An Overview of Unification
Principle
Rev. Sun Myung Moon’s Life Course
History
• Born in 1920
• Remains of the Moon home in Sangsa-ri in
the west of present day North Korea
(HSA-UWC, Seoul)
History
• April 17, 1935, he was praying on a hill near his
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home, when Jesus appeared to him.
Asked him to continue Jesus’ mission.
The next nine years, until the end of the war,
were spent in spiritual search
History
• After his family
converted from
Confucianism to
Presbyterianism when
he was 11, the young
Rev. Moon then
attended a Methodist
church, later changing
to more charismatic
Korean churches.
• Church group in Seoul.
Rev. Moon is standing
second from right.
(HSA-UWC, Seoul)
History
• The young Moon
went to school in
Seoul from 19381941.
• cooking for
fellow lodgers.
(HSA-UWC, Seoul)
History
• March 31, 1941, went to technical high
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school affiliated with Waseda university,
Tokyo
Involved in underground freedom
movement
Graduated Sept 18, 1943
History
• In Nov. 1943, Sun-
myung Moon married.
According to custom,
his bride, Choi sun-kil,
was found through
arrangement between
the couple's parents.
(Pak Chong-hwa)
History
• In late November 1944, arrested in Seoul on
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suspicion of being a Communist.
The police beat him and began routine torture to
force a confession. They held him down and
poured water laced with red pepper down his
nose. They pulled him up, tied his wrists behind
his back, hoisted him in the air and thrashed him
in a form of torture known as the 'airplane.' He
refused to confess. Spent 60 days in gaol.
History
• From 1945 - 1948,
Rev. Moon
connected to
spiritually prepared
groups.
• Around the end of
1945, he joined
Kim Baek-moon's
spiritual group,
who had new
revelations about
the second coming
of Christ
History
• On June 5 1946, Rev. Moon
told his wife he was going to
north Korea to buy rice. He said
he would be away for about
fifteen days. Later his wife tried
several times, with their baby,
to come up to join him, but
was stopped at the border by
Soviet soldiers. It would be six
years before they saw each
other again.
History
• In Pyong Yang, Rev. Moon was led to establish
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his own church group. Many church-goers felt
impure and stopped sexual relations with their
spouse. Suspicious husbands and wives came to
find out what was going on, and would see
many men and women in the same room,
singing and talking together for hours, which
was very unusual, given the strict Korean
customs prohibiting contact with the opposite
sex. Rumours of orgies spread.
On Aug. 11, 1946, in response to complaints,
agents came and arrested Rev. Moon.
History
• When trying to get a message to members of a
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Christian group in the same prison, Rev. Moon
was caught and severely tortured.
This incident happened on Sept. 18 1946. He
had already been held for almost six weeks,
during which time his interrogators had tried to
get him to confess to being a spy for the
American military government which was ruling
in south Korea.
History
• For several days during the interrogation, Rev.
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Moon was not given food and not allowed to
sleep. He was also beaten savagely.
On Oct 31 he was declared innocent and
released. His followers were shocked when they
found him. He had been thrown out into the
yard, half dead from the beatings, his clothes
stuck to his body by clotted blood. As they took
him home, he was vomiting so much blood that
they thought he would die. There was talk of
preparing a funeral.
History
• The Communists were able to make use of inter•
religious and inter-denominational rivalries.
The churches realized that, without government
power, they would not be able to prevent Moon
from preaching, so they began to write formal
protests against him. By early 1948, his
followers say, the Communist authorities had
received some eighty complaints that Moon was
swindling Christians, breaking up families and
committing adultery.
History
• He was arrested by the police on Feb. 22
• On May 20, 1948, Sun-myung Moon was
transferred to a labour camp beside the village
of Dong-ri near the east coast industrial city of
Hungnam.
History
• The file of prisoners
was led to a
mountain of
ammonium
sulphate which had
solidified and had
to be broken up
and bagged in forty
kilogram sacks. The
work would keep
them busy for over
two years.
