| Minjung theology | |
| Hangul | 민중신학 |
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| Hanja | 民衆神學 |
| Revised Romanization | Minjung Sinhak |
| McCune–Reischauer | Minjung Sinhak |
| Literally "the people's theology" | |
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Minjung theology (Korean: 민중신학; RR: Minjung Sinhak; lit. the people's theology) emerged in the 1970s from the experience of South Korean Christians in the struggle for social justice.[1] It is a people's theology, and, according to its authors, "a development of the political hermeneutics of the Gospel in terms of the Korean reality."[2] It is part of a wider Asian theological ferment, but it was not designed for export. It "is firmly rooted in a particular situation, and growing out of the struggles of Christians who embrace their own history as well as the universal message of the Bible."[3]
- ^ Kim, Andrew Eungi; Kim, Jongman (2023). "Minjung Theology". St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology.
- ^ Suh 1983, p. 17
- ^ Wickeri 1985, p. 461