Fresh wineskins for new wine: a new perspective on North Korean Christianity. From: Journal of Church and State | Date: June 22, 2006| Author: Ryu, Dae Young | COPYRIGHT 2006 J.M. Dawson Studies in Church and State. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

THE NEED FOR A NEW PERSPECTIVE

Since the 1980s, North Korean Christianity has demonstrated phenomenal changes. Scriptures and a hymnal have been published, churches have been newly built for the first time since the Korean War, and the Protestant seminary in Pyongyang has nurtured future leaders. These changes are not limited to the external environment, but rather there has been a striking rebirth in religious activities. Worshippers fill churches each Sunday, and many ...