기독교 신학의 비주류 전통 다시보기: 생태여성신학의 함의

정미현 ( Meehyun Chung ) 한국조직신학회 2015 組織神學論叢 Vol.41 No.-

In the Christian tradition, there were two kinds of streams: The mainline stream emphasizes the institutional authority of the church based on the sinfulness of the human being. But in this stream there was a lack of femininity and ecological sensitivity. Women, body and nature are negatively considered. The subline stream, on the contrary, has sensitivity to women, body and nature in organic relationships. For this paper, in order to reveal the hidden subcultures within Christian tradition, related to femininity-friendly, body-friendly and eco-friendly thoughts, I attempt to investigate Celtic spirituality, medieval mysticism and Moravian tradition. Pelagius, Hildegard of Bingen and Comenius are three major examples out of this tradition. In spite of different theological approaches about salvation, some commonalities can be evaluated positively. That means that a creation-centered spirituality, cosmic Christology, gender justice approach could be positively considered. These elements can be updated and applied for contemporary theological debate regarding eco-feminism. Facing the ecological crisis of the contemporary very urgently requires a paradigm shift. Repentance and metanoia based on humble self-reflection on human misery and the ecological crisis is necessary. Due to gratitude for salvation which is given to us as a gift through the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ we can break the bondage of an unjust chain. It could be recovered through a wholesome relationship between God, human and nature. It means to live with responsibility and a proper ethical manner. Eco-feminist theology thus corrects shady details of the Christian tradition, and explores how to erupt a creation centered spirituality in a Christian tradition. It could be combined with a creation centered inclusive idea of salvation. Today``s era requests us to reevaluate the Christian tradition and reestablishment of this tendency. It implies breaking andro-centric, individualistic and abstract ideas of salvation and to move toward creation-centered inclusive salvation, which is underscored in WCC document of 2013 as well.

에라스무스의 시각으로 본 결혼에 대하여

정미현(Meehyun Chung) 한국기독교학회 2015 한국기독교신학논총 Vol.98 No.-

기독교 인문주의자 에라스무스(1466/1468??1536)는 신학적으로 가톨릭과 개신교 사이의 중간 지점에 위치하여 있는 사상가로서, 그는 혁명보다 오히려 변화를 불어넣고 싶어했던 인물이었다. 지금까지의 에라스무스에 대한 연구는 그의 생애, 사역과 특별히 자유의지론을 중심으로 한 그의 신학 사상에 집중되어 있었다. 여성과 결혼에 대한 그의 사상은 당시 인문주의와 종교개혁의 과도기에 굉장히 중요한 가치를 지니고 있었으나, 지금까지의 국내 학술 연구에서 크게 주목받지 못했었다. 이것이 본 논문의 출발점이다. 따라서 본 논문은 결혼에 대한 그의 사상의 내용과 의미를 검토하기 위한 목적을 지녔다. 먼저 결혼에 대한 에라스무스의 일반적인 생각을 고찰하고, 이 주제와 관련하여 구체적으로 그의 저서에 드러난 내용을 살펴보고자 한다. 세부적으로는 그의 주요 저서 가운데에서 우신예찬, 결혼예찬, 결혼에 대한 대화집, 결혼관 등을 검토하였다. 그는 르네상스와 종교개혁의 과도기에 근대를 향한 새로운 시대사조를 열어주었고, 이 주제에 관한 새로운 통찰과 인식을 하도록 도왔다. 에라스무스는 또한 중세 가톨릭교회와 성직자들의 성적인 타락과 중세기적 수도원주의의 문제에 대한 비판도 주저하지 않았다. 그에게도 여전히 여성, 젠더, 결혼에 대한 몇 가지 시대적 한계와 진부함이 보인다. 그렇지만 그는 결혼, 독신 문제와 성에 대한 성찰을 할 수 있도록 새로운 신학적 통찰력의 내용을 제시하였으며, 구체적인 변화를 가져올 수 있도록 이끌었다. 그것은 사람들과 문화의 내용과 생각을 바꾸도록 해주는 선구적인 시도였다. 그의 인문주의적 정신과 태도는 이러한 새로운 차원의 내용을 받아들이고 열어줄 수 있게 도왔다. 에라스무스는 사회변혁보다는 변화를 가져온 사람이라고 불리지만 그럼에도 불구하고 금욕주의 전통에 대한 그의 사상이나 결혼, 이혼과 연관된 성서 해석에서 상황적, 해석학적으로 새로운 주석의 방법을 시도하였고, 관습과 가톨릭적 전통에 얽매이지 않았다. 따라서 몇 가지 시대적 한계를 보인다고 할지라도 그의 사상은 여성의 권리, 여성의 권익 보호와 문화적 변화를 가져올 수 있는 통찰력을 전해주는 시도였다. 이러한 기초 연구를 바탕으로 향후 기독교 인문주의자들과 종교개혁가들의 결혼관에 대한 비교 연구나, 에라스무스의 사상에 영향을 받은 문학작품들 사이의 비교연구가 시도될 수 있고, 더욱 면밀하게 고찰될 수 있겠다. While the Christian humanist Desiderius Erasmus (1466/1468??1536) took an intermediate position between the Catholic and Protestant ones, he wanted to bring about change, rather than revolution. Although many previous studies elaborated on his work and life, his view and thought on women and marriage has been largely unreflected in academic research in Korea. That is the entry?point for this article. This article proposes to investigate the content and meaning of his thought regarding marriage. In this paper, the author illuminates his thoughts regarding this subject in general, examine and evaluate the contents of his writings in particular. Concretely his thoughts can be found in texts such as the Praise of Folly, the Praise of Marriage, his so?called “matrimonial colloquies,” the Institution of Christian Matrimony and so forth. He achieved in the transition period of the Renaissance and the Reformation era toward modernity the beginning of anew stream and brought new insight and perception into this issue. He was not hesitant to make critical comments toward the late medieval Catholic Church and the sexual corruption of clergy and life in the monastery in general. He even showed several cliches regarding women, issues of gender and marriage. He opened up the new insights into theology of marriage, celibacy and sexuality in Christianity. It was a rather pioneering attempt to bring certain changes of content and thought to people and culture. His humanistic spirit and behavior made it possible to accept and to open up this new dimension. Erasmus was called a person who brings about change rather than social reformation. Nevertheless Erasmus had reviewed the ascetic tradition of Christianity and the Bible verses regarding marriage including divorce. He opened up the way for situational and hermeneutic analysis and to tried to find out the true meaning of marriage instead being of stuck on old customs and catholic tradition. He even showed some limits of his times, but his ideas have given insight into the rights of women, protection of women and he started certain cultural changes. Based on this study, further comparisons among Christian humanists and reformers regarding issues of marriage and comparison of literature which are affected by his thought could be made and intensified.

