"Imago Dei" and human rights protections of forced migrants: A North Korean case study

In this article, I examine the significance of the theological concept of Imago Dei in recognizing the dignity of North Koreans and in necessitating socio-structural transformation for their human rights protections in South Korean society. North Koreans residing in South Korea are an example case o...

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Published in:Dialog
Main Author: Yoon, I. Sil (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2020]
In: Dialog
IxTheo Classification:KBM Asia
NBE Anthropology
NCD Political ethics
Further subjects:B Human Dignity
B Imago Dei
B North Koreans
B Human Rights
B maladjustment
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Summary:In this article, I examine the significance of the theological concept of Imago Dei in recognizing the dignity of North Koreans and in necessitating socio-structural transformation for their human rights protections in South Korean society. North Koreans residing in South Korea are an example case of forced migrants who experience mistreatment and discrimination in their destination country. In this reality, the concept of Imago Dei can call South Koreans to recognize North Koreans’ dignity. It can further criticize South Korea's social structure that intensifies North Koreas’ maladjustment in South Korean society, and necessitate institutional levels of transformation.
ISSN:1540-6385
Contains:Enthalten in: Dialog
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/dial.12534