Journal of Christian Education in Korea (기독교교육논총)

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Korean Protestant Prayer Traditions and Christian Education

한국 개신교 기도 전통과 기독교교육

  • Received : 2021.11.24
  • Accepted : 2021.12.30
  • Published : 2021.12.30
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Abstract

After Protestant missionaries delivered the gospel to Korea in the 1880s, Korean Protestantism has pursued qualitative growth following quantitative growth. Pastors and scholars are continuing their efforts for qualitative growth in various fields such as theology, ministry, social participation, ethics, education, counseling, history, and spirituality. Prayer has been a significant spiritual resource and method in the history and for the faith of Korean Protestant churches. Historical and theoretical research on Korean Protestant prayer traditions has been continuously performed, and it is time to re-establish and renew the prayer traditions for the new generation and context of the Protestant churches. In this historical time, it is necessary to summarize the Korean Protestant prayer traditions and describe their significance for the change of Korean Protestantism and its prayer education. This study analyzes the characteristic elements of the Korean Protestant prayer tradition and discusses its significance in the church and Christian education. In addition, it analyzes the cause and background of the establishment of a specific prayer element in Korean Protestantism and describes the relationship with the topics currently being emerged. Through the research on the prayer traditions, this study reflects on the meaning of the Korean Protestant prayer tradition to Christian education and discusses the content, method, and purpose of future education in relation to Korean Protestant prayer. This study argues that prayer education should be conducted from the perspective of Christian history and tradition as a whole with understanding the characteristics of Korean Protestant prayer traditions and the educational and non-educational elements of prayer.

1880년대 초기 개신교 선교사들이 한국에 복음을 전한 이후 한국 개신교는 양적 성장에 이은 질적 성장을 추구하고 있다. 신학, 목회, 사회 참여, 윤리, 교육, 상담, 역사, 영성 등 다양한 분야에서 질적 성장을 위한 목회자들과 학자들의 노력이 이어지고 있다. 기도는 한국 개신교의 역사와 신앙에 있어 중요한 영적 자원이자 방법이었다. 한국 개신교 기도전통에 대한 역사적이고 이론적인 연구가 지속하고 있고 시대와 상황에 맞게 재정립할 필요가 대두되고 있다. 이러한 역사적 흐름 속에서 개신교의 변화와 기도 교육을 위해 한국 개신교 기도전통을 정리해 그 의의를 서술할 필요가 있다. 본 연구는 한국 개신교 기도전통의 특징적 요소에 대해 분석하고 교회와 기독교교육에 있어 어떤 의의가 있는지 논한다. 또한, 한국 개신교에 특정한 기도의 요소가 자리 잡게 된 원인이나 배경을 분석하고 최근 다루어지는 주제와의 관계를 서술한다. 이러한 시도를 통해 한국 개신교 기도전통이 기독교교육에 어떤 의미가 있으며, 향후 교육의 내용, 방법, 목적 등을 연구하고 고찰할 때 새롭게 논의되고 고려되어야 할 점이 무엇인지 제안한다. 본 연구는 개신교 초기 기도의 교육적 요소와 비교육적 요소를 구분할 수 있다는 점과 개신교 기도전통의 특징을 이해하면서 동시에 기독교 전체 역사와 전통의 관점에서 기도 교육이 이루어져야 함을 주장한다.

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