Volume XXII – (2021)
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Gomyeong Inheritance: Canada’s Role in the Emergence of the Mother of Peace
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 22, 2021 – Pages 1-20 This article highlights a pivotal and little-known ceremony referred to as Gomyeong, which took place in Canada on June 14, 1991. Gomyeong is a Korean term that translates as the final decree that a king leaves for his subjects before passing away. Dr. Hak Ja…
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The Cheon Il Guk Constitution in Comparative Perspective
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 22, 2021 – Pages 21-44 Cheonju Pyeonghwa Tongil Guk (the Nation of Cosmic Peace and Unity), abbreviated as Cheon il Guk (CIG), is the Unification equivalent of the Kingdom of Heaven on earth. Rev. Sun Myung Moon proclaimed CIG in 2001 and designated the following twelve years the time period…
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The Victory of the Cross
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 22, 2021 – Pages 45-86 Unification teachings portray Jesus’ death on the cross as a tragic setback in God’s providence. Exposition of the Divine Principle[1] [EDP], Unificationism’s primary text, reiterates again and again that the cross was not the outcome that God had hoped for, because it meant that Jesus…
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Unification Eschatology as Compared with Christian Eschatology
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 22, 2021 – Pages 87-116 Eschatology is the doctrine of “last things,” dealing with the consummation of the history of salvation. It is customarily treated in the last chapter of systematic theology. But many believe that eschatology actually penetrates the entirety of systematic theology, for while it specifically deals with…
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New Religions, Cult Experts, and the Media
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 22, 2021 – Pages 117-132 For nearly half a century, tensions have existed between New Religious Movements (NRMs) and what is referred to as the Anti-Cult Movement (ACM). In the United States Court systems, the NRMs have prevailed in terms of stopping most deprogramming activity. It is now illegal and…
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Breaking the Twelve-Year European Ban Against Rev. and Mrs. Sun Myung Moon
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 22, 2021 – Pages 133-152 This article documents the twelve-year-long trial that Rev. Dr. Sun Myung Moon and Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon endured in major Western European countries while continuing to carry on their work throughout the world. From 1995 until 2007 they were stopped from entering European countries…
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The First Great, or not so Great, Awakening and What it Means for Today
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 22, 2021 – Pages 153-163 What we now call the American “Great Awakenings” are embedded in the history of the country, unique to America, and they have undoubtedly played a significant role in shaping the fabric of this nation. But did the First Great Awakening actually play a pivotal role…
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Canaan Represented, the Birth of a Happy Nation: A Unificationist Perspective on the Dutch Golden Age
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 22, 2021 – Pages 163-197 When countries think of advancement, they don’t think of one country advancing in democracy and another in art. Instead they think that they must advance in all of these areas. If one country is outstanding in all of these areas, every other country will admire…