minjung theology

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Minjung theology is a Korean Christian movement that interprets the gospel through the suffering and struggles of the oppressed “minjung” (the people), emphasizing social justice, political liberation, and historical solidarity with the marginalized.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Minjung theology 9
minjung theology canonical 1

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Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian theology ⓘ
contextual theology ⓘ
liberation theology ⓘ
theology ⓘ
associatedWith Ahn Byung-mu ⓘ
Kim Yong-bock ⓘ
Korean Christian activists ⓘ
Suh Nam-dong ⓘ
coreConcept minjung ⓘ
countryOfOrigin South Korea ⓘ
critiques apolitical Christianity ⓘ
authoritarian governments ⓘ
unjust economic structures ⓘ
denominationalContext Protestantism ⓘ
developedInPeriod 1970s ⓘ
emphasizes historical solidarity with the oppressed ⓘ
people’s participation in history ⓘ
political liberation ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
focusesOn marginalized groups ⓘ
oppressed people ⓘ
goal empowerment of the people ⓘ
transformation of society ⓘ
historicalContext authoritarian rule in South Korea ⓘ
struggles for democracy in South Korea ⓘ
influencedBy Korean independence movements ⓘ
linked to: March 1st Movement

Korean peasant uprisings ⓘ
experience of Japanese colonial rule ⓘ
industrialization in South Korea ⓘ
liberation theology ⓘ
interprets Christian faith in light of Korean history ⓘ
gospel through the suffering of the people ⓘ
keyTheme critique of structural injustice ⓘ
liberation of the oppressed ⓘ
people as subjects of history ⓘ
solidarity with the poor ⓘ
suffering of the people ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Korean ⓘ
mainRegionOfInfluence Korean Peninsula ⓘ
method reading the Bible from the perspective of the oppressed ⓘ
use of historical analysis ⓘ
use of socio-political analysis ⓘ
relatedMovement Latin American liberation theology ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
respondsTo economic injustice ⓘ
human rights violations ⓘ
political oppression ⓘ
seesMinjungAs bearer of God’s salvation history ⓘ
historical subject ⓘ
termMeaning theology of the people ⓘ
viewsChurchAs community in solidarity with the oppressed ⓘ
viewsHistoryAs arena of God’s liberating activity ⓘ
viewsJesusAs suffering servant in solidarity with the oppressed ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

liberation theology → branch → minjung theology ⓘ
Ahn Byung-mu → fieldOfWork → Minjung theology ⓘ
linked to: minjung theology
Ahn Byung-mu → movement → Minjung theology ⓘ
linked to: minjung theology
Suh Nam-dong → fieldOfWork → Minjung theology ⓘ
linked to: minjung theology
Suh Nam-dong → knownFor → Minjung theology ⓘ
linked to: minjung theology
Suh Nam-dong → movement → Minjung theology ⓘ
linked to: minjung theology
Suh Nam-dong → theologicalMovement → Minjung theology ⓘ
linked to: minjung theology
Kim Yong-bock → fieldOfWork → Minjung theology ⓘ
linked to: minjung theology
Kim Yong-bock → movement → Minjung theology ⓘ
linked to: minjung theology
Kim Yong-bock → knownFor → Minjung theology ⓘ
linked to: minjung theology