가상현실과 복음의 토착화

Abstract

It is important to recognize the relationship between the gospel and the virtual reality. It is due to the fact that the virtual reality as the result of the development of computer digital technology effects the way of experience of man and the humanity itself. And through this change it becomes problematic how man understands the gospel and achieves the humanity according to the gospel. In order to solve this task, it is necessary to understand the technological possibility and the religious-cultural meaning of virtual reality. ① The technological possibility of the virtual reality is understood in a respect of the possibility of art which builds up a new kind of reality. It is significant that the virtual reality becomes a actual milieu for making a new kind of reality. ② The religious meaning of virtual reality is founded at the ideal model of computer operation and the composition of a mass intellect. These two modes are realized through the technical possibility. And these substitute for God’s vision. In a word, the human technic substitutes for a religious and theological ideal form of recognition. ③ The cultural meaning of virtual reality is characterized through pluralism. The form of the culture can be identified only by the various interests on the internet online. In relation to this situation, the ultimate meaning of life is not pursued by the religion any more. The meaning of life will be reshaped through the virtual reality and accomplished in a hyperreality, which is composed of simulacrum and simulation. With regard to this understanding about the virtual reality, the possibility of the virtual reality must be considered with the possibility of the gospel. This shows three important relations between the virtual reality and the gospel. ① The gospel reveals the eschatological possibility of the world. This possibility is considered as the ground of the possibility of the virtual reality. ② The gospel determines the humanity basically. This means that the gospel protect the dignity of the humanity from the technical ambiguity. ③ T h e gospel relieves mankind. The implicit meaning of this salvation becomes obvious, when a individual person is relieved. It means that the gospel prompts the individual to be indigenous. It is to be said conclusively that the gospel is not limited through the virtual reality. On the contrary we can be sure that the gospel can effect the development of the virtual reality, interpreting the gospel according to the trinity of God. This trinitarian interpretation of the gospel is completed through the indigenization of the gospel.