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A Study of the Crisis of Korean Church Based on the Issue of the Breakaway of Young Adults and a Christian Ethical Answer

  • The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics
  • Abbr : 기사윤
  • 2014, (30), pp.7-36
  • Publisher : The Society Of Korean Christian Social Ethics
  • Research Area : Humanities > Christian Theology

Kim,UnHey 1

1장로회신학대학교

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ABSTRACT

The breakaway of the young adult from the Korean Church is a core aspect ofthe crisis of Korean Churches because the young adult is our future and hope. Korean Protestant Churches are already going off track due to the overbearing hierarchyof the older generation and the young generations are leaving the churchwithout saying a word. In the overall social crisis in Korea, the disappointment ofthe young adults due to distrust and lack of communication is deeper than whatpeople expect. If we do not give enough attention to the declining population ofthese young adults we will not be able to stop the rapid aging of Koreanchurches. Additionally, the problem is that the denominations and churches onlyrespond superficially, when they are supposed to give full attention to solve theongoing crisis for the breakaway of the young adult. This quiet and radical movement of the young adults in relation to Christianityapproach not only Korean churches but also North American and Europeanschurches as an inevitable challenge and task. We have to look back to ourselvesand figure out what has led the young adults to choose a desperate escape ratherthan a internal reform. In this study, we are going to concentrate on the reasonswhy young adults are leaving churches in Korean in a christian ethical perspective,focusing on incarnational humanism.

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