남북 대화를 통한 선교적 진전

Abstract

This article is to clarify the South and North Korean Talk for their Unification processes in the present situation. For this purpose, 4 stages of North and South peace talks are identified, and understood to face the difficulties involved in this talk processes. First, the importance of the epistemological positions concerning South and North Unification Talks are discussed from the general scientific perspectives. Second, approach from the differences of world views between South and North Korea is sought in the discussions between South and North Unification Talks. Third, the consideration of various kinds of communications between South and North Korea is explored from the Christian counseling perspective. Fourth, the theological, and moral aspects (attitudes and roles) in South and North Korean Unification talks are to be explained. Firstly, Epistemological approach has moved from naive idealism and realism in the modern era to critical realism in the postmodern era. Accordingly, the relationships between truth and realities in knowledge are considered flexibly and in diverse manners. Secondly, in the perspective of worldviews, relationship between Christ and culture are studied. Christ is sometimes against, of, above, above and through culture. The position of the Christ as cultural transformer is applied in South and North Korea talks for Unification. Thirdly, in the communication dimension, both the relationships among self, other, and third parties, and among self, other, and situations are altogether studied. The need of mutual respect are vital to get productive results. The causes of good and bad cycles of South and North Korean relationships are searched. Fourthly, concerning the theological and moral aspects, South and North Korean churches has to seek their intrinsic qualities of church as West and East German churches did. The roles of South and North Korean churches has to contributes to the unification of South and North Korean. West and East churches did significant contributions to the unification of churches to transcend ideological barriers. It is concluded that the mature preparation in these four levels enable South and North to be united in the meaningful way.