History
• Each ten-man team
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had to do 700 bags in
an 8-hour work day.
Supper was a handful
of boiled grain and
salty soup. The skin of
their fingertips peeled
off from exposure to
the fertilizer.
People died even while
eating.
History
• Oct. 14 1950, they were released after the
American Navy bombarded the city.
• After spending 40 days in Pyong Yang to
let his followers know he had been freed,
Rev. Moon, a young follower, and a fellow
former prisoner who had a broken leg, left
for the South.
History
• After an arduous and
dangerous trip
South, Rev. Moon
arrived in Pusan,
South Korea, on
January 27, 1951.
Refugees scrambling over thedamaged Daedong River bridge in Pyongyang during the Korean War (Yonhap News Agency, Seoul)
History
• The shack Moon built with ration boxes in
Pusan in 1951.
(HSA-UWC Seoul)
History
• Kang Hyun-shil,
the first evangelist
of the Unification
Church
(HSA-UWC Seoul)
History
• Met up again with his wife, Choi Sun-kil in Nov.
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1952.
Wasn’t able to have time alone with him.
She couldn’t understand his sense of mission.
In 1953, he moved to Seoul and she stayed in
Pusan. She later took out divorce proceedings
and the marriage was legally ended in 1958.
History
• Reverend Sun-myung Moon with early followers.
Moon top left, Eu Won-hyo top right, Kim Wonpil bottom center
(HSA-UWC Seoul)
History
• Sun-myung
Moon conducts
an out-door
worship service
in South Korea in
the early 1950s.
(HSA-UWC Seoul)
History
• Founded
HSAUWC 1st May
1954.
History
• Later married
Han Hak-ja in
1960
(HSA-UWC Seoul)
Development of the Providence:
The Blessing Providence
7yrs
1952
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No unified body of Christianiy.
“John the Baptist” figures failed to
recognise the time they were in
Again, divisions:
Now on the world level:
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400 yrs preparation
NS Korea,
E/W Germany
Israel/Palestine
Communism/Democracy etc
Development of the Providence:
The Blessing Providence
7yrs
HSAUWC – mission of bride
1952‘54
~40 years
‘97
2000
7yrs
Rev Moon
HSA: 54-97
TPs: 60 -2000
1993
WFWP started
10th April 1992
Foundation
Inherited by Mrs. Moon
400 yrs preparation
Development of the Providence:
The Blessing Providence
2000
Feb 6 1999 IIFWP
‘97
HSAUWC
July 31 1996 FFWPU
1993
‘54
WFWP started
10th April 1992
Foundation
Inherited by Mrs. Moon,
true parents declared
400 yrs preparation
Service
Media
Development
Inter-religious
Youth
Academics
“Peace”, “Political”
Service
Media
Development
Inter-religious
Youth
Academics
“Peace”, “Political”
Inter-religious Cooperation
• Holy Spirit Association for Unification of
World Christianity (1954)
• Unification Theological Seminary (1975)
Inter-religious Cooperation
• New Ecumenical Research Association (1979)
• Youth Seminar on World Religions (1982)
• International Religious Foundation (1983)
• Religious Youth Service (1985)
– 35 nations, 85 service projects, >5000 participants
Inter-religious Cooperation
• Council for the World’s Religions (1985)
• Assembly of the World’s Religions (1985)
– Nov 1985. 600 religious leaders from 85 nations
• Inter-Religious Federation for World Peace (1991)
– World Scripture: Forward by Professor Ninian Smart
Inter-religious Cooperation
IRFWP 1991
AWR 1985
Expansion
CWR 1985
RYS 1985
IRF 1983
YSWR 1982
interfaith
New Era 1979
UTS 1975
HSAUWC 1954
ecumenical
self
Peace Among Nations
– Opposition to Atheistic Totalitarianism
– CAUSA Movement (1970’s)
– Association for the Unity of Latin America (1984)
– Summit Council for World Peace (