7th Hahn Moo-Sook Colloquium in the Korean Humanities

Christianity in Korea

 

Saturday, 21 October 2000, 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM

 

The George Washington University

Academic Center (Rome Hall 459)

22nd and I Streets, NW

Washington, DC 20052

 

The 7th annual meeting of The George Washington University's Hahn Moo-Sook (HMS) Colloquium in the Korean Humanities series is on Christianity, the most recent transforming force in Korea. The long-term impact of Christianity, which first appeared on the Korean peninsula a little more than two centuries ago, is still being assessed. Internationally known scholars, Don Baker of the University of British Columbia and Chai-sik Chung of Boston University School of Theology, will speak. Baker will argue that Christianity is partially responsible for the separation of church and state, which is essential for the growth of a civil society. Chung will discuss the crisis in values the people of Korea face after a century of rapid political, social, and economic change, which he believes Christianity in Korea must do more to resolve. Bonnie Oh of Georgetown University and Harry Yeide of The George Washington University will deliver commentaries following the lectures. A Korean buffet lunch will be served at the end of the meeting.

 

 

This event is free and open to the public, but reservations are required. For more information visit www.gwu.edu/~eall/special/. To make reservations, please contact Dr. Young-Key Kim-Renaud at (Tel) 202-994-7107/7106, (Fax) 202-994-1512, or at kimrenau@gwu.edu.

 

 

The HMS Colloquium in the Korean Humanities Series at GW provides a forum for academic discussion of Korean arts, history, language, literature, thought and religious systems in the context of East Asia and the world. The colloquium series is made possible by an endowment established by the estate of Hahn Moo-Sook, one of Korea’s most honored writers, in order to uphold her spirit of openness, curiosity, and education. The colloquium is co-sponsored by GW's Sigur Center for Asian Studies.