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The Bible and Democracy: Reading Scripture Through Korea's Democratic Crisis

The Bible and Democracy: Reading Scripture Through Korea's Democratic Crisis

Jeon, Jaeyoung
Bang, Seung Ho
Jeong, Dong Hyeon

Hardcover

Series: Glocal Perspectives in Biblical Studies, Book 5

Comparative ReligionReligion General Bible Studies

PREORDER - Expected ship date December 15, 2026

ISBN10: 311227251X
ISBN13: 9783112272510
Publisher: de Gruyter
Published: Dec 15 2026
Pages: 400
Language: English

How should biblical texts be read when democratic institutions are under strain and Christian communities become actors in political conflict? Prompted by South Korea's December 3, 2024 martial law crisis, this volume brings biblical scholarship into conversation with democratic fragility. It does not seek to discover modern democracy in Scripture or to construct a single biblical political theology. Instead, it investigates how biblical traditions, their reception histories, and contemporary practices of interpretation shape public imagination in moments of crisis. Bringing together studies of the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, early Christian reception, Korean translation history, and Korean Christianity, the volume examines authority, legitimacy, memory, participation, exclusion, and public responsibility as contested theological and political categories. Its contributions show how scriptural interpretation can legitimate power, resist authoritarian appropriation, recover marginalized voices, and reconfigure communal responsibility. The volume offers a contextually grounded model for reading Scripture as a public, contested, and historically situated resource in democratic crisis.

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