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Madang Journal [Vol 11, June 2009]

Institute for the Study of Theology, Sungkonghoe University
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Institute for the Study of Theology, Sungkonghoe University
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Intercultural theology
Asian theology
Ecumenism
Theology of Peace
feminism
Life, Ecology, and Theo-tao
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Cultural ethics
Cultural/intercultural ethics
Environmental ethics
Ethics of global commons
Ecumenism
Ecumenical theology, spirituality, worship
Intercultural and contextual theologies
Intercultural theologies
Gender and theology
Feminist theologies
Asian theologies
Biblical Theology
Bible (texts, commentaries)
Old Testament
New Testament
Biblical hermeneutics, Interpretation of the Bible
Biblical Theologies
Intercultural Studies
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"In East Asian tradition President’s death could be perceived as resistance against injustice. Death in resistance is regarded as the resistance for justice against the oppressive powers. When the Korean people had been subjugated by the Japanese colonial power, the Confucian intellectual leaders ended their own lives in protest and resistance against the brutal power and violence of the Japanese empire. This is the origin of the pacifist resistance tradition, which was manifest in the March 1st Independence Movement in 1919. In Buddhist tradition the case is also true. In the midst Vietnam war in 1960’s, Tri Quang, a Buddhist monk, died of self-emollition at the heart of Saigon, now Hochimin City, in protest against the US involvement in Vietnam War. It was a form of spiritual resistance against violence and injustice. The death of Jesus has a special characteristic of resistance against the brutal power of the Roman Empire. Belief in the resurrection of Jesus is a direct reflection of the death of Jesus in protest against the imperial power. Can we read the meaning of the death of the former Korean President Roh Mu Hyun in this light? Mr. Gorbachov is saying that all the criticisms against the North Korea are understandable; but they do not provide solution of the problem. Only way out is the negotiation with the North Korea. This situation raises the question of nuclear weapons in the Korean peninsula. Some argue that US criticism is hypocritical, for it is the most powerful nuclear power. It is suggested that the Obama administration is about to negotiate with Russia for the renewal of some sort of arrangement to reduce nuclear weapons respectably. One could imagine a multilateral negotiation for reduction of nuclear weapons among the nuclear have states. Is this possible to expect any fruitful result? Is there any role for non-nuclear states? Is it possible to expect any fruitful result from inter-state negotiation? What are roles of non-state parties in this process of negotiation if any? Perhaps this question is most important one. Religious partners such as Christian ecumenical organization and peace NGO’s may be critically important. We believe that this is a Kairotic time for new ecumenical discourse on peace and new ecumenical global process for peace, especially nuclear peace. It may be called the universal pacifism against nuclear weapons. Ecumenical movement has raised this question in 1980’s; now is the time to raise this question. There is a need to renew the peace discourse in the present context to influence the inter-state process of negotiation. This is right time."(pg 4-5)
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2009-06-15
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