Journal of Christian Education in Korea (기독교교육논총)

The Korean Society of Christian Religious Education (한국기독교교육학회)
권호 표지
DOI QR코드

DOI QR Code

A study on Korean Church based on discourse analysis of the daily newspaper: The relationship between Society and Protestantism in the 21st Century in Korea

일간지 담론분석을 통해 본 한국 개신교 : 21세기 한국적 상황에서 사회와 개신교의 관계성 성찰

  • Received : 2022.05.29
  • Accepted : 2022.06.29
  • Published : 2022.06.30
Download PDF
⟨ Previous Next ⟩

Abstract

The religious discourse produced by the daily newspapers can be viewed as a 'social-relationship' discourse rather than a religion's 'faith-identity' discourse. As a social relationship discourse, the understanding of Korean Church (Protestantism) discourses should be understood in the context of the social structural changes in South Korea. The public discourse produced by the media shows a reality that has been interpreted with specific values and standards on the premise of Spatio-temporal specificity rather than the actual social reality. This research approaches the Korean Church discourses produced by the daily newspaper from a social constructionism perspective. Moreover, the globalization theory is especially highlighted due to the social structural changes in South Korea. The research purpose is to reflect on the relationship between Korean society and the Korean Church in the 21st-century Korean situation through content analysis and discourse analysis in Korean newspapers. As a result of analysing the Korean Church discourse produced by the daily newspapers over the past 18 years (2004-2021), it was found that various mutual conflicts between Korean society and the Korean church were occurring.

일간지 사설이 생산하는 종교담론은 종교의 '신앙 정체성' 담론이기 보다는 '사회관계성' 담론이라 할 수 있다. 사회관계성 담론으로서 개신교 담론에 대한 이해는 한국적 상황에서 진행되는 사회구조적 변동을 배경으로 새롭게 접근할 필요가 있다. 언론이 생산한 공공담론은 사회현실 자체를 사실적으로 반영하기보다는 시공간적 특수성을 전제로 일정한 가치와 잣대로 해석된 현실을 보여준다. 본 연구는 일간지가 생산한 개신교 담론을 구성주의 관점으로 접근한다. 특히 사회구조적 변동으로써 한국적 상황을 세계화(Globalization)론으로 바라본다. 본 연구의 목적은 일간지 사설의 내용분석과 담론분석을 통하여 21세기 한국 상황에서 사회와 개신교의 관계성을 성찰하는 것이다. 사회언론이 생산하는 한국 개신교 담론에 대한 분석적 고찰은 사회와의 건강한 소통을 위한 기초 작업이며 하나님 나라를 추구하는 기독교교육의 실천적 역할과도 연결된다. 최근 18년간(2004~2021) 일간지 사설이 생산한 한국 개신교 담론을 분석한 결과 한국사회와 한국 개신교의 상호충돌적 만남이 광범위하게 진행되고 있음을 발견하였다.

