Can Religion give Impetus for change in North Korea?

Abstract

Ex-post the church in the former German Democratic Republic (GDR) is seen as an accelerator of opposition and a key element of democratization. Therefore, a justifiable and nearby thought is to analyze the development of the GDR churches in search for inspiration in order to finally ask whether the lessons learnt can be applied to North Korea at a time when it seems that an organized people movement is needed to bring about change in North Korea.