Shincheonji: An Introduction

Thousands of media articles were published throughout the world about a Korean new religious movement known as Shincheonji Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony, after one of its members was infected with the virus responsible for COVID-19. This set...

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Main Author: Introvigne, Massimo 1955- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [2020]
In: The journal of CESNUR
Year: 2020, Volume: 4, Issue: 3, Pages: 3-20
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B South Korea / COVID-19 (Disease) / Pandemic / Shincheonji
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AZ New religious movements
KBM Asia
Further subjects:B Shincheonji
B COVID-19 Epidemics in South Korea
B Lee Man Hee
B Shincheonji Church of Jesus the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony
B South Korea Christian New Religious Movements
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Summary:Thousands of media articles were published throughout the world about a Korean new religious movement known as Shincheonji Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony, after one of its members was infected with the virus responsible for COVID-19. This set in motion a chain of events leading to thousands of her co-religionists being infected, and to an unprecedented assault against Shincheonji by Christian counter-cultists and some politicians. Most of these articles were hastily written, and included serious mistakes about the history and theology of Shincheonji. The article deals with the emergence of Shincheonji within the context of Korean Christian new religious movements, and discusses its main doctrines and practices.
ISSN:2532-2990
Contains:Enthalten in: The journal of CESNUR
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.26338/tjoc.2020.4.3.1