삼경사상과 생태정의 ― 최시형과 류터

Abstract

This article is intended to address the issues of ecological justice through Choi Si-hyung’s the concept “Samgyung” & Rosemary Radford Ruether’s ecofeminist theology. What sense of life, what sense of ecology should we have in an age of ecological crisis that is still unresolved? Men and women, East and West, 19th and 20th centuries. Donghak and Christianity. Although the two ideas lie in different locations and space and time, I believe that there exists a point where they can meet each other in the religious view of the world. The basic Theme and structure of this writing is the concept “Samgyung,” which is “Gyeongcheon” (敬天: Respect for the Lord of Heaven), “Gyeongin” (敬人: Respect for Human), and “Gyeongmul” (Respect for All-Things). Our examination of <Gyeongcheon> shows that the source of all life is in Hanul (天主: the Lord of Heaven) and that the justification of respect for life is in Hanul. It also discusses the fact that Ruether’s earth-centered theology criticizes patriarchal sky-centered thinking, while Choi Si-hyung’s Hanulcentered thinking can go beyond patriarchal sky-centered thinking and meet Ruether’s earth-centered thinking in an integral way. Our examination of <Gyeongin> begins with Ruether’s diagnosis of the origins and phenomena of gender division and male-dominant thinking. It considers how true gender equality can be achieved through Ruether’s views of the various cases in the liberation movements of sex & gender. And it discusses the possibility of gender integration and human integration through Choi Sihyung’s idea that “a person is Hanul.” Our examination of <Gyeongmul> is a story about the earth and all the suffering life on it. It starts with Ruether’s diagnosis of Western culture, which sees nature, women, and earth as the object of domination. And it goes to Choi Si-hyung’s the concept “Gyeongmul” in the Hanul-centered thought. For example, it discusses a world where everything can coexist together and achieve ecological justice.