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Forgiveness as a requirement for an environment of peaceful unification on the Korean peninsula: Focusing on the Politics of Forgiveness, Ethics of Forgiveness and the Theology of Forgiveness

  • The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics
  • Abbr : 기사윤
  • 2022, (53), pp.275-312
  • Publisher : The Society Of Korean Christian Social Ethics
  • Research Area : Humanities > Christian Theology
  • Received : July 15, 2022
  • Accepted : August 15, 2022
  • Published : August 31, 2022

sang-woo SHIM 1

1강남대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to discuss forgiveness from the perspective of politics, ethics, and theology as a condition for the peaceful unification of the Korean Peninsula. It is essential to examine the issue of forgiveness resulting from this historical process of division that has raised expectations for peace under the turbulent situation on the Korean Peninsula. If the issue of forgiveness has been discussed only in the dimension of religion so far, it has become a topic that should be sufficiently discussed in philosophy, psychology, and politics starting from 1980. In a situation where mutual hatred continues to expand due to various kinds of violence, forgiveness and hospitality are required to overcome the various types of errors made by imperfect humans. To defend a peaceful world, forgiveness is a necessary condition. This study dreams of unification as part of achieving peace. Furthermore, this article reflects on the meaning of forgiveness from a philosophical, political, and theological standpoint to achieve unification.

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.