The 2013 Im Conference of Korean Christianity, UCLA Center for Korean Studies on “Growth, Stagnation, Decline, and Renewal of the Protestant Churches in Korea, 1945-2013” will be held April 19, 2013.
Topics
The conference aims to investigate growth and decline of the Christian churches in the post-Korean War Korea. It would include the following issues: history and theories of growth, stagnation, and decline of Protestant, Roman Catholic, and Anglican churches in contemporary Korea; comparison of Protestantism with Roman Catholicism; Critical issues in 1970s for the future life of Korean Christianity; Critical issues in 1980s; Major reasons of decline of Protestantism in 1990s; Critical issues in 2010s.