Protestant Theology in Korea

Abstract

This article deals with the landscape of Korean Christianity, focusing on the development of Protestant theology in socio-cultural contexts and the main issues of theological discourse. This article consists of mainly three parts: first, it illustrates the dawn and rise of Korean Protestant Christianity. Second, it elaborates the landscape and the characteristics of Korean Protestant theology regarding Presbyterian and Methodist theology in modern Korea. Third, it discusses theological subjects including God, Jesus Christ, Holy Spirit, gender, and enculturation. In closing, it will summarize the current situation of these theological subjects.

Keywords

• contextual theologies
• korea
• protestantism
• christian theology
• christian mission
• ecclesiology
• political theology
• enculturation
• indigenous theologies
• feminist theology