다석 류영모의 동서양 회통사상 연구

Abstract

This paper, “Research on Dasŏk Ryuyŏngmo’s Thought on Communication between the East and the West” is a study that illuminates the Christian ideas and ideas of Eastern scriptures that form the central axis of Daseok’s thought from a “Communication(會通)” perspective. In Chapter 2, the author looked at the life of Ryuyŏngmo and the context of the transmission of his ideas. Chapter 3 sheds light on Dasŏk's Communication(會通) ideology by dividing it into four themes: “Friendship between father and son,” “View of God,” “Theory of the Holy Spirit,” and “Saram(사람).” Dasŏk's idea of "Affection between Father and Son(父子有親)" reinterpreted the Confucian idea of "Serving Heaven(事天)" from a Christian perspective. It can be derived from this that it evokes the original Confucian belief in "Serving Heaven" and at the same time injects the Christian relationship between God and man into the Confucian tradition of "Serving Parents(事親)". Dasŏk reinterpreted the Christian view of God through the ideas of Taekŭk(太極), Emptiness(虛空), and Nothing(無) that are common to Confucianism and Taoism in Eastern thought. Moreover, he named God "Mukŭk and Taekŭk(無極而太極)", deriving a new explanation. The introduction of the so-called "Mukŭk and Taekŭk" thought provides a clue that his thoughts can move from the view of one God to multiple truths. The idea of translating the Holy Spirit as "ŏlkim(얼김)" opened up new areas of Eastern theology. He drew closer to Mencius' theory of Qi(氣), introduced traditional Korean spiritual thought "ŏl(얼)", and rebuilt the Christian theory of the Holy Spirit. Finally, by "Saram(사람)" he is understood to be one who burns the Word in the meaning of thought. On the one hand, the burning of the "Holy Word(말씀)" means an act of daily sacrifice; on the other hand, it means the practice of daily meditation on the "Holy Word".