70년대 한국 현대 문학 속에 나타난 기독교 신앙 이해에 대한 연구: 이강백의 희곡 「개뿔」을 중심으로 = The Christian Spirit of Resistance as Seen Through Modern Korean Literature: Focusing on Lee Kang-baek’s Play “Gaeppul”

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The Christian Spirit of Resistance as Seen Through Modern Korean Literature: Focusing on Lee Kang-baek’s Play “Gaeppul”





Youngho Lee*

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to explore the ‘understanding of Christian faith’ in Lee Kang-baek’s plays. As a research method, James Fowler’s theory on “stages of religious development” was referenced. This paper aimed to discuss the Christian faith that Korean Christians in the 1970s understood in the context of challenging the unjust reality but being frustrated by the power of reality, using Lee Kang-baek’s play Gaeppul performed in 1979 as the subject. Lee Kang-baek argued that humans can be saved from irresistible forces or political and social violence. This study focused on the ‘understanding of Christian faith’ in Lee Kang-baek’s play Gaeppul performed in the 1970s. It also confirmed the author’s claim that humans can be saved even in unjust situations. However, this tendency of the author did not continue until the 1980s. It did not sufficiently discuss the way it was related to the author’s mid-to-late works. I believe that further research is needed to supplement this.
















Key Words: ‘Lee Kang-baek’, Modern Korean Literature, Christian Faith, Christian Plays, Religious Development.
























































The Christian Spirit of Resistance as Seen Through Modern Korean Literature: Focusing on Lee Kang-baek’s Play “Gaeppul”

DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.62783/SHSS.7.2.28





Youngho Lee*

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to explore the ‘understanding of Christian faith’ in Lee Kang-baek’s plays. As a research method, James Fowler’s theory on “stages of religious development” was referenced. This paper aimed to discuss the Christian faith that Korean Christians in the 1970s understood in the context of challenging the unjust reality but being frustrated by the power of reality, using Lee Kang-baek’s play Gaeppul performed in 1979 as the subject. Lee Kang-baek argued that humans can be saved from irresistible forces or political and social violence. This study focused on the ‘understanding of Christian faith’ in Lee Kang-baek’s play Gaeppul performed in the 1970s. It also confirmed the author’s claim that humans can be saved even in unjust situations. However, this tendency of the author did not continue until the 1980s. It did not sufficiently discuss the way it was related to the author’s mid-to-late works. I believe that further research is needed to supplement this.




Key Words: ‘Lee Kang-baek’, Modern Korean Literature, Christian Faith, Christian Plays, Religious Development.




























































































□ 접수일: 2025년 3월 19일, 수정일: 2025년 4월 13일, 게재확정일: 2025년 4월 20일＊ 루터대학교 교양대학 부교수(Associate Professor, Luther Univ., Email: [e-mail])





















































































































































































































































































































□ 접수일: 2025년 3월 19일, 수정일: 2025년 4월 13일, 게재확정일: 2025년 4월 20일＊ 루터대학교 교양대학 부교수(Associate Professor, Luther Univ., Email:...