Major Conflicts during the Transformation of the Rural Village Sŏnch’ŏn into a “Kingdom of Christianity” in Korea, 1896–1930

Among the most Christianized cities and towns in northwest Korea (P’yŏngan-do and Hwanghae-do provinces) around 1925, Pyongyang was called the “Jerusalem of Chosŏn,” Chaeryŏng the “Christian world,” and Sŏnch’ŏn in P’yŏnganbuk-do a “kingdom of Christianity.” From 1915, half the population of Sŏnch’ŏ...

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Main Author: Oak, Sung-Deuk 1958- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Hawai'i Press 2022
In: Journal of Korean religions
Year: 2022, Volume: 13, Issue: 1, Pages: 77-119
Further subjects:B Northwestern Christianity
B Middle class
B Nationalism
B spirit of capitalism
B Sŏnch’ŏn
B Jerusalem of Korea
B Pyongyang
B Christian Ethics
B Christian city
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