Overview
- Carefully examines human religious conduct in the 1907 Korean Revival Movement by accounting for the emotional origin and psychological motivation
- Explains how religious experiences and theological idea of the Movement fortified the psychological health of the Korean people
- Examines the emotional origin of the religious behavior and experiences with the context of a historical event
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Back Matter
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Reviews
“Since a German historian, psychologist, and hermeneutic philosopher, Wilhelm Ditlhey defined Geistwissenshaften as a science of interpretation, embracing philosophy, history and such human/social science as psychology and sociology, most of its subject matters had taken their own course for so long. Dr. Jang’s provocative work will show us how a dialogical project of psychohistory would still work well for many human/social scientists of interpretation in the twenty-first century.” (Soo-Young Kwon, Professor of Pastoral Theology, Yonsei University, Korea, and President of Korean Association of Christian Counseling & Psychology)
“Dr. Jang’s self-psychological analysis of the 1907 Revival Movement makes significant contributions globally to the field of religious experience and locally to the understanding and implications of the Revival Movement in Korea. His meticulous examination of historical contexts--social, economic, and political—that are behind the movement and his efficacious application of self-psychology in his analysis underscore the positive function of religious experiences for psychological well-being. His work also offers a more holistic understanding of the Movement and provides valuable implications for the current church context in South Korea.” (Angella Son, Associate Professor of Psychology and Religion, Drew University, USA, and author of “Spirituality of Joy: Moving Away from Dread and Duties”)
“Jung Eun Jang’s book gives a holistic perspective on the 1907 Korean Revival Movement. Its psychohistorical insight on the existing theological and spiritual understandings of the Movement fills a gap in scholarship both on the Movement and on the development of Korean Protestant Christianity. This book is essential reading for church leaders and theologians wrestling with the Korean church’s current stagnation.” (Insook Lee, Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology, Care, and Counseling, New York Theological Seminary, USA)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Religious Experience and Self-Psychology
Book Subtitle: Korean Christianity and the 1907 Revival Movement
Authors: Jung Eun Jang
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95041-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-349-95040-9Published: 09 November 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-95713-2Published: 21 April 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-95041-6Published: 09 November 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 193
Topics: Religion and Psychology, Self and Identity, Religion and Health, History of Psychology