In the June 2026 session of the Korea Peace Study Group, we heard from Rev. Samuel Shinn, one of the co-founders of an organization called Truth Reconciliation and Peace. He is a Korean American, retired pastor, and peace and social justice advocate who shares in this session about massacres committed in South Korea before and during the Korean War.
Some further study resources shared during the call include:
📖 어떻게 그럴 수가 있는가, 최태육 (2018)
📖 Korean War and Christianity, by Yoon Jung Ran (2015)
📖 The Protestant Church and Anticommunism in South Korea, by Kang Incheol (2007)
📖 한국전쟁과 집단학살, 김기진 (2006)
TAKE ACTION
On June 22nd, KPNGN is hosting two advocacy power hours for Korea Peace – the first at 12 pm ET and the second at 8 pm ET. You can sign up HERE.
United States’ citizens can urge their government to end the Korean War and return sovereignty to the Korean people. One way to do this is by supporting the “Peace on the Korean Peninsula” bill in Congress (H.R. 1841). Contact your member of Congress today about the Peace on the Korean Peninsula bill HERE.
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Shamanism and Colonial Drag
In our March 2026 study session, Dr. Merose Hwang leads a discussion exploring historic spaces carved out between the poles of imperialism and nationalism and modern Korean spaces that seek to defy definition.
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