Three Bows
A university professor invited a former colleague to tea. They hadn't seen each other for years, so the latter was surprised with the call. As they settled down in the warm sunshine streaming into the tea house and enjoyed the warm aroma that wafted up from their...
What Religion Did for East Germany’s Peaceful Revolution
Many have criticized religion as the reason for violence and writers from Richard Dawkins to Sam Harris cautions us on the dangers of religion. And yet one could point to pivotal moments in history where religion has been the only thing that could have moved a...
We are All Related
Imagine a society where everyone was related to each other as one big family. What would that look like? There are many good cultural examples around the globe that hint at what that might be like. Korea is one place where this notion of human interconnectedness can...
Washington DC Forum Exmines Role of South Korean and US Civil Society and Humanitarian Efforts in Global Development
A recent forum hosted by the Center for International and Strategic Studies and the Global Peace Foundation highlighted South Korea's growing role in global humanitarian development. In less than 50 years, South Korea has transitioned from a aid-receiving nation to...
Potential of Engaging Koreas Diaspora in Unification
Koreans in the diaspora suffer from divided families the same as Koreans on the peninsula. We are affected by and engaged in the fate of a divided homeland and often can bring a broader perspective to meeting the challenge of unification. I believe that the diaspora...
Koreanness – Finding Transnational Connections as One People
The prospect of Korean Reunification and the building of a vision of a unified Korea points to the need for an exploration of what it actually means to be Korean. The experience of Koreans in Japan makes for a particularly interesting study of this. Having lived apart...
Calling on the Korean Diaspora
“As I reflect on the memories of my father, I think of the Korean people, who, like the salmon, need to return to their original hometown, the place of their birth to begin the next cycle of life. That place begins with our founding mythology of Dangun and is...
Everyday Korean Unification
Crossing the Line We stood on the observatory looking across the 38th parallel. Beyond the barbed wire I could see bald hills rolling from one side of the horizon to the other. It had taken us 50 km to bike from Seoul to Imjinkak. It was our simple act for Korean...
One Family Under God Campaign: A Growing Interfaith Movement in Nigeria
“The threat of religious extremism cannot be resolved by political or economic solutions alone. A true and lasting resolution must be rooted in faith and expressed through practical spirituality. Faith leaders must step beyond the confines of their own sectarian or...
Global Peace Foundation-Korea’s Coordinated Efforts for Unification Recognized
“For any real discussion of unification to begin, we, as the Korean people, must identify a common platform through which we can all converge not as a divided people but as Koreans. Before we are to talk about political and economic systems as well as institutions of...
Global Peace Foundation-Mongolia Recognized for Volunteer Work with Youth
“Where can peace be found? Can you legislate it? Can you build it through economics, politics, or diplomacy? No. You have to change the hearts of men. When we live for the sake of others, we are building a new cultural paradigm and breaking down barriers, not with...
Korean Dream by Dr. Hyun Jin P. Moon Awarded “Book of the Year”
On November 20, 2014, Readers' Newspaper (독석신문) hosted the 45th annual ceremony for the Korean Culture and Arts Publications Award at the National Assembly Memorial Hall. This year, Global Peace Foundation founder, Dr. Hyun Jin Moon's new book, “Korean Dream: Vision...