Английская Википедия:Chu Ki-chol
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Chu Ki-chol (Шаблон:Korean, born Chu Ki-bok, 25 November 1897 – 21 April 1944) was a Korean Presbyterian minister and martyr. After having dropped out of Yonhi College due to poor health and being briefly associated with the March 1st Movement for the independence of Korea, Chu attended a faith meeting of Шаблон:Interlanguage link. Thereafter, he sought a career in ministry, enrolling first at the Pyongyang Theological Seminary becoming a deacon. Chu was ordained a minister in 1926 and served as one in Pusan, Masan, and Pyongyang.
Chu opposed Shinto practices forced on Korean Christians by the Japanese occupiers. He was first arrested in February 1938 and tortured in prison. Still defiant, the Шаблон:Interlanguage link relieved him from ministry and the authorities arrested him three more times. His last arrest was in July 1940. He died of torture in prison on 21 April 1944.
After his death, the South Korean government has given recognition for him, including conferring upon him Order of Merit for National Foundation, Third Class. He was declared Шаблон:Interlanguage link in November 2007. Despite him being revered as a Korean nationalist, in his sermons he explained that his actions emanated from his Christian faith.
Early life
Chu was born to Chu Hyun-sung and Cho Jae-sung on 25 November 1897 in Book-boo-ri, Woong-chung-myun, Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, Korea.Шаблон:Sfn He was the fourth of seven children of a Christian family. Шаблон:Sfn[1] His birth name was Ki-bok, but he changed it to Ki-chol (Шаблон:Korean, meaning "devotee") to reflect his faith. Chu went to a private elementary school at age eight in Woong-chun-eup in 1904. In 1912 he moved on to Osan School,Шаблон:Sfn a hotbed of both Korean nationalism and Christianity that were agitated there by Шаблон:Interlanguage link and Cho Man-sik.[1]Шаблон:Sfn After graduating in 1916, he went to Yonhi College in Seoul in 1917, majoring in commerce on the advice of his father. In his second year in Yonhi, his sight began to deteriorate and he was diagnosed with cataracts. He was forced to drop out and return to his hometown.Шаблон:Sfn In 1919, Chu participated in the March 1st Movement for the independence of Korea. He was elected chairman of the Joseon Youth Corps, representing the Woongjin Youth Activist Group.[2] But after having attended a faith meeting hosted by Шаблон:Interlanguage link,[1] and allegedly regaining his sight there,Шаблон:Sfn he chose to pursue a different path. He enroll at the Pyongyang Theological Seminary,[1] becoming a deacon.[3] Chu was ordained a minister on 10 January 1926.[4]Шаблон:Sfn He served as one at the Cho Rang Church in Pusan, South Gyeongsang Province.[4]Шаблон:Sfn During the time of Chu's ministry, Korea was under Japanese occupation and the occupiers Шаблон:Interlanguage link. Chu refused, calling the practice out as idolatry.[4] In 1931 Chu organized local protests against the practice in South Gyeongsang Province.Шаблон:Sfn From 22 September 1931, Chu was minister at the Moon Chang Church in Masan. From the summer of 1936, he became minister of Sanjunghyun Church in Pyongyang.Шаблон:Sfn There he broadened the scope of his campaign against forced shrine visits making it a nationwide movement whose center was Sanjunghyun Church.Шаблон:Sfn
He opposed the order to house kamidana (miniature Shinto altars) in churches.[1] Chu had a habit of retreating to the mountains to pray. In the summer of 1938 he went to fast on Myohyangsan with two friends. He would also pray on the Moranbong overnight. Chu began to be considered the successor of Gil Seon-ju as the leader of the Presbyterian movement in Korea.Шаблон:Sfn
Imprisonment and death
For his defiance, Chu was arrested in February 1938 and taken into prison, where he was tortured until he was released months later.[4] After his release, Chu defended his views in a sermon called "Determination for Death" in September 1938.[2] In it, he explained that his conviction was based on faith, not nationalism.[4] His opposition was based in his conservative theology and its implications on his thinking about idolatry.Шаблон:Sfn That same month Chu was arrested again, briefly, to keep him out of the general assembly of the Korean Presbyterian Church that the Japanese authorities forced to accept Shinto practice.Шаблон:Sfn He continued his protest and was subsequently jailed two more times.Шаблон:Sfn His time in prison totaled five years.[4] In February 1939, Chu was allowed to pay a visit to his home and his church for three days. During this time, he gave a sermon entitled "My Five Fold Prayer".Шаблон:Sfn Although thoroughly conservative in theology, this sermon has been interpreted as a radical nationalist outburst in South Korea.Шаблон:Sfn
In August 1940, a Japanese pastor dispatched by the government gave a speech in Chu's Sanjunghyun Church. He claimed that Christians worshiping at Shinto shrines was not a sin. Chu confronted the pastor,Шаблон:Sfn embarrassing him greatly.Шаблон:Sfn The Japanese retaliated, ordering the Шаблон:Interlanguage link to relieve him of his pastoral duties and expel his family from church property. Chu was imprisoned for the last time;Шаблон:Sfn the charges were treason and breaching the Maintenance of the Public Order Act.[3] After his death the Sanchonghyon Church was closed down by the Japanese authorities.[4] He was tortured again.[4] Torture left him weakened and he died in Pyongyang Prison's medical ward on 21 April 1944.[4]Шаблон:Sfn His last words were "God of my soul, hold me firm."Шаблон:Sfn Chu was buried in a public cemetery in Pyongyang.Шаблон:Sfn
Legacy
On 10 July 1968, the South Korean government declared Chu an Honored Patriot.Шаблон:Sfn In 1990, Chu was posthumously awarded the South Korean Independence Medal (Order of Merit for National Foundation, Third Class). In 2007, the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs chose him as Шаблон:Interlanguage link for November, marking the 110th anniversary of his birth.[2] There is a memorial to Chu at the National Military Cemetery in Seoul,Шаблон:Sfn as well as in his native Changwon.[4]
Works
See also
- Choe Sang-rim
- Christianity in Korea
- Korean independence movement
- Minjung theology
- Presbyterianism in South Korea
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