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서울대학교 한국경제와 K학술확산 연구센터(KEKA)에서 제16회 연구 세미나를 진행합니다.

- 주제: The Church That Lays Money, Power and Authority: The Hereditary Succession of South Korean Churches

- 발표자: 한길수 (Monash University)

- 토론자: 김수정 (국민대)



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- 일시: 2022년 10월 24일(월) 10:00-11:00

- 개최 방식: Zoom을 활용한 온라인 화상회의 (진행 언어: 한국어)

- 사전신청: 아래 링크를 통해 참여 신청을 하시면 기재하신 이메일로 Zoom 링크가 발송됩니다.

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- 문의: 정용래 조교(jyongr422@snu.ac.kr), 한국경제와 K학술확산 연구센터(http://keka.snu.ac.kr)



Abstract

Along with the compressed economic development of South Korea, Korean churches have grown exponentially till the mid-1990s. Enjoying the affluent Korean economy, Koreans have more disposable income, and the churches have become wealthier, which led them to deviate further from what they do and who they are. One notable phenomenon is that a significant number of churches completed the hereditary succession of head ministership. This article analyses news reports published between 2000 and 2022 to ascertain socio-cultural and economic factors, internal and external to the churches, to stimulate the phenomenon. Data analysis shows that Korean churches have closely conflated into the surrounding secular “culture” to gain profane benefits - money, power, and authority, downplaying the importance of following the teaching of “Christ” (Niebuhr 1951). In a slow economy, it is difficult for the head ministers to give up the “church that lays the golden egg.” Undemocratic decision-making, gender inequality, indigenized Confucianism, and shamanistic spirituality seeking prosperity have also been catalysts.