A Study of Social Ethics in Seung-man Lee in terms of his Independence Movement and the Idea of Christian Nation Establishment

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A Study of Social Ethics in Seung-man Lee in terms of his Independence Movement and the Idea of Christian Nation Establishment

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This research paper concentrates on the basic idea of national establishment and the social ethics thought of Lee, Seung-man. President Lee had habituated the system of Western democracy and republic as he involved in the Independence Club and the Pai Chai Hak Dang. He wanted to build Korea as ‘a role model for democracy in Asia,’ and ‘the parliamentary democratic republic’ which guarantees individual liberty and equality as best as it can. In addition, he advocated the theory of Christian nation as he accepted the idea of Christendom and American Christian democracy from the missionary of the U.S.A. after he converted to Christianity at Han-Sung prison. He wrote his thought of this in the journal, Shin Hak Wol Bo, and his book The Spirit of Independence. In particular, he tried to build Korea like ‘the Christian nation in Asia,’ as he pursued the value of democracy of the Western society as he pointed out that Korean Christian Leaders, especially, pastor groups, initiated the 3.1 Independence Movement in 1919. Finally, he developed his social ethical thought based on his idea of he individual liberty and equality, the Christian ethics in terms of the doctrine of salvation, and the reformative Christian ethics in history.
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Lee Seung-man, Christendom, democratic republic, independence movement and Christian social ethics.

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