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).

Product details

• Authors: Hyung Wook (Nanyang Technological University Park, Park Hyung Wook
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.11.2025
• EAN: 9781032757155
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3275715-5
• No. of pages: 222
• Series: Routledge Contemporary Asia Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Korea, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, Society & culture: general, RELIGION / Religion & Science, Religion & beliefs, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Religion and beliefs, Society and culture: general, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / Asian Studies