Creationism in a South Korean Culture - Science, Religion, and the Struggle Against Evolution

Park investigates the unexpected success of early Korean creationists, who were mostly scientists, and argues that creationism is not a product of the lack of intelligence or proper scientific education, but a consequence of more profound social developments in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

List of contents

Contents
List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Abbreviations
Notes on Romanization
Introduction
Chapter 1
Christianity, Evolution, and the Koreans’ Struggle for Existence
Chapter 2
Nation Building with Religion and Science
Chapter 3
Being a Christian Intellectual
Chapter 4
Creationists in Wonderland
Chapter 5
Worshipping the Creator in Exotic Scenery
Chapter 6
Biology without Darwin
Chapter 7
Situating Creation in History and Philosophy
Chapter 8
Creationists in the Public Sphere after the Cold War
Conclusion
Bibliography

About the author

Hyung Wook Park is a historian based in Singapore. He has extensively studied the histories of biomedical research, evolutionary ideas, and the science–religion interfaces. His papers include “Science, State, and Spirituality” (2018). Along with Ronald Numbers, Park edited “Creationism in Asia, Oceania, and Eastern Europe” (2021).

Summary

Park investigates the unexpected success of early Korean creationists, who were mostly scientists, and argues that creationism is not a product of the lack of intelligence or proper scientific education, but a consequence of more profound social developments in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

Product details

• Authors: Hyung Wook Park, Hyung Wook (Nanyang Technological University Park, Park Hyung Wook
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.06.2024
• EAN: 9781032757148
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3275714-8
• No. of pages: 222
• Series: Routledge Contemporary Asia Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Sociology, Evolution, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, RELIGION / Religion & Science, South Korea, Religion and science, Religion & science