GM556
Cho

GM556: KOREAN CULTURE AND CHURCH. Kapsoo Cho.


DESCRIPTION:

The aim of this course is to examine some important Korean cultural matrices that have formed the characteristics of the Korean Protestant church. The course is to approach the study of Korean cultural heritage as context of the Korean church and to integrate Korean felt needs into pastoral ministry towards a Korean-American ministry.

RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY:
The study of Korean culture and church will enable students to understand Korean cultural heritage and church tradition for their ministry to Korean parents and their children. The course strives to encourage students to effectively serve in Korean-American local churches without any conflicts between the first generation church leaders and the first generation parents.

COURSE FORMAT:
The class is a five-week intensive course that will meet from 7:00 PM to 9:50 PM, Tuesday and Thursday, January 6 to February 7, 1997. The local Korean-American church leaders (pastors and elders) will be invited to the classroom for a mutual understanding of Korean-American ministry.

REQUIRED READING:
Cho, Kapsoo. GM556 Korean Culture and Church (photocopied syllabus, 1997).

Cho, Kapsoo, ed. Readings in GM556: Korean Culture and Church, 1997.

Clark, Donald N. Christianity in Modern Korea. Lanham, ND: University Press of America, 1986.

RECOMMENDED READING:
Lee, Ki-Baik. A New History of Korea. Harvard University Press, 1984.

Yoo, Yushin. Korea the Beautiful: Treasures of the Hermit Kingdom. Los Angeles: The Golden Pond Press, 1988.

ASSIGNMENTS:
Write five six-page papers of your findings on the Korean culture and churches in multi-cultural context in the United States, choosing your topics from the following:
  1. Cultural heritage of Korean culture upon Korean-American society

  2. Spiritual heritage of Korean Church upon Korean-American Church

  3. Free topic on Korean culture

  4. Free topic on Korean-American Church

  5. Ideological structure of the Korean-American (beliefs and behavior)

  6. Social structure of the Korean-American (person and group interaction)

  7. Economic structure of the Koran-American (utilizing environment/tools)

  8. Political structure of the Korean-American (internal and external sanctions)

  9. Communicational structure of the Korean-American (patterning and performance)
Papers must be submitted on time.

PREREQUISITES:
None.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM:
Elective.

FINAL EXAMINATION:
No.