REV. KIL SON-JU'S THEOLOGY EMPHASIZING SPIRITUAL ENDEAVOR, REVIVALISM AND BIBLICAL INERRANCY : COMMEMORATING THE CENTENARY OF THE GREAT REVIVAL OF 1907 IN P'YONGYANG
Rev. Kil Son-ju (1869-1935), often called the father of Korean Protestantism, was the most important leader of the famous Great Revival of 1907 and further revivals of subsequent years (up to 1935). Commemorating the fust centenary of the Great Revival, thts article examines how he helped Korean Protestant Christianity to take on a deftnitely revivahst and fundamentahst form. Having taken advantage of his rebous (especdy Sdndo) background, Kil emphasized fervent spiritual endeavor, as may be seen in both hs early writings: Haet'aron (Treatise on laziness) and Mansa songch'wi (Fulfhent of all dungs). Ths was necessary for him since he and early Korean Christians wanted to differentiate themselves from others through their spiritual endeavors. So Kil played a key role in establishing the tradition of sanyongboe (Bible study class) and saebyok kdoboe (day-break prayer meeting) and, what is more, in incorporating these two practices into pubringhoe (revival meeting), which spread like ddfue all over the Korean Peninsula. He was, however, preoccupied with inducing confession of sins in revival meetings, perhaps because it gave Korean Christians a deep and internal assurance that they had become true Christians. Kil along with other early Korean Christians, who wanted to have a strong assurance of their being true Christians, further sought an absolutized and dogmatic ground for their Christian truth, for which the fundamentahst doctrine of Biblical inerrancy was set up. In sum, Kil's revivahst, Biblicist theology, which was heightened by hs early theology of fervent spiritual endeavor and hs later sturdy denniahsm, naturally evolved into a fundamentahst theology, whch remains dominant in Korea even today.
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I. INTRODUCTION II. KIL SON-JU'S CONTERSION TO CHRISTLANITY III. KIL'S THEOLOGY OF FERVENT SPIRITUAL ENDEAVOR SEEKING A CHRISRIAN IDENTITY A. Kil's SyncreticConcept of God Theology of Fervent Spiritual Endeavor B. Saebyok kidohore and Sagyonghoe as Fervent Spiritual Endeavor C. Kil's Emphasison Confession of Sins in Revival Meetings IV. KIL'S FUNDAMENTALISM V. CONCLUSION REFERENCES
한국연구원은 1970년 5월 한국 민속의 각 분야에 걸친 자료의 수집과 학술적 연구를 목적으로 '한국민속연구소'로 출발하였다. 그 후 1973년 5월 연구 분야를 확대하며 민속뿐만 아니라 한국학 전반에 걸친 연구를 위해 '한국학연구소'로 개편하였고, 다시 1989년 3월 한국의 국제적 위상의 부상과 함께 한국학 연구의 중요성이 높아짐에 따라 '한국학연구원'으로 확대, 개편하였다. 한국학연구원은 한국학 전반에 걸친 연구를 통해 지역과 민족문화 발전에 기여하며 한국학의 세계화를 위해서 학술활동을 강화하고 나아가 내·외국인에 대한 한국문화 교육을 담당하고자 한다.