عنوان

Glocalization from below: Ecclesiastical and theological response of the ecumenical church and the Korean church to globalization

Country Code

IR

Number

215T

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انگلیسی

Country of publication

IR

Title Proper

Glocalization from below: Ecclesiastical and theological response of the ecumenical church and the Korean church to globalization

General Material Designation

[Thesis]

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

University of St. Michael's College (Canada): Canada

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

: 2009

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

218 pages

Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree

Ph.D.

Body granting the degree

, University of St. Michael's College (Canada): Canada

Text of Note

As the name suggests, "globalization" and its processes influence people's lives, societies, and creation, as well as the church and theology. Increasingly, Christians and their churches find themselves confronted by the new and deeply challenging aspects of neo-liberal globalization which many people face, especially the poor and marginalized. The development of globalization engages pastoral, ethical, theological and spiritual challenges to the churches; many Christians and theologians with their churches are participating in the debates over globalization and how to respond to it.Based on the perspective of "glocalization from below" and with their ecumenical theologies of international churches and Minjung theology of the Korean church, many Christians and churches have responded to and confronted the dominance of globalization. The international church organizations, such as the World Council of Churches (WCC), the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC), and the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), are involved in matters of global justice on many levels--theological, political, and material. They have engaged in many research projects, awareness programs, campaigns, development projects, and joint consultations on globalization. Theological responses of churches worldwide in the works of the key theologians, such as Ulich Duchrow, Bob Goudzwaard, and Cynthia Moe-Lobeda, have contributed to building a church stance on neo-liberal globalization.Likewise, the ecumenical group of Korean churches is striving to meet the needs of the poor and marginalized, or Minjung, through their contribution of social mission activities. In these practices, Minjung theology has developed from the 1970s as a theology of witness, through the 1980s as a theology of movement, or a theology of the Minjung Church Movement (MCM), to the 1990s as a theology of life. For the Korean church and Christians, the economic crisis of Korea in 1997 was a critical time requiring a response to the impacts of neo-liberal globalization. It became appropriate for the Korean church to undertake a thorough theological and confessional reflection on neo-liberal globalization. Through these processes, the Korean churches needed the development of a holistic mission theology that can cope with ongoing impacts of globalization. This thesis proposes "a theology of globalization of the Korean church" in three areas: "a theology of economy" of minjung theology; "a theology of communion" of the Minjung Church; and "a theology of mission" of the Korean church in an age of globalization.

Religion

Theology

Subject Term

Ecclesiastical

Subject Term

Ecumenical

Subject Term

Korean church

Subject Term

Globalization

Kim, Young-chul

Country

ایران

Agency

National Center for Globalization Studies

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