Shifting Disunity to Unity: Missional Ecclesiology and Grassroots Ecumenism in Korean Protestantism

• 발행기관: 한국민중신학회
• 저자명: Kang-Hee Han
• 간행물 정보: 『Madang: Journal of Contextual Theology』제43권, 5~21쪽, 전체 17쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 기독교신학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2025.06.30

국문 초록

After the Korean War in 1950, the Korean Presbyterian Church experienced a religious schism and sought to rebuild and grow quantitatively amidst its denominational competition. This development was based on an evangelical ecclesiology rooted in the Lausanne Covenant (1974), which emphasized evangelization and spiritual salvation. However, this ecclesiology clashed with the WCC’s ecumenical ecclesiology, which stresses God’s mission (Missio Dei) and humanization, triggering the ecclesiological polarization of the Korean Church. In the 21st century and the changed context of post-Christendom, the Korean Church faced the reality of rapid church decline and sought an alternative to traditional growth-oriented evangelical ecclesiology. That alternative converged on missional ecclesiology. This new ecclesiology not only reformed Korean Protestantism but also transformed the long-standing divisions of the evangelical and ecumenical churches into unity and became the theoretical foundation for grassroots movements in local churches. This research aims to shed light on how missional ecclesiology can overcome disunity and divisions in the Korean Church, bring ecumenical and evangelical churches into mutual solidarity, and strengthen grassroots ecumenism and cooperation at the local level.

목차

1. Introduction: Missional Ecclesiology as a Framework for Church Unity

2. Presbyterian Schism and Expansion After the Korean War: A Historical Review

3. Deepening Schism: Evangelical-Ecumenical Divergence and Holistic Missions

4. From Disunity to Unity: Localizing Missional Ecclesiology

5. Conclusion: Missional Ecclesiology and Prospects for Unity

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키워드

Missional Ecclesiology Grassroots Ecumenism Missio Dei Korean Protestantism Church Growth Movement Maeul Ministry