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This special issue presents discussions of the role and meaning of religion for Korean society. Covering wide-ranging time periods, the authors explores with their own cases four major characteristics of Korean religion: Creativity, Greater Responsiveness, Adaptability, and Prophethood. Their topical religious traditions include Neo-Confucianism, Christianity, Buddhism, and Korean new religious movements.

Joseon Korea --- confessional perspective --- moral psychology --- the Four–Seven Debate --- modernization and Buddhism --- Korean Buddhism --- Gukgajochangidohoe (Korean National Prayer Breakfast) --- semantics --- public culture --- Sati-Sisimma --- secularization --- South Korea --- equalization policy --- Tasan Jeong Yag-Yong --- han --- patriotic Buddhism --- critical theory --- respect (chonjon/zunzun) --- Confucianism --- Tongdok --- H? Mok --- Jeong Yag-Jong --- teaching rights of religion --- Candlelight Revolution --- aging monks --- Korean religion --- theistic turn --- Pansori --- spirituality --- integral mission --- popular sovereignty --- controversy on mourning attire --- Western Learning --- metaphysical pathos --- education for monks --- moral metaphysics --- scriptures --- affection (chinchin/qinqin) --- Korean Ganhwa Seon --- Yun Hyu --- Korean Christianity --- Satipa??h?na --- Korean Neo-Confucianism --- counter-illumination --- educational innovation --- religious education --- li-ki metaphysics --- Confucian democracy --- pluralism --- Bible --- li and qi --- bare attention --- ecclesiastical social responsibility --- Shin Hudam --- liberation theology --- religion and constitution --- marriage of monks --- Song Siy?l --- the Jogye Order --- impeachment --- Chan/Seon/Zen --- religiousness of confucianism --- mindful hwadu Sisimma --- religion and state --- minjung --- decreased number of monks --- minjungshinhak --- korean confucianism --- civil society --- prophetic consciousness --- non-confessional perspective --- Chos?n Dynasty --- minjung theology --- performance --- Korean Protestants --- secularization theory --- religion and human rights --- bibliodrama --- all-embracing Buddhism --- three-year mourning --- Buddhism --- Religion and sociology --- Korea --- Religious life and customs. --- Civilization --- Confucian influences. --- Buddhist influences. --- Religion and society --- Religious sociology --- Society and religion --- Sociology, Religious --- Sociology and religion --- Sociology of religion --- Sociology --- Religions