RELG 253 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Sun Myung Moon, Unification Church, Nuclear Family
17 Mar 2016
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Role of women in the christian family . Responsibility of the home (similar to confucian) Modern korean society (today) - post war period (ww2);independent again from japan. Birth rate per woman: south korea 1. 23 children per women. Meeting of souls, chosen to be together. Big clash in what was expected (because of western media) and reality. Instrument of resistance against male domination and control . In explaining why women participate in shamanism. But let women to let off some steam and be happy in her role. Thinking q:is this kind of religious experience liberating or empowering for women? why/ why not. Talked about as a cult from korea to us. Unification blending of confucianism, ancestor worship and christianity. Syncretism: combining of differnt, often contradictory beliefs, while blending practices of various schools of thought. 1954: holy spirit association for the unification of world christianity. 1994: family federation for world peace and unification.