Keywords

References

  1. Kim, S. H. (2019). Cultural Understanding of the Korean Church: Focusing on the Concepts of Cultural Theology, Cultural Mission, and Cultural Ministry. Theology and Practice, 64, 399-401.
  2. Kim, Y. C. (1999). A study on the ruling discourse in the new era of 'growth politics': Focusing on 'globalization' discourse during the Kim Young-sam administration. Trends and prospects, 43, 23-40.
  3. Kim, J. J. (2016). Islamic Terrorism and Some Directions of Spiritual Education for Korean Church: Focus on IS Terrorism. Journal of Christian Education, 48, 244-245.
  4. Kim, H. S. (2013). Developing Media Literacy as Digital Cultural Competence, Journal of Christian Education, 36, 405-408.
  5. Kim, H. J. (2008). A Comparative Research on Editorials in Hankyoreh Newspaper and Chosun Ilbo : Focused on the Agenda and Frames for the Past 20 Years, Sookmyung Women's University graduate master's thesis.
  6. Park, S. J. (2011). The Prospect and Task of KSCRE in the Future, Journal of Christian Education, 27, 44-46.
  7. Park, J. K. (2008). Justifying the Media's Production of Religious Discourse - A Case Study of TV Documentary God's Way, Man's Way, Journal of Korean Association for Broadcasting & Telecommunication Studies, 22(6), 110-148.
  8. Park, J. K. (2009). Media, Religion, and Culture : A New Approach to the Study on the Intersections between Media and Religion, Korean Journal of Journalism and Communication Studies, 53(6), 310-327.
  9. Park, J. K. (2010). Discourse on the social role of religion produced by journalism: Focusing on the analysis of the religious aspect of daily newspapers, Korean Journal of Journalism and Communication Studies, Fall Regular Conference Materials, 153-155.
  10. Byun, D. H. et al. (2000). An editorial comparative study of the Korean American newspaper on the armistice agreement at the end of the Korean War, Journal of Korean Association For Communication And Information, No. 14, 182-210.
  11. Ok, S. S. (2013). Protestantism in Korea seen through discourse analysis of daily newspapers. Hope Theology Forum.
  12. Ok, S. S. et al. (2017). Church and communication in the digital age. Seoul: Handel Publishing House.
  13. Ok, S. S. (2019. 7.12). Prospecting post-protestants. Gospel Today. http://www.gospeltoday.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=4375.
  14. Ok, S. S. (2021. 5. 4.). The New Normal and Reformed Church Identity. Gospel Today. http://www.gospeltoday.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=8453
  15. 이선영 (2011). 미디어의 종교보도를 위한 제언: TV 다큐멘터리 <신의 길, 인간의 길>을 통해서. 한국콘텐츠학회, 11(12), 658-673. https://doi.org/10.5392/JKCA.2011.11.12.658
  16. Lee, S. H. et al. (2017), Church and communication in the digital age. Seoul: Handel Publishing House.
  17. Lee, W. K. (1993). A Study on Changes in the Structure of Religious Consciousness of Koreans after Liberation, Seoul: Korean Spiritual Culture Research Institute, 161-232.
  18. Lee, H. J. (2011). The Korean Church must change its paradigm to live, Seoul: Holywaveplus Press.
  19. Lee, H. J. (2021). A Study on the Current Status of Religious Reporting in Daily Newspapers and Missionary Response Tasks. Korea Evangelical Missiological Society, 56, 197-238. https://doi.org/10.20326/KEMS.56.4.197
  20. Jang, H. K. (2001). Religious culture reflected in public opinion media: An analysis of religious-related newspaper articles in major daily newspapers in the 1990s, Religious Culture Reflected by Mass Media, 3, 109-136.
  21. Jung, J. C. (2002). Korean Press and Discourse of Ideology, Korean Journal of Journalism and Communication Studies, 46, No. 4, 314~348.
  22. Jung, H. S. (2010). (A) Study on the characteristics of reporting the religious issues by domestic newspapers: focused on the Dong-a Ilbo, the Hankyoreh, and the Kukmin Ilbo. School of Journalism and Information, Hanyang University graduate master's thesis.
  23. Cho, M. Y. (2020). Christian Peace Education to strengthen Peace Capabilities, Journal of Christian Education, 63, 377-407.
  24. Cha, B. K. (1995). Social Science Research Methods. Seoul: Semyung Press.
  25. Chae, Y. T. & Choi, O. C. (2012). A Study on the Saemaul Undong in the 1970s through the News Frame Analysis of the Newspaper Editorials, The Korean Association For Comparative Government, 16, no. 1, 247-270. https://doi.org/10.18397/kcgr.2012.16.1.247
  26. Choi, S. H. (2003). The Meaning of Leisure Practice in Globalization Era: An Investigation of 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup, The Tourism Sciences Society Of Korea, 26(4), 27-42.
  27. Choi, S. H. (2005). Korean society and Korean leisure. Seoul: Korea Academic Information, 37-39.
  28. Choi, S. H. et al. (2009). A research study for establishing long-term development policies. Seoul National University of Science and Technology.
  29. Hwamg, W. S. & Kim, S. H. (2015). Journalistic ideals and reality in terms of fairness: The case study about media coverage over "kidnapped Afghanistan missionary group", Social Science Research Institute, Yonsei University, 46(1).
  30. Heo, Y. C. & Park, H. W. (2010). Construction of Globalization Discourse in the Korean Press : A Comparison of News Coverage by the Chosun Ilbo and the Hankyoreh, Journal of Communication Science, 10(4), 562-602.
  31. Beger, P.(1999). The desecularization of the world: A global overview. In Berger, P.(Ed.), The desecularization of the world: Essays on the resurgence of religion in world polictics (pp.1-9). Washington D.C.: Ethics and Public Policy Center
  32. Bernard, Berelson.(1952). Content Analysis in Communication Research, NY: The Free Press of Glencoe. p 18. 차배근(1990), 재인용, p375
  33. Giddens, Anthony.(1990). The Consequence of Moderninty, Polity Press, London: 1-54, 55-79, 174-178
  34. Giddens, Anthony.(1999). Runaway World-How Globalization is Reshaping Our Lives, Polity Press, London : 6-19, 36-50
  35. Gitlin, T.(1980). The whole word is watching: Mass media in the making and unmaking of the new left. LA: University of California Press.
  36. Hoover,S. M., & Lundby, K.(1997). Rethinking media, religion, and culture. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage
  37. Robertson, Roland.(1992). Globalization; Social Theory and Global Culture. Sage: 164-181
  38. Tucker, Kenneth.(1999). Anthony Giddens and Modern Social Theory. (Kim, Y. K. & Park, H. S. Trans.). Seoul: Ilsin Press. (Original work published in 2010)
  39. Tuchman, G.(1995). Making News: Reconstruction of Modern Society and Reality. (Park, H. S. Trans.). Seuol: Nanam Press. (Original work published in 1978)