Minjung theology

Minjung theology
Hangul
민중신학
Hanja
民衆神學
Revised RomanizationMinjung Sinhak
McCune–ReischauerMinjung Sinhak
Literally "the people's theology"

Minjung theology (Korean민중신학; RRMinjung Sinhak; lit. the people's theology) emerged in the 1970s from the experience of South Korean Christians in the struggle for social justice.[1] It is a people's theology, and, according to its authors, "a development of the political hermeneutics of the Gospel in terms of the Korean reality."[2] It is part of a wider Asian theological ferment, but it was not designed for export. It "is firmly rooted in a particular situation, and growing out of the struggles of Christians who embrace their own history as well as the universal message of the Bible."[3]

  1. ^ Kim, Andrew Eungi; Kim, Jongman (2023). "Minjung Theology". St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology.
  2. ^ Suh 1983, p. 17
  3. ^ Wickeri 1985, p. 461