SEOUL— As Wonyoung Sohn, a Methodist pastor and former professor of Christian theology, steps from the bustling Gangnam...
May 02, 2018
Life on Seoul’s ‘Muslim Street’
“Koreans who have visited Turkey visit my shop for these sweets,” says Ebru Uzun, the Turkish proprietor of...
Apr 28, 2018
Followers of a Korean sect of Buddhism have kept up a decades-long anti-nuclear fight
YEONGGWANG COUNTY, Korea – Grace Song is a Won Buddhist minister. Instead of the traditional robes and shaved...
Apr 26, 2018
Amid anti-gay sentiment, LGBT-affirming churches provide fellowship and advocacy
SEOUL — As service begins at Open Doors Metropolitan Church, about a dozen members draw up chairs and sprawl...
Apr 25, 2018
Amid economic and political tensions, shamanism regains popularity in South Korea
SEOUL - On the outskirts of Seoul, in the midst of an industrial, largely abandoned area, a winding...
Apr 25, 2018
Introduction: Religious divisions in South Korea inform attitudes on North Korea, social issues
SEOUL, South Korea — Travelers passing through Seoul Station escaped the spring rain and crowded around TV screens...
Apr 25, 2018
Churches filled with Korea’s youth embrace the #MeToo Movement
SEOUL — It started out as a tweet in the United States just a few months ago. It’s a...
Apr 25, 2018
Korean churches lose young congregants, who view religion as irrelevant
SEOUL — Like many of Korea’s formerly religious youth, Ryoo Eunseo didn’t make a conscious choice to leave...
Apr 25, 2018
As faithful celebrate Easter, Passover in Jerusalem, the city braces for the US embassy’s relocation
JERUSALEM – A cold, persistent rain fell on the ancient Roman paving stones of the Old City here,...
Mar 30, 2018
South Korea’s conservative Christians are at odds with a growing LGBT movement
SEOUL — Amid the unity flags flapping in the wind and other messages of peace at the 2018...
Mar 22, 2018
