Applied Unificationism Unification Theological Seminary (sponsor from 2013-23)
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- Religion & Spirituality
Applied Unificationism
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Enlarged Freedom for a Safer World: A Unificationist Approach toward Human Security
After the end of the Cold War, many hoped the 21st century would be one of lasting peace. It actually started well with the International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://appliedunificationism.com/2023/05/01/enlarged-freedom-for-a-safer-world-a-unificationist-approach-toward-human-security/
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From Korea with Love
I have had the privilege of chairing an editorial team that has been assembling a chronology of the life and work of Sun Myung Moon (1920-2021) and Hak Ja Han Moon (1943-) in the United States from 1965-2022. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://appliedunificationism.com/2023/04/03/from-korea-with-love/
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The Veneration of Mary and Its Implications for Women in the Church
The veneration of Mary, the mother of Jesus, has been around for as long as the early Apostles. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://appliedunificationism.com/2023/03/20/the-veneration-of-mary-and-its-implications-for-women-in-the-church/
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The Concept of Truth and the Interpretation of Scripture
In most seminaries and academic institutions, since the rise of critical methods of scholarship, scripture has been studied by applying methods of literary and historical criticism. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://appliedunificationism.com/2019/03/11/the-concept-of-truth-and-the-interpretation-of-scripture/
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Russia, Crimea, Ukraine and Beyond
In a sermon I gave in Kiev in late 1991, I warned that the Israelites, upon escaping slavery in Egypt, still had to endure 40 years of suffering in the desert. So it has been for the Ukraine since the break-up of the Soviet Union. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://appliedunificationism.com/2023/02/27/russia-crimea-ukraine-and-beyond/
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Traditional Roman Catholicism vs. Franciscan Mysticism: A Case Study for Unificationists
Recently, a significant reconciliation took place between two opposing factions within Roman Catholicism. In light of divisions plaguing the Unification faith community at present, it is instructive to look at how this reconciliation took place. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://appliedunificationism.com/2023/01/30/traditional-roman-catholicism-vs-franciscan-mysticism-a-case-study-for-unificationists/