Center for Religious Studies
- Chair : Yoo Yohan
- Location : bldg.5 / Room.301-2
- Tel : 02-880-6024
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Center for Religious Studies
The Center for Religious Studies examines and conducts research into issues related religion. The periodical Religion and Culture published by the center seeks to motivate academic research into the various phenomena and functions of religion and culture, and to extend interest in the field. The periodical was founded in 1995 in response to wide demand in religious and academic circles for a professional academic journal on religious issues. At present projects are in progress to update the journal in line with the information age through database build-up and an on-line journal. The center for Religious Studies examines and conducts research into issues related religion.
Principal Activities
Journal: Religion and Culture
Books: Religious Pluralism and Religious Ethics (1994), The Religious Outlook of Koreans (2001), The Reasoning behind Religious Culture (2000), Religious Culture of the Goryeo Dynasty (Seoul: SNU Press, 2002), Myth and History (2003), Religion and History (2006)
Research Projects: "The Reasoning behind Religious Culture" (Sponsor: Institute of Humanities, SNU, 1999), "Studies on the History of Religious Studies during the Goryeo Dynasty" (Sponsor: Institute of Humanities, SNU, 1999), "The Ideal Person according to Korean Religion" (Sponsor: Korea Research Foundation, 2000).
Numerous seminars, colloquia, and academic conferences
The Center for Religious Studies examines and conducts research into issues related religion. The periodical Religion and Culture published by the center seeks to motivate academic research into the various phenomena and functions of religion and culture, and to extend interest in the field. The periodical was founded in 1995 in response to wide demand in religious and academic circles for a professional academic journal on religious issues. At present projects are in progress to update the journal in line with the information age through database build-up and an on-line journal. The center for Religious Studies examines and conducts research into issues related religion.
Principal Activities
Journal: Religion and Culture
Books: Religious Pluralism and Religious Ethics (1994), The Religious Outlook of Koreans (2001), The Reasoning behind Religious Culture (2000), Religious Culture of the Goryeo Dynasty (Seoul: SNU Press, 2002), Myth and History (2003), Religion and History (2006)
Research Projects: "The Reasoning behind Religious Culture" (Sponsor: Institute of Humanities, SNU, 1999), "Studies on the History of Religious Studies during the Goryeo Dynasty" (Sponsor: Institute of Humanities, SNU, 1999), "The Ideal Person according to Korean Religion" (Sponsor: Korea Research Foundation, 2000).
Numerous seminars, colloquia, and academic conferences