릴리어스 호튼 언더우드의 선교 사역과 여성의식

정미현 ( Meehyun Chung ) 연세대학교 국학연구원 2015 동방학지 Vol.171 No.-

This paper was written to investigate the issue of women``s consciousness and women``s rights as seen by Lillias Horton Underwood (1851-1921). To this end, it considers her major books, articles, reports, and letters. The article provides an example of how a 19th-century American Caucasian woman carried out her mission and combined her awareness of gender justice with her various missionary endeavors. It critiques some of her attitudes from a post-colonial point of view, and also analyzes them in a neutral way. Underwood fought for the rights of female missionaries and the recognition of their work. She was neither an imperialistic superior charity-giver to poor Koreans, nor a deliverer of Western Christian culture upholding the American supremacy of humanitarian help. She showed her sisterhood in her solidarity with the activities of Korean women. While serving, she was impressed and inspired by the courage of devout women in Korea. She was also the beneficiary of their various experiences. There has been a certain lack of progress in women``s liberation related to national independence, and a lack of a systematized women``s liberation movement. It is our responsibility to develop gender justice in her footsteps. This study offers further detailed research; for example, by analyzing her works in comparison with those of other contemporary female missionaries, exploring her collaborations with indigenous Bible-Women, and so forth.

용병제도를 통해 본 츠빙글리 종교개혁의 사회 경제적 배경

정미현 ( Meehyun Chung ) 연세대학교 유럽사회문화연구소 2015 유럽사회문화 Vol.0 No.15

This paper was written for the purpose of investigating the issue of mercenary as seen by Huldrich Zwingli. This article examines the Swiss situation in the Reformation as a background for understanding view Zwingli as a reformer. The Reformation was fully aware of the problem of human oppression and economic exploitation. Zwingli began the Reformation in 16th century in Zurich, Switzerland, by witnessing the reality of young people being paid to fight in wars as troops who belong to different foreign countries and kill each other. He observed the devastation and the immorality of war while he accompanied soldiers as a priest. He realised the corruption of payments for mercenaries and criticized the unjust economic structure of the Swiss Confederation which depended on foreign forces. It promoted the vicious circle of poverty rather than economic growth. Based on this collective responsibility he attempted to combine social structural reforms and religious reforms based on the lines of ethics and communal goodness. Speaking with a nationalistic perspective, he urged informing ordinary people about the reality of the problem and kept criticizing corrupt church leaders and the minority ruling class who promoted this system of mercenaries and pension. He tried to get people to listen to the Word of God humbly and to restore sacred labor for sustainability. The structure and content of the paper is organized as follows: First, it introduces the mercenary system with a focus on the situation, context and the emergence of Zurich and Bern. Secondly, it examines fasting rules of the Catholic church and criticizes the hypocrisy of the Catholic church. Thirdly, it investigates two major documents of Zwingli which are directly related to the problem of mercenaries. Swiss people adapted positive values out of this negative historical event and experience and created diplomatic neutrality for a foreign policy. And also they used and promoted faithfulness as a national-image of Switzerland. How Zwingli`s thought is interpreted as a comparative study in the Catholic point of view and how the Catholic theologians evaluate the mercenaries might be a subject for further research.

Mission Work of Lillias Horton Underwood and Orientalism

Meehyun Chung(정미현) 장로회신학대학교 세계선교연구원 2017 선교와 신학 Vol.42 No.-

본 논문은 한국 최초 미국 여성 의료 선교사였던 릴리어스 호튼 언더우드(1851-1921)의 저술과 활동을 후기 식민지주의적 담론에 붙이고 어느 정도 미국 우월주의적 시각의 관점이 있는지 중립적 시각을 견지하여 살펴보고자 하는 것이다. 선교활동에 대한 연구는 여전히 남성 중심적이다. 따라서 전문 여성인력으로서 릴리어스 호튼 언더우드의 다중적 선교사역을 중심으로 살펴본다는 것 자체가 중요하다. 본 논문은 크게 두 부분으로 구성되어 있다. 첫 부분은 릴리어스 호튼 언더우드의 생애와 사역이고 두번째 부분은 그녀의 저작에 어느 정도 오리엔탈리즘의 관점이 들어 있는지 고찰하는 것이다. 이를 위한 방법으로 릴리어스 호튼 언더우드의 주요 저서와 글들, 미국 북장로교회 선교본부에 보냈던 편지와 보고서 등을 연대기적 순서를 따르지 않고 주제에 따라 임의로 선택하여 살펴보고자 한다. 그녀와 동시대에 활동했던 여성선교사들과 한국인 여성 조력자들에 관련된 비교 연구는 향후 연구과제로 남겨둔다. This paper examines the work of Lillias Horton Underwood (1851-1921), a US medical missionary in Korea, from the perspective of American supremacy for placing her writings on mission into postcolonial discourse and evaluating them in a neutral way. Research on mission work is still male dominated. Thus, it places Lillias Horton in the foreground as a professional female missionary who achieved comprehensive work in her missionary undertakings. It comprises two major parts: first, her life and work’s introduction, and, second, her major writings elaborated from the orientalistic perspective. Methodologically, it examines Lillias Horton’s major books and writings, including letters and reports to the Board of Foreign Mission of the Presbyterian Church in the US as random selections without considering chronological progress of her work. It conducts further research, including a comparison with other contemporary female missionaries or authors and collaboration with native women.

