During the last years of Yi Dynasty, critical reflections and challenges on traditional, paternalistic philosophy of human beings, man and woman relationship, and social order were brought in Korean society along with emergence of modern consciousness in times of rapid changes. In that situation women in Korea discovered the dignity of self and acquired independent and subjective consciousness of themselves as they encountered the Christian faith. At this time public institutions for women were established as modern philosophy of women required to meet the needs of education for women. Therefore institutions for women education came to existence which pursued modern educational goals. Ehwa Institute, for example, was the first Christian institute for women education and it enabled many women achieved independence and equality with men. Not only that, Ehwa empowered many women leaders to take public positions in society. Through this school women especially were able to have close contact western female missionaries and through this experience they learned how to think and learned the importance of consciousness and feminist thoughts as modern people. Moreover many female students formed their own study and activity groups (i.e. student circles) and they studied about how to save the country in crisis and to strengthen their power to serve the society they live in. With this kind of context, schools like Ehwa was not just a school that transmit knowledge, but functioned to help students experience transformation in their minds. Student groups played as places for praxis of experimenting the social activity and their public role in society as women. At the same time, ‘Revival Meetings’ at churches taught many women who were not privileged to attend schools regardless of their age. These meetings at church provided lessons on biblical values and knowledge. Furthermore they encouraged women active participation in social services and independence movement for their own country. This kind of education promoted women’s critical consciousness and raise the level of dignity of self as women. Therefore this paper explored how Christianity in Korea contributed the modern consciousness in times of modernization by establishing educational institutions and created many Christian women leaders who played major roles in society.
한국기독교교육학회 [The Korean Society for the Study of Christian Religious Education]
설립연도
1960
분야
인문학>기독교신학
소개
한국에 복음이 들어오고, 교회가 설립된 것은 19세기 말이었다.
해방이 되면서 한국교회는 더욱 발전하게 되었고 그에 따라 기독교교육의 중요성과 필요성도 강조되게 되었다. 그러한 과정에 기독교교육을 전공한 학자들이 귀국함에 따라 그들을 중심으로 한국기독교교육학회를 결성할 필요성을 느껴 설립하게 되었다.
한국기독교교육학회의 설립 목적은 기독교교육학의 이론적 발전과 실천을 위한 연구와 장을 확대해가려는 것이다. 그리고 학자들간의 연구교류와 교제를 위한 장을 마련하기 위하여 본 학회를 1960년에 설립하였다.