41st Korea Missiology Forum
A Korea Missiology Forum, which has been hosted by Korea Research Institute for Mission (KRIM) since 2004, was held on January 12, 2017 at Nam Seoul Presbyterian Church, Seoul, South Korea. Rev. Daewon Moon, who is Ph.D. candidate at Boston University, spoke about “Ancestor Cults in Africa and African Initiated Churches” and Rev. Chun Lee, who is managing director of KRIM, responded. The session was followed by a period of questions and answers, and and a fuller discussion. The presenter, Daewon Moon explained the nature of Africans’ ancestor cult and how African Initiated Churches have responded to the practice, while Rev. Lee noted connections with the Korean Confucian traditions of ancestor worship. 