Titel
The Universal Peace Federation (UPF): Origins, Development, and Challenges of the Unificationist “Abel United Nations”
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Abstract
The Universal Peace Federation or UPF is a United Nations-affiliated NGO established in 2005 by Mun Sŏn-myŏng (1920–2012), the founder of the South Korean Unification Movement. Mun deemed the UPF’s formation “the most revolutionary and wondrous event since God’s creation of humankind,” assigning the organisation a pivotal role in his millenarian project. This article continues the discussion in Pokorny and Zoehrer 2022 (which addressed the context, birth, and millenarian anatomy of the UPF), outlining the history of the UPF with a focus on its changing self-conception, leadership shifts, and global activities. It examines how the UPF has articulated and put into practice its millenarian founding ideal over the course of three stages of its development. Finally, it highlights major external and internal challenges, which not only informed the UPF’s identitybuilding and public perception but render the organisation systemically vulnerable.
Stichwort
Unification Churchnew religious movementUPFmillenarianismreligion and politics
Objekt-Typ
Sprache
Englisch [eng]
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Erschienen in
Titel
Vienna Journal of East Asian Studies
Band
14
Ausgabe
1
ISSN
2521-7038
Erscheinungsdatum
2022
Seitenanfang
205
Seitenende
247
Publication
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Erscheinungsdatum
2022
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Rechte
Rechteangabe
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