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학문의 자유에 대한 기독교윤리적 연구

  • The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics
  • Abbr : 기사윤
  • 2009, (18), pp.77-104
  • Publisher : The Society Of Korean Christian Social Ethics
  • Research Area : Humanities > Christian Theology

Yong-Hun Jo 1

1한남대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to examine main thoughts of academic freedom and their history in Korea from the perspective of Christian ethics. Academic freedom refers to the freedom of scholars to study, teach and publish without being subject to or causing undue interference. Academic freedom is essential to the ‘function of truth’ of the universities. Without academic freedom, not one scholar or university can function properly and realize its goal for truth. Threats to the promotion of academic freedom come from both within and outside the academy: political ideology, religious dogmatism, ideologically conservative journalism, commercialism and indifference of members of academy. The history of the Christian universities and the theological seminaries in Korea show that academic freedom was mainly limited, due to the religious dogmatism. Because of theological thoughts, the religious dogmatists, connected with religious power elite, banished theologians unlawfully from the universities. For the preservation and promotion of academic freedom in the universities, we, as the subject of the rights of academic freedom, should be conscious of its importance for scholarship, and be ready to commit ourselves to protect it against adversaries within and outside the academy. Also, we should make efforts to build the ecclesiastical judical proceedings for academic freedom, in order that it operate fairly and reasonably.

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