Tag: Wilson, Andrew
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The Victory of the Cross
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 22, 2021 – Pages 45-86 Unification teachings portray Jesus’ death on the cross as a tragic setback in God’s providence. Exposition of the Divine Principle[1] [EDP], Unificationism’s primary text, reiterates again and again that the cross was not the outcome that God had hoped for, because it meant that Jesus…
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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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Theological Developments in the FFWPU since the Death of Rev. Moon
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 19, 2018 – Pages 1 – 22 This paper is adapted, with permission, from the author’s paper with the same title published in Acta Comparada, Subsidia VI, FVG, Faculty for Comparative Study of Religions and Humanism, Antwerp (2017). This paper discusses Mrs. Hak-ja Han Moon’s effort to assert her leadership…
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True Mother and the Work of the Holy Spirit
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 17, 2016 – Pages 19-32 A version of this paper was presented at the Inaugural Symposium of the Cheon Il Guk Academy of Arts and Sciences at the Cheon Jeong Gung Museum, Cheong Pyeong, Korea, August 22, 2016. For mainstream Unificationists, [1] it is an article of faith that Hak…
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Reverend Moon’s Early Teaching on God as Heavenly Parent
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 16, 2015 – Pages 1-26 On January 7, 2013, in the run-up to Foundation Day, Mrs. Hak Ja Han Moon, who since her husband’s passing on September 3, 2012 has led the Unification movement in her capacity as True Mother, declared that henceforth Unificationists should refer to God not as…
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Significance of Reverend Sun Myung Moon for Christianity
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 15, 2014 – Pages 1-26 With the passing of the Reverend Sun Myung Moon, his church as well as the wider society are beginning to ask questions about his historical significance. To begin to dig into this topic, on December 5, 2013, a symposium was held at Sun Moon University,…
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The Problem of Circumcision
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 11, 2010 – Pages 1-38; Revised September 2019 And at the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was called Jesus. (Luke 2:21) The methodology Unification theology leads to critiques of all religious practices that do not support God’s ultimate purpose of creation, as defined by the Three Great…
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Heavenly Mother
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 10, 2009 – Pages 73-104 Externally God resembles men and internally S/he resembles women. While God is strong, all-knowing, and omnipotent, S/he also has a merciful heart that can embroider flowers on Buddha’s smile. S/he should also have a heart like that of the most feminine woman. Only then will…
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The Need for a Critical Edition of Reverend Moon’s Words
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 9, 2008 – Pages 15-34 In the history of religion, the work of collecting and preserving the founder’s words normally becomes a priority in the years immediately after his passing. Thus the Gospels were collected and written some 40 years after Jesus’ passing, and the leaves of Muhammad’s revelation were…
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BOOK REVIEW: Stephen G. Post. [i]Unlimited Love[/i]. Templeton Foundation Press, 2003.
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 6, 2004-2005 – Pages 161-165 True love, being the core value and supreme ideal of creation, is certainly an appropriate topic for scientific study as well as theological reflection. Yet few philosophers or social scientists have devoted themselves to its investigation. A number of factors have conspired in its neglect.…