Korean History with Christianity

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May 30, 2004 at 3:49 pm #5568

Rob_Hugo@PortNW
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I was intrigued by the question asked a couple weeks back concerning Korea's embrace of Christianity as compared to China and Japan. I asked my 'Asiaphile' friend, he wasn't sure why either, but theorized that perhaps it was timing and a reaction to the enforced Shintoism that the Koreans had to swallow for many many years. It may not been the actual elements of Prostestantism that attracted the Koreans at the time, but the prospect of embracing something so obviously different?

June 16, 2004 at 3:33 pm #33538

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I had the impression that Christianity was more successful there because they were trying to get the Americans to help protect them from invasions. By embracing Christianity, they created an alliance with the United States that went beyond the usual politics. The US then supports Koreans against the godless communists from both Russia and China and from the militaristic Japanese. Am I right on this belief?

June 19, 2004 at 10:30 am #33539

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I gather that might account for the modern phenomenah. I don't really know the history of the
when and how many Koreans started embracing Christianit. Maybe Mr.Lee or Clay could help us out.
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