Category: Volume XX – (2019)
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Book Review: Free Maree
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 20, 2019 – Pages 273 – 277 Free Maree. By Maree Gauper In her book released this year entitled Free Maree, New Zealand-born Maree (Mah-ree) Gauper describes how in 1983 her family and friends, with the help of costly “deprogrammers” from the United States, forcibly attempted to de-convert her from…
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How an Abstract God Could Create a Substantial Universe
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 20, 2019 – Pages 251 – 273 One of the barriers to religion and science converging is that it is difficult to see how an abstract God can generate concrete matter without invoking a magical fiat. This article will explore a scientific perspective that resolves this apparent conflict by taking…
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The Ideal of Interdependence in Cheon Il Guk and Corporate Governance
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 18, 2017 – Pages 217 – 251 The ideal of interdependence (공생, 共生) spoken of in Exposition of the Divine Principle and written into the Cheon Il Guk Constitution deals with the economic aspect of the ideal society envisioned by Cheon Il Guk. It advocates joint ownership centered upon the…
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Knowledge of God: An Issue for Epistemology in Unification Thought
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 20, 2019 – Pages 195-215 This is a substantial revision of an older paper, “Knowledge of God? A Critique and Proposal for Epistemology in Unification Thought,” Journal of Unification Studies 4 (2001-02): 33-42. The chapter on Epistemology has been considerably expanded in New Essentials of Unification Thought to bring in…
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Biblical Proofs That Jesus Should Have Married
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 20, 2019 – Pages 163 – 195 The notion that Jesus should have been married, as the title of this article suggests, may at first appear almost sacrilegious. This is not the intention, nor will it be the outcome, of this article. Ironically, considering the possibility of Jesus’ marriage will…
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The Unification Movement Today in Light of the Parallels of History
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 20, 2019 – Pages 133-162 If you carefully examine the progress of human history, you will undoubtedly discover God’s resolve and the fingerprints He left as He tirelessly worked behind the scenes.
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Challenges and New Development in the Emerging Women’s Leadership in Unification Church Ministry
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 20, 2019 – Pages 113-131 The founders of the Unification Church, Rev. Sun Myung Moon and his wife, Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon, have elevated and promoted women’s value. Speaking at the 2012 inauguration of the Abel Women’s UN, one of the organizations that they founded, Rev. Moon promoted women’s…
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The Unification Doctrine of the Fall
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 20, 2019 – Pages 57-112The traditional Christian doctrine of the fall as a whole has two different components: 1) the doctrine of Adam’s fall and 2) the doctrine of original sin proper. The reason is that Adam’s fall as his primal sinful act is usually distinguished from original sin proper,…
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A Short History of Unification Theological Seminary: The Barrytown Years, 1975-2019
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 20, 2019 – Pages 1-56 On September 5, 2018, Middle States Association (MSA), the Seminary’s regional accreditor, approved Unification Theological Seminary’s request to relocate its main campus from Barrytown, New York to 4 West 43rd Street, New York City. On April 25, 2019, the New York State Board of Regents…