근현대 안동지역 기독교의 정착과 지역사회에서의 역할

Abstract

Christianity, which has flowed into Andong since the modern age, sought coexistence through the understanding and localization of local culture and established its own Christian culture. Christianity was able to grow with the efforts of Christianity to settle in the Andong area and with the attitude of Confucian scholars who accepted Christianity as a means of protecting the nation and understood the Bible like Confucian scriptures. During the Japanese occupation, Christianity gained its presence in the region through organizational activities of the March First Movement. After the March First Movement, the Christianity activities to save the country made the view to church amicable. The provision of educational facilities and modern medical technology has also contributed to the development of the region and has allowed Christianity to be recognized as a gateway of modern civilization and to expand the power of Christianity. The youth movement, the women’s movement, and the rural movement were social movements that Christianity could practice in reality despite the limits of the enlightenment movement. At the end of the Japanese colonial period, the integration to Japanese Christianity, and shinto worship disrupted the image of the church and constricted Christianity. Christianity was able to grow again under the influence of the US military presence after liberation and the American aid after the Korean War. The Christian figures took a right-wing position in the liberation space and established a right-wing foundation by maintaining a friendly relationship with the US military government. After the establishment of the government, the organized political participation of Christians almost disappeared. First of all, they were interested in rebuilding the collapsed church during the Japanese colonial period. After that, Christianity has participated in society through relief activities since the Korean War, and rose to prominence in education and welfare work.