The Advent of Sun Myung Moon: The Origins, Beliefs and Practices of the Unification Church PDF
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THE ADVENT OF SUN MYUNG MOON Also by George D. Chryssides THE PATHS OF BUDDHISM The Advent of Sun Myung Moon The Origins, Beliefs and Practices of the Unification Church George D. Chryssides Senior Lecturer in Philosophy Polytechnic South West, Plymouth M MACMILLAN ©George D. Chryssides 1991 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 1991 978-0-333-49698-5 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, 33-4 Alfred Place, London WClE 7DP. Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. First published 1991 Published by MACMILLAN PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC LTD Houndrnills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 2XS and London Companies and representatives throughout the world British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Chryssides, George D. The advent of Sun Myung Moon. 1. Unification Church I. Title 289.96 ISBN 978-1-349-38909-4 ISBN 978-0-230-37740-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9780230377400 ISBN 978-0-333-53836-4 pbk To Harold W. Turner This page intentionally left blank Contents List of Illustrations viii Preface X Map of Korea xiii 1 Examining the Evidence 2 Unificationist Doctrines 19 3 The Korean Religious Heritage 46 4 The Advent of Christianity 69 5 Korea's New Christians 85 6 Jesus in Unification Thought 108 7 The Blessing 131 8 Rites and Festivals 149 9 The Future Agenda 165 Postscript: Some Personal Reflections 180 Appendix : The Numerological Significance of the Blessings 193 Notes 196 Bibliography 214 Glossary 220 Index 224 Vll List of Illustrations 1. (above) The hut in which the Principle was first recorded. It was built by Sun Myung Moon in 1951. HSA-UWC/New Future Photo. 2. (below) The Rev Sun Myung Moon speaks at Madison Square Garden, New York, 18 September 1974. UPI/Bettman. 3. The 'True Parents'. Each member owns a copy of this definitive photograph, and it is displayed in all shrines and official premises. HSA-UWC/New Future Photo. 4. Sun Myung Moon addresses the Assembly of the World's Religions, McAfee, New Jersey, November 1985. International Religious Foundation. 5. The Rev and Mrs Moon at the Assembly of the World's Religions, McAfee, New Jersey, 1985. International Religious Foundation. 6. The Youth Seminar on World Religions, 1984, arrives at Seoul, Korea. International Religious Foundation. 7. Participants at a conference of the Council for the World's Religions, a subsidiary of the I.R.F. International Religious Foundation. 8. 'Victory of the Second Generation'. Shrine to Heung Jin Nim at Cleeve House, Wiltshire, dedicated by the Zimbabwean. The tree trunk depicts the Four Position Foundation and bears the motto 'Be Responsible!' Author. 9. During breaks in the seminars, members pray at Heung Jin Nim's shrine. Author. 10. Inside a UC Centre, a lecturer explains the Principle to participants. The theme is 'Providential Time-Identity'. Author. 11. The 'True Parents' and their family in Eastern attire. HSA/New Future Photo. 12. A blessed couple in Holy Robes. Unification Church, UK. 13. Blessing couples await their tum to process into the Jamsil Gymna sium, Seoul, Korea, for the 5837 couple Blessing, 14 October 1982. Camera Press. 14. The 'True Parents' officiate at the Blessing Ceremony, Madison Square Garden, 1 July 1982. UPI/Bettman. 15. Holy Water is sprinkled on the Blessing couples as they enter. The Rev Moon and his wife Hak Ja Han preside over the ceremony. UPI/Bettman. Vlll List of Illustrations IX 16. The 5837 couple Blessing, Seoul. This ceremony, together with the marriage of 2075 couples in Madison Square, New York (1 July 1982), is sometimes referred to as the '8000 couple Blessing'. Camera Press/C.K. Kim. 17. A blessed couple who participated in the 5837 couple ceremony. Camera Press/C.K. Kim.
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