CONTENTS
Table: A Chronology of Ham's Life
3. Approach to Thesis Research
Chapter One: The Historical Background of Twentieth Century Korea
1.1. The Legacy of the Choson Dynasty: Confucianism and Authoritarianism
1.2. The Era of Imperialism and Communism
1.3. A Corrupt Christian Regime and Inefficient Government
1.4. Military Dictatorship and Democracy
Chapter Two: The Early Life of Ham Sokhon (1901-1923)
2.1. A 'Gentle' Childhood in North P'yongan Province (1901-1919)
2.2. In the March First Movement as a Christian Youth (1919-1921)
2.3. At Osan School (1921-1923)
Chapter Three: Adult Life in Colonial Korea (1923-1945)
3.1. Life in Japan (1923-1928)
3.2. A History Teacher and the Songso Choson (1928-1938)
3.3. 'Nationalist',
'Oriental' and Farmer (1938-1945)
At the "Prison University"
Free from Uchimura
A Pacifist under Imperialism
Chapter Four: Ham Sokhon in 'Liberated' Korea (1945-1961)
4.1. After Liberation and as Head of Education (1945-1947)
4.2. 'Liberal' South Korea and
'Crying in the Wilderness' (1947-1961)
The Socio-Political Setting of South Korea
Ham in South Korea
Ham the 'Heretic'
Ham the 'Failure' as an Organiser
"A Prophet is not Welcome in His Own Land"
Ham the 'Sinner'
Chapter Five: Life Under the Military Regimes (1961-1989)
5.1. The May 16 Coup and the Passage to Quakerism (1961-1970)
Ham the Wanderer
'The Turning Point'
5.2. The Voice of the People and
'To the Last Breath' (1970-1989)
Overcoming Strength with Mildness
Ham the Promoter of Freedom
Nation versus Family
Chapter Six: The Legacy of Ham Sokhon
6.1. Kim Donggill and Ahn Byungmu
Kim and His Public Activities
Ahn and Minjung Theology
6.2. Democracy in Korea
Ham the Reviver of the Socio-Political Aspects of Christianity
Ham and Democracy with Reference to the Bible
6.3. Ham's Merging of Western Christianity with East Asian Philosophies
The Characteristics of Religious Tradition in Korea
Ham's Approach to Religion
An East Asian Interpretation of Western Christianity
Religious Pluralism
An Historical and Socio-Cultural Religion
Ham as a Humanist
Ham Sokhon - Between the City of God and the Secular City