Public Theology in Forum

Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Public Theology:Politics of Recognition in Postcolonial FormationPaul S. Chung Abstract: This essay examines Bonhoeffer’s insights into the legacy of European modernity with its Janus face. His theology of the cross is, at a methodological level, grounded in Christological collectivism and a biblical symbol of reconciliation. This combined position reinforces the politics..

Genealogy of the Jeju 4.3: Resistance and Politics of Decolonization.    Abstract: This paper appropriates a genealogical method to study the effective history of the Jeju 3.1 rally (1947), the 4.3 armed struggles (1948), and the Korean War (1950). It begins with the Taft-Katsura Memorandum of 1905 and undertakes sociological analysis of coalition politics, discussion of “Red Island,” and bio-po..

Radicalizing Barth:Helmut Gollwitzer’s Public Theology and Its Postcolonial Implications Abstract:In this paper, I investigate Gollwitzer’s theology to clarify his prophetic stance on public theology and its postcolonial implications. It is crucial to elucidate his critical theory of capitalist revolution and historical materialist conception in relation to Karl Barth. I employ narrative anticip..