아래의 학위 논문이 Flowers of Contemplation:Peace and Social Justice 라는 제목으로 출간되었다.
How do spiritual experiences empower Christians to reform their society? Nowadays, many Christians seek spiritual disciplines in order to develop an intimate relationship with God. However, some of them seem to fail to integrate their transcendent experience with their social activities. Therefore, the author researches the relationship between spiritual experience and social action. He inquires into some important spiritual figures: St. Ignatius of Loyola from an active order tradition, Thomas Merton from a contemplative order tradition, and Gil Seon-Ju from the early Korean Protestant church. The author argues that for the three spiritual masters, their social actions for peace and justice are deeply rooted in their experience of contemplation. Also, he clarifies some aspects of contemplation and action which are needed for the renewal of the Korean church. Anyone wishing to integrate spiritual experience and social reformation will find wisdom from St. Ignatius of Loyola, Thomas Merton, and Gil Seon-ju through this book.
PEACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE AS FLOWERS OF CONTEMPLATION:
WISDOM FROM ST. IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA, THOMAS MERTON AND
GIL SEON-JU FOR THE 21ST CENTURY KOREAN CHURCH
석사학위 (Master of Theology) 논문
Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University, Berkeley, California, USA
September 2010
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
ChapterⅠ: St. Ignatius of Loyola: “Contemplation in Action” and Social Justice
Ⅰ.A. In the Text of the Spiritual Exercises
Ⅰ.A.1. The Importance of Action.
Ⅰ.A.2. Overcoming the Tension between Contemplation and Action.
Ⅰ.B. In the Society of Jesus and its Context
Ⅰ.B.1. Being the Contemplative in Action.
Ⅰ.B.2. St. Ignatius and the early Jesuits’ Embodiment of the Contemplative in Action
Ⅰ.C. Excursus: Pedro Arrupe and Modern Embodiment of the Contemplative in Action
Ⅰ.D. Conclusion
ChapterⅡ: Thomas Merton: Contemplation and Struggle for Peacemaking
Ⅱ.A. Merton’s Understanding of Contemplation and the World
Ⅱ.B. Merton’s Contemplative Vision of Peacemaking
Ⅱ.B.1. Merton’s Understanding of War
Ⅱ.B.2. Merton’s Understanding and Vision of Peace.
Ⅱ.C. Merton’s Contemplative Strategies on Peacemaking
Ⅱ.C.1. To Awaken People’s Responsibility and True Self.
Ⅱ.C.2. Nonviolent Movement and a Third Position.
Ⅱ.D. Conclusion
ChapterⅢ: Gil Seon-Ju: Spiritual Awakening and Social Awakening
Ⅲ.A. The Pyeongyang Great Revival of 1907 and the March 1st Independence Movement of 1919
Ⅲ.B. Reverend Gil Seon-Ju and an Active Contemplation
Ⅲ.B.1. The Life and Conversion Experience of Gil Seon-Ju.
Ⅲ.B.2. Gil Seon-Ju, a Social Activist
Ⅲ.C. Conclusion
Chapter Ⅳ: Integration beyond Similarity and Difference: Wisdom for Today’s Korean Church
Ⅳ.A. Similarities and Differences between Ignatius and Merton
Ⅳ.A.1. Understanding of Contemplation and Action.
Ⅳ.A.2. Identity and Responsibility of Christian or Contemplative.
Ⅳ.A.3. Discernment and Contemplative Perspective.
Ⅳ.A.4. Renewal Movement
Ⅳ.B. Sowing the Seeds of Wisdom from Ignatius and Merton in the Soil of the Korean Church within the Tradition of Gil Seon-Ju
Ⅳ.B.1. Active Contemplation as Integration of the Two Dimensions.
Ⅳ.B.2. Identity and Responsibility of Korean Christian.
Ⅳ.B.3. Discernment and Strategies for Social Action in Today’s Korea.
Ⅳ.B.4. Renewal of Church: Prophecy Rather than Survival
Ⅳ.C. Conclusion
CONCLUSION
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