[KS] research project

[BxSciEduJC at aol.com]

April 21, 2000


Dear Scholars,


I am a research student at Bronx Science engaged in a semester-long project 
which focuses on the following questions:


    1.  How great a departure from the existing religious cultural life in 
South Korea         did the religious cultural life introduced by 
Christianity in the 19th century        represent?

    2.  What elements of modern South Korean cultural life should one examine 
in      order to observe the lasting impact of the introduction of 
Christianity in the         19th century?

    3.  What will be the impact of organized Christianity on South Korea's 
cultural         life in the decades to come?


In the course of my research I have accessed the standard reference works and 
indices.  I have contacted the ambassador of South Korea in the United 
States, Hong-Koo Lee, the ambassador of the United States in South Korea, 
Stephen W. Bosworth, an officer of the Korean Political Science Association 
in South Korea, Sang Yong Choi, and also referenced Christianity in Modern 
Korea by Donald Clark of Trinity University in San Antonio.


Your insights and opinions on the above and related questions would be 
greatly valued.  In addition to your comments, the receipt of the titles of 
any written materials which you feel I should reference are welcomed as are 
the addresses of any on-line resources which you find particularly useful.


Finally, would you know of any other experts; in or out of academia, in the 
U.S. or abroad, with a particular interest in my field of research?  Their 
names and affiliations would be of great assistance.


My research efforts culminate in mid-May.  Any help/advice which you would be 
willing to share with me would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

    
    Respectfully,


    Jonathan Chan
    240-20 Oak Park Dr. Douglaston, NY 11362
    (718) 229-1109
    Bxsciedujc at aol.com


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