[KS] CFP: JKS Special Issue "Between the Sacred and the Secular: Christianity as Lived Experience in Modern Korea"

[James Grayson]

17.1.18

Dear Carl,
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.

Thank you for pointing this out!
James

On 16 January 2018 at 17:38, Carl Young <carlfyoung at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
>
> 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 *Journal of Korean Studies* 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 *Journal of Korean
> Studies* 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.
>
>
> Carl Young
>
> Department of History
>
> University of Western Ontario
>
>
>
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> *Subject:* [KS] CFP: JKS Special Issue "Between the Sacred and the
> Secular: Christianity as Lived Experience in Modern Korea"
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> *CALL FOR PAPERS*
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> *“Between the Sacred and the Secular: *
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> *Christianity as Lived Experience in Modern Korea” *
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> *For a special issue of the Journal of Korean Studies*
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> *A One-day Workshop at Columbia University, November 6, 2018*
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> We invite proposals for a workshop on the theme, “Between the Sacred and
> the Secular: Christianity as Lived Experience in Modern Korea.”
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> Modern Korea has been characterized as a "secular" country, but since its
> introduction to Korea in the late 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 the boundary between the sacred/religious and the
> secular/material has never been clear-cut; rather, it has been and remains
> fluid and constitutive.
>
> We invite proposals that shed new light on the dynamic, sometimes
> conflicting and sometimes synergistic relationships 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 study, we aim to offer significant insights into the intersection
> of the religious with the secular, material and social.
>
> The workshop is being organized by the Center for Korean Research (CKR) of
> Columbia University with generous support from the Academy of Korean
> Studies (AKS-2016-OLU-2250006). The cost of accommodation, meals, and
> transportation will be covered for workshop participants, contingent upon
> budget availability. Please send a 300-word abstract and a brief
> biographical sketch that includes a list of representative publications by *March
> 31, 2018* to the workshop organizer, Hyaeweol Choi (
> hyaeweol.choi at anu.edu.au).
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> Jooyeon Kim
> Managing Editor
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> *The Journal of Korean Studies
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