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Luce Colloquium: Christianity in China, Korea, and Japan: Past, Present, and Future
Dr. Sung-Deuk Oak, Adjunct Assistant Professor in Korean Christianity at UCLA
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
6275 Bunche Hall
This lecture broadly surveys the megatrends in Christian religious development in three East Asian nations, China, Japan, and Korea, over the past four centuries. It compares the different growth patterns for Christianity in these three nations and analyzes the major political, social, regional, and cultural factors governing their unique trajectories. It will also explore the importance of the study of Korean Christianity in the context of emerging ¢®¡ÆSouthern Christianity¢®¡¾ and ¢®¡ÆEast Asian Christianity,¢®¡¾ as well as the pluralistic tendencies in Korean society, and the global Korean diaspora.Cost: Free
For more information please contact
Sejung Kim
Tel: 310-825-3284
koreanstudies@international.ucla.edu
http://international.ucla.edu/korea/
Sponsor(s): Center for Korean Studies, Center for Chinese Studies, Asian Languages and Cultures, The Henry Luce Foundation
