Andreas Kim Taegŏn (1821-1846)
Résumé
It is beyond question that Christianity played a prominent role not only in Korea’s modern religious culture, but also in political and social events of Korea in the last two centuries. However the history of Korean Christianity is still mainly written by Christians and for Christians. And when it comes to Catholic saints, the readership consists of, and only of devout faithful. These Korean saints are indeed usually associated with hagiography, and it is difficult to find a biography of these saints that may be of interest for a non-Catholic. My aim is to reverse this tendency through the study of the first Korean-born Catholic priest, Andreas Kim Taegŏn (1821-1846).
Domaines
Histoire
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