Cheol Woong Kim, In Search of Freedom, An Evening of Music and Conversation, October 8, 2008

This is the concert program of the In Search of Freedom, An Evening of Music and Conversation performance on Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 7:30 p.m., at the Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts. Works performed were Nocturne in C sharp minor, Op. Posth by Frédéric Chopin, Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467 "Elvira Madigan" by Wolfgang Amadé Mozart, Chosun is One by Dong Choon Sung, Voices Yet Unheard by Sung Eun Han-Andersen, and Arirang Sonata and In Search of Freedom by Cheol Woong Kim. Digitization for Boston University Concert Programs was supported by the Boston University Center for the Humanities Library Endowed Fund

Ким Ир Сен ба БНМАУ

English title: Kim Il Sung and PR

Preaching the presence of God: a homiletic from an Asian American perspective

Kim, Eunjoo Mary. Preaching the presence of God: a homiletic from an Asian American perspective. Valley Forge: Judson Press, 1999

A New Regime In Pyongyang

The death of Kim Jong-il will result in some similar effects on short-term NK strategy as the demise of his father, Kim Il-sung. Yet there are many factors that can undermine the stability of the new regime and end with totally different results in NK politics than the case of Kim Ilsung

The religious phenomenon of Juche ideology as a political tool

This study aims to determine the motive that led to the establishment of Juche by Kim Il Sung amidst the influence of communism and its transformation into religion in North Korea. North Korea is a communist country dictated by Kim Jong-Un of the Kim dynasty and known for its cruelty. The country underwent several changes from Marxism-Leninism to familism to determine its strength in Juche. This ideology that acts as a religion was influenced and strengthened Kim Jong Il to Kim Jong-Un and built by shifting the concept of marxism-Leninism to construct a new understanding of Juche. It will be demonstrated that this ideology was influenced by Confucianism, Christianity, Nationalism, Chinese Communism, and Russian Communism. In the modern era, imperialism was used as an ideological tool to restrict backwardness. This theory allegedly helped Kim Il-Sung establish a unitary, one-person rule over North Korea. ‘It will be examined whether Juche ideology is a tool the state has used to convince people of their government. Pronouncements, an intentional religion in which the people were to believe that their Ruler (Kim Il Sung) was a supreme human or an ideology that morphed into a religion’. It will be demonstrated that, when they started honoring Kim as their god, no other religion was permitted. Contribution: This research offers readers an understanding of the value of humanity in the binding ideology of Juche. However, the Juche Ideology can serve as a missiological bridge towards mission goals, which require the experience of spiritual, physical, and social liberation

Kim was Korea and Korea was Kim: The Formation of Juche Ideology and Personality Cult in North Korea

Juche ideology, created by founder Kim Il-Sung, governs all aspects of North Korean society. This thesis attempts to answer the questions of why and how Juche ideology and the cult of personality surrounding Kim Il-Sung were successfully implemented in North Korea. It is a historical analysis of the formation of the North Korean state that considers developments from the late 19th century to the late 20th century, with particular attention paid to the 1950s-1970s and to Kim’s own writings and speeches. The thesis argues that Juche was successfully implemented and institutionalized in North Korea due to several factors, including the rise of Korean nationalism, the personal history of Kim Il-Sung, the Korean War and resulting domestic strife, and the influence of the international socialist movement. It provides a historical explanation of Juche and its importance within North Korea, which in turn is necessary for understanding North Korea as a whole

Vision with a Passion

This paper was presented by Dr. Sung Soo Kim at the Spring Convocation of Dordt College, January 17, 2008