슈바이처 사상 다시 보기

정미현 ( Chung Meehyun ) 한국조직신학회 2016 한국조직신학논총 Vol.45 No.-

슈바이처는 아프리카의 성자로 잘 알려져 있는 위인이지만, 그가 예수의 생애를 본격적으로 연구한 신학자라는 사실은 잘 알려져있지 않다. 본 논문은 그의 신학사상을 고난, 하나님의 나라, 선교, 생명 경외의 차원에서 검토하고, 그의 사상을 한국기독교의 상황에실제적으로 적용하기 위하여 몇가지 제언을 하는 것으로 마무리 되고 있다. 본 논문의 연구 범위는 그의 설교집, 자서전, 그 외 단편적인 논문들을 위주로 하고 있다. 연구의 목표는 슈바이처가 의료 선교사의역할모델로만 파악 될 것이 아니라, 하나님 나라와 고난의 문제에대한 치열한 질문을 한 신학자였음을 부각시키며, 그의 윤리 사상의출현동기와 생명에 초점을 맞춘 그의 선교의식과 사상을 비판적으로 수용하며, 강조하고자 하는 것이다. "윤리적 신비주의"에 바탕을 둔 슈바이처의 사상은 한국 개신교의 보편적 논의에서 여전히 도외시 되고 있는 지속가능한 발전과생명 경외 사상을 향하여 선교의 패러다임 전환을 촉구하고 생명 경외사상과 의식을 증대하기 위하여 비판적으로 선별해서 수용되어야 할 것이다. Schweitzer was a well-known great saint of Africa. However it has not appeared enough that he was also an earnest theologian, who was concentrating on research about the life of Jesus. This article examines his theological thoughts regarding suffering, reign of God, mission, and reverence for life. And it concludes with a few suggestions for applying his theological ideas to the context of Korean Christianity. The research object of this article has focused on his sermons, biography, other fragmentary papers and so forth. The goal of this research is not merely to define Schweitzer as a role model for medical missionaries, but rather as a theologian who pursued the reign of God and suffering with intense questions. His missionary consciousness focused on the eruption of ethical ideas and praxis. Reverence for life, reflections upon mission, ethical ideas and the critical acceptance of his thoughts would be highlighted. "Ethical mysticism" upon which Schweitzer`s thoughts and praxis are based could be accepted by critically screening in order to combine sustainable development and reverence for life which is still being neglected in general discussions in the Korean context toward bringing a paradigm shift of the Christian mission and an increasing awareness of life.

이미지와 성상 부정에 대한 츠빙글리 사상 다시보기

정미현 ( Meehyun Chung ) 한국조직신학회 2015 한국조직신학논총 Vol.43 No.-

종교개혁은 중세기적으로 정형화된 예전의 틀을 깨고 간소화되고, 말씀 중심의 예배 의식을 발전시켰다. 또한 이미지에 대한 배제로교회 내부의 장식뿐 아니라, 예배 의식에서 하나님 말씀의 선포로서의설교에 집중하지 못하게 하는 모든 시각적인 것들은 제거 되거나 그의미를 잃게 되었다. 이로써 종교개혁은 이미지와 형상에 대하여 일방적으로 거부하거나 도외시하는 것으로 여겨지게 되었다. 도상정보(iconic information)와 이미지의 시대인 21세기에 개혁전통은 이미지부정내지 배제의 태도를 일관할 것인지, 아니면 새로운 재해석을 시도할 것인지 하는 것이 이 논문의 기본적 질문이며, 출발점이자 배경이다. 이를 위하여 본 논문은 종교개혁 가운데 츠빙글리의 이미지와 성상문제에 제한하여 살피고, 그 논의를 전개하고자 하였다. 츠빙글리가 이미지에 대한 부정적 태도를 취하게 된 것은 첫째로 신학적 의미에서 형상을 통한 우상 숭배를 배격하는 것과 말씀 선포에 대한 강조의 의미가 있을 뿐 아니라, 둘째로 당시 교회의 정의 구현의 문제와도연관되어 있었다. 즉 교회 재정의 운용과 분배 문제의 차원에서 볼 수있다는 뜻이다. 이 두 번째 측면을 조금 더 부각시키고자 하는 것이 이논문의 주요 의도이다. 문자 종교라고 불릴 수 있는 가톨릭의 정형성을 타파하면서 종교개혁은 말씀의 선포적 사건을 중요시함으로써 구술문화를 확대하였으나, 차츰 문서화, 화석화되어 갔다. 종교개혁 이후 등장한 개신교 정통주의는 점차적으로 문자 문화를 확산하는데 기여함으로써 구술문화 혹은 내러티브 이미지(narrative image)로 대변되는 또 다른 측면의약화를 가져오게 하였다. 문자성과 이미지를 포함하는 구술성의 대비는 자뇌와 우뇌, 남성성과 여성성의 대립으로도 파악하여 볼 수 있겠다. 