<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>17.1.18<br><br></div>Dear Carl,<br></div>I hadn't seen the announcement - but I am 'gobsmacked' ! Christianity is Christianity with a wide range of representations. I agree that not only should Roman Catholicism be brought inside the tent, but it would be worthwhile to learn something of the Orthodox experience. It's time that a holistic view be taken of Christianity and its experience in Korea.<br><br></div>Thank you for pointing this out!<br></div>James <br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 16 January 2018 at 17:38, Carl Young <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:carlfyoung@hotmail.com" target="_blank">carlfyoung@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><span style="font-size:12pt">I don't have too much invested in this, but am I the only one to be disturbed by the phrase in this announcement "...Protestant Christianity (hereafter Christianity)..."? I know that it
is common for Protestants in Korea to exclude Catholics from being Christian and to consider themselves as the only Christians, but when a major US institution such as Columbia and the
<i>Journal of Korean Studies</i> reproduces this, it seems a bit disturbing to me. This is especially in view of the fact that Catholics were strongly involved in the democratisation movement and that today, Catholicism is the fastest growing Christian denomination
in Korea. I think the workshop organisers and the editors of the <i>Journal of Korean Studies</i> should be strongly encouraged either to open the workshop to Catholicism (and possibly other Christian traditions like Eastern Orthodoxy), or affirm in the title
that this workshop is exclusively centred on Protestant Christianity by using the phrase "Protestant Christianity" or "Protestantism" in the title, rather than making Christianity exclusively Protestant, which goes against the definition of Christianity in
most of the major English language dictionaries in the world.</span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> January 16, 2018 4:52 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:koreanstudies@koreanstudies.com" target="_blank">koreanstudies@koreanstudies.<wbr>com</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [KS] CFP: JKS Special Issue "Between the Sacred and the Secular: Christianity as Lived Experience in Modern Korea"</font>
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nineteenth century Protestant Christianity (hereafter Christianity) has long been a critical force in shaping virtually every aspect of modern Korean life. Christianity in Korea has been intertwined with shifting political conditions, such as Western imperialism,
Japanese colonialism, modern nation-state building, democracy movements and neoliberalism. It has also had a significant impact upon class formation, gender relations and everyday life practices. Furthermore, South Korea has become a prominent player in global
Christianity, a leader in sending missionaries overseas. How should we understand the ubiquitous presence of Christianity in “secular” modern Korea? Recent scholarship suggests that</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif" lang="EN-AU">
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that exist between the sacred and the secular in Korea. We are particularly interested in analyses that tease out the subtle but pervasive influence of Christianity within the sociopolitical, economic, cultural and affective domains. Taking Korea as a case
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