한국 개신교 지형의 형성과 교파정체성: 장로교, 감리교, 성결교를 중심으로 = The Formation of Protestant Denominations and Their Religious Identities in Modern Korea: Focusing on Presbyterianism, Methodism, and Holiness Church

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This paper attempted to describe the religious landscape which consisted of protestant denominations in modern Korea, focusing on the relationships between presbyterianism and methodism and holiness church. Most of Korean protestant denominations regarded Roman catholicism as a dangerous enemy in mission field. They criticized Roman Catholic church`s doctrines, rituals, organizations, and institutions in terms of protestant theology. Korean protestant denominations also tried to make a differentiation strategy, putting a stress on the differences between protestantism and Roman catholicism, for example, name of God. In the eye of Korean protestantism, after all, Roman Catholic church was a converted form of Christianity. Presbyterian church, the largest denomination in Korea, revealed the self-centered attitudes to other denominations. Presbyterian theologians and leaders regarded presbyterian creeds and policy as the best. They also tried to make a hierarchy between presbyterian church and other denominations. Methodist church took open attitude to other denominations, empathizing the cooperation between protestant denominations. At the same time, methodist church put a stress to the formation of methodist identity by religious education. In short methodist church showed a denominational pluralism based on self-identity. Holiness church, a minor group, commanded a rhetoric of recovery, arguing that holiness church, as a pure methodism, is a substitute for secularized methodism. According to holiness movement, a true heir of Wesleyanism is holiness church. Also holiness church leaders had a dream of becoming a major group among Korean protestant denominations.