개혁주의 정신을 현대에 적용한 바르트의 표현에 따르면 하나님의 말씀의 선포는 쓰여진 말씀, 계시된 말씀, 선포된 말씀의 삼중성의구도 안에서 융합적 역동성을 지닌 사건이다. 즉 문자성의 강조뿐 아니라, 이미지를 포함한 구술문화의 가치도 새롭게 부각되어야 할 것이다. 이미지에 대한 무비판적 거부가 아니라, 개혁주의 전통 가운데 종교개혁 당시 상황에서 이미지를 배격할 수밖에 없었던 그 특정한 배경과 이유를 이해하고, 이미지에 대한 새로운 평가와 가치 인정을 통하여 문자와 이미지, 문자문화와 내러티브 이미지를 포함한 구술성의 균형 있는 조화를 추구해야 할 것이다. 그렇게 함으로써 츠빙글리로부터비롯된 개혁주의적 정신을 현대의 시대적 상황에 맞게 재구성, 재수용하고 상실된 가치를 회복하며 균형성을 찾아가야 할 것이다. While the Reformation was breaking down the old liturgy of medieval frame, the proclaimed word developed into a center of worship. Due to the exclusion of images, all the whole inner decoration including visible images and statues which distract from listening to the proclamation of the word had been removed in the reformed churches. Thus the Reformation was considered to have refused images and visible forms. In our era of iconic information and images the crucial question is how we have reinterpreted the value of images or have kept on denying it. This is a basic entry-point of this article. In order to inquire into the historical background of the Reformation the author concentrated on Huldrych Zwingli`s Reformation regarding images and iconolatry. The negative perception of Zwingli regarding images and icon is firstly related to his theological approach of focusing on proclaiming the Word of God against idolatry. Secondly it is related to seeking justice in the church and Christianity. In terms of the second point it is interconnected with the use of budget, charity and distribution of material goods and finance. This article deals with this second aspect more precisely. Especially even though the Reformation started to put accent on narrativity against the written form of catholic dogma and challenged fixed written liturgy it became fossilized gradually as literacy and stuck on the word characteristically. Therefore narrative culture and narrative image became gradually weakened within the Reformed tradition through Protestant orthodoxy. According to Karl Barth who applied the reformed spirit to the modern world, God`s word and proclamation is an event of written word, revealed word and proclaimed word. It is a dynamic dialectical threefold meaning for inclusivity of God`s word. It implies not only the written word, but also the narrative word including narrative images which could be appreciated again in the reformed spirit. It means an image shouldn`t be denied simply or uncritically. It should be investigated in the background of the Reformation why image was strongly problematized in the era of Zwingli. Afterward the meaning of narrative image (narrativity or orality) and word (literacy) could be reevaluated for reaching a balance between them. Doing this harmonization and balancing we can keep seeking a reformed spirit and adjust to the needs of our contemporary world.

“제 1의 종교개혁”운동 이탈리아 왈도파의 발전과정과 그 의의

정미현 ( Chung Meehyun ) 연세대학교 유럽사회문화연구소 2016 유럽사회문화 Vol.0 No.17

In the history of Christianity there were many kinds of forerunners of reformation. One of example was the Waldensian Movement in Italy which could be considered as "The First Reformation". They were faithful Christians in the Medieval ages who were focussed on gospel, struggling against material and spiritual corruption of the established Roman Catholic Church. Even though they were accused of heresy and suffered under harsh persecution they never gave up their sincerity of faith and practice of love as a Christian ethic in Italy where Catholic Church dominated with an absolute majority. This article shows that the Waldensian Movement is today working as dialectical ecumenical movement. This article deals with the development of the Waldensian movement and seeks for its implications. This article is composed in three parts:1. Eruption and early formation of the Waldensian movement in comparison with St. Francis, 2. Persecution and development of the Waldensians and the contents of their confession, 3. Recognition of the Waldensians and the current mission of the Waldensian community for social outreach. This example shows how the term of heretic was misused in Christian history. Prior to judging another, self-reflection and self-criticism of the established Church is very much needed. To reform the established church is very much required than ever before in Korea. The Waldensian case shows us the transformation of the reformed oriented Christian community in spite of their numbers. The case of the Waldensians who served as a creative minority will help us to find a way for the renewal of our contemporary Church and society in a constructive way.

기본소득 담론에 대한 생태여성신학적 접근

정미현(Chung, Meehyun) 서강대학교 생명문화연구소 2021 생명연구 Vol.61 No.-

2021년 현재 우리 사회에는 기본소득 도입의 당위성, 타당성, 효율성에 대한 다양한 논의가 이어지고 있다. 21세기 한국교회를 위하여 기본소득 담론을 생태여성신학과 연계하여 고찰하며 공유부 가운데 특히 탄소세 도입의 타당성을 점검하고자 하는 이 논문은 세 부분으로 구성되었다. 첫째로 기본소득과 공유부 이론의 의미를 기독교적 관점에서 재구성하고자 한다. 둘째로 생태 여성신학과 기본소득 재원 마련의 한 축을 이루는 공유부 이론의 상관관계를 밝히기 위하여 생태여성신학을 주도하는 지구 북반구와 남반구의 대표적 여성신학자의 이론을 소개하고자 한다. 셋째로 기본소득 담론이 이상적 차원에 머물지 않도록 공유부 이론이 구체화된 탄소세 도입의 사례와 의미를 소개하며 생태여성신학적 측면에서 긍정하고자 한다. 요약하면 생태여성신학적 논의는 경제정의의 측면에서 기본소득 담론과 그 재원 마련의 한 방법으로 부각된 공유부 이론과 연결될 수 있다고 보겠다. 인간 중심적 구원론 이해에 머무르는 종래의 신학적 담론을 교정하며 생태여성신학은 전 우주적 구원의 지평을 보게 한다. 그래서 온 피조물의 상호 연관성, 내적 의존성에 관심을 두어 하나님, 인간과 자연과의 관계성 회복에 중점을 둔다. 공유부 이론의 한 축으로써 탄소세의 법제화와 도입은 이러한 생태 감수성을 육화시키는 제도이므로 생태여성신학적 시각에서도 뒷받침 될 수 있겠다. As of 2021, discussions continue over the justification, validity, and efficiency of introducing basic income continue in our society. This thesis, which aims to examine and get closer to a discussion of basic income and common wealth in terms of eco feminism for Korean churches in the twenty-first century, is composed of three parts. First, I reconstruct the theory of basic income and commonwealth from a Christian perspective. Secondly, in order to reveal the correlation between ecofeminist theology and the theory of commonwealth that forms an axis of funding for basic income, I introduce the theories of two leading female theologians in the northern and southern hemispheres. And thirdly, in order to prevent the discourse on basic income from remaining at the level of ideas, I propose introducing a carbon tax in terms of commonwealth and explore its legitimacy from a perspective of Ecofeminist theology. In summary, I claim that the ecofeminist theology discourse can be combined with the theory of commonwealth, which has emerged as a perspective of economic justice and a method of financing basic income. This essay remedies the conventional theological discourse that stays within the understanding of anthropocentric soteriology. Ecofeminist theology allows us to see the horizon of universal salvation by focusing on restoring the relationship between God, humans and nature by paying attention to the interrelationship and inner dependence of all creation. The legalization and introduction of a carbon tax as an axis of the theory of the commonwealth instills this ecological sensibility and can therefore be supported and grounded within a perspective of Ecofeminist theology.

한국교회 초기 선교의 한 유형

정미현(Meehyun Chung) 연세대학교 신과대학(연합신학대학원) 2015 신학논단 Vol.80 No.-

This article aims to illuminate the life and work of Lillias Horton Underwood. In contrast to her huge achievements she has not been well-introduced by Korean Christianity. This is an attempt to commemorate her and her achievements. The role of Lillias Horton was not limited just to serving as a mother and a wife to Horace Grant Underwood. However she dedicated most of her life to supporting her husband"s project and son"s education. These efforts contributed a lot for the foundation of the further development of Korean Christianity in medical missions, education and church planting. In this article the author analyses the life and work of Lillias Horton primarily through her major books and to illustrate and systematize her work according to a threefold mission work; namely, health care, education and evangelism. This article is composed by five parts: first, the life and work of Lillias Horton Underwood; second, the mission of diversity in health care, evangelism, and education; third, her relationship with Empress Myungsung; fourth, the Christian thought of Lillias Horton Underwood; fifth, the issue of orientalism. This lays the ground for further research; for example analyzing her articles, letters and reports and exploring certain collaborations between the indigenous Korean women and American female missionaries, and making comparison with other contemporary female missionaries so on. This article aims to illuminate the life and work of Lillias Horton Underwood. In contrast to her huge achievements she has not been well-introduced by Korean Christianity. This is an attempt to commemorate her and her achievements. The role of Lillias Horton was not limited just to serving as a mother and a wife to Horace Grant Underwood. However she dedicated most of her life to supporting her husband"s project and son"s education. These efforts contributed a lot for the foundation of the further development of Korean Christianity in medical missions, education and church planting. In this article the author analyses the life and work of Lillias Horton primarily through her major books and to illustrate and systematize her work according to a threefold mission work; namely, health care, education and evangelism. This article is composed by five parts: first, the life and work of Lillias Horton Underwood; second, the mission of diversity in health care, evangelism, and education; third, her relationship with Empress Myungsung; fourth, the Christian thought of Lillias Horton Underwood; fifth, the issue of orientalism. This lays the ground for further research; for example analyzing her articles, letters and reports and exploring certain collaborations between the indigenous Korean women and American female missionaries, and making comparison with other contemporary female missionaries so on.