Category: Volume II – (1998)
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BOOK REVIEW: [i]Boundless As the Sea: A Guide to Family Love[/i]. By June Saunders. New York: Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, 1997.
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 2, 1998 – Pages 155-158 Why should we read another book on family love? In my opinion, June Saunders would answer that the message of her book is not only innovative for its discussion of the whole spectrum of family love, but also because it contributes to the larger agenda…
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BOOK REVIEW: [i]Principled Education[/i]. By Mose Durst. San Francisco: Principled Academy, 1998.
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 2, 1998 – Pages 153-154 “There is no more honorable activity in a democratic culture than educating children toward the ideals of building a virtuous life and a virtuous society.” This statement aptly summarizes the focus of Principled Education written by Mose Durst. Principled Education, while not offering any new…
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BOOK REVIEW: [i]The Ideal in the World’s Religions: Essays on the Person, Family, Society and Environment[/i]. Edited by Robert Carter and Sheldon Isenberg. St. Paul, MN: Paragon House. 1997.
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 2, 1998 – Pages 149-152 These essays allow the reader to participate at arm’s length in an Inter-Religious Federation for World Peace conference (August 20-27, 1995) on the theme “Realizing the Ideal.” The essays, despite their common denominator, fall into five rather different categories. The result is almost five different…
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Visions of the Spirit World: Sang-hun Lee’s Life in the Spirit World and on Earth Compared with Other Spiritualists’ Accounts
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 2, 1998 – Pages 123-148 Publication of Dr. Sang-hun Lee’s messages from the other side, Life in the Spirit World and on Earth,[1] comes at a moment when the salvation of the spirit world is at the forefront of Rev. Moon’s concern. Each stage of the Blessing of 360 million…
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American Democracy and the True Society
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 2, 1998 – Pages 95-122 This essay argues that the American system of government, with some reform, can provide a foundation for the “true society,” or the “Kingdom of Heaven on Earth” envisioned in the Divine Principle. While the basic principles enshrined in the American Constitution and the Bill of…
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A Reappraisal of Typologies of New Religious Movements and Characteristics of the Unification Church
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 2, 1998 – Pages 71-94 If we want to have an enlightened discussion on the Unification Church (UC) or any new Religious Movement (NRM),[1] we must acquire a clear understanding of typological concepts and terms. Sometimes scholarly discussion of NRMs suffers from typological ambiguity and confusion (e.g., various concepts of…
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A Study of the Formation and History of the Unification Principle
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 2, 1998 – Pages 49-70 “There is a much greater area of truth yet to be revealed. I have already received the revelation, but I am purposely reserving certain truths to be revealed in future days.” Sun Myung Moon[1] The Unification Principle, or Divine Principle, was not revealed all at…
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[i]A Friendly Biography About an Extraordinary Man[/i] Michael Breen’s Sun Myung Moon: The Early Years, 1920-53
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 2, 1998 – Pages 35-48 The publication of Michael Breen’s Sun Myung Moon: The Early Years, 1920-53 is something of an event within the evolving tradition of Unification historiography.[1] This is the case for three reasons. First, Unificationists are, if anything, a people who take their history seriously. Rev. Moon…
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Amorous Archons in Eden and Corinth
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 2, 1998 – Pages 19-34 A preoccupation with the textual minutiae of Scripture may stem from either a strict belief in verbal inspiration or simply the scholarly love of trivia, but in any case few Bible students can resist a good exegetical puzzle. One of the most intriguing of such…
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The Unification Doctrine of the Trinity
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 2, 1998 – Pages 1-18 The doctrine of the Trinity is one of the most difficult and mysterious Christian doctrines. For one thing, the word “trinity” is not found in the Bible. Although the New Testament many times refers to the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit together as…