1518 ; v. 4) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-90-04-17523-5 (hardback : alk. paper) 1. Minjung Th eology and Art 2. Liberation Th eology 3. Contextual and Intercultural Th eology 4. Christian Religion in South Korea I. Title. II. Series. BT83.58.K86 2010 230’.0464095195—dc22 2009051493 ISSN 1876-1518 ISBN 978 90 04 17523 5 Copyright 2010 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, Th e Netherlands. Koninklijke Brill NV incorporates the imprints BRILL, Hotei Publishing, IDC Publishers, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers and VSP. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission from the publisher. Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use is granted by Koninklijke Brill NV provided that the appropriate fees are paid directly to Th e Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Suite 910, Danvers, MA 01923, USA. Fees are subject to change. printed in the netherlands For my parents Heide and Karl Küster who created the space for me to think. Korea in the three kingdoms period (57 BC–668 AD) Modern Korea: Division (1945) and Korean war (1950–53) CONTENTS Foreword by David Kwang-Sun Suh .............................................. xi Writing from this Place .................................................................... xix Prologue: Th eology in Context ........................................................ 1 I. People as the Subjects of History ......................................... 19 II. Re-/constructing Korean Identity Th e Minjung Culture Movement ......................................... 27 III. Th eology and Biography Th eological Identity Re/constructed .................................... 55 IV. Jesus and the Minjung Ahn Byung-Mu (1922–1996) ................................................ 59 V. A Confl uence of Two Traditions Suh Nam-Dong (1918–1984) ................................................ 79 VI. Fools for Christ’s Sake Hyun Young-Hak (1921–2004) ............................................ 87 VII. Th eology as a Social Biography of the Minjung Kim Yong-Bock (*1938) ........................................................ 95 VIII. A Plea for a Survival-Liberation Centered Syncretism Chung Hyun-Kyung (*1956) ................................................ 103 IX. Contextual Challenges Minjung Th eology in Intercultural Perspective ................. 115 X. Contextual Transformations Minjung Th eology Yesterday and Today ............................ 131 x contents Epilogue: Contextual Th eologies as Open Systems ..................... 151 Bibliography on Minjung Th eology ............................................... 157 Index of Persons ................................................................................ 163 Figures ................................................................................................. 167
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