Suny Korean Studies Christ and Caesar in Modern Korea: A History of Christianity and Politics, (Paperback)

Preface


1. Korean Politics of Isolationism and Roman Catholic Encounter


2. Introduction of Protestantism and the Opening of Korea


3. The First Protestant Missionary and Political Involvement1


4. The Progress of Christianity and the Awakening of Korean Nationalism


5. The Japanese Colonization of Korea and Christian Participation in Resistance Movements


6. Christianity and the Japanese Politics of Oppression


7. Christianity and the Japanese Politics of Cultural Rule


8. Christianity and the Japanese Politics of War


9. The Division of the Nation, the Korean War, and the Churches


10. The Politics of Anticommunism and the Unification Church


11. The Military Junta and the Politics of Conservatism in the Nation and in the Church


12. Christian Opposition to President Park Chung Hee


13. The Christian Movements for Democracy and the Assassination of the President


14. Democratization and the Anti-American Movement during the Rule of General Chun Doo Hwan


15. Christianity and the Politics of Reunification


16. The Christian President and the Politics of Reform


Conclusion: Christianity in North Korea and Its Future in Relation to Christianity and the Politics of South Korea


Appendices


Notes


Bibliography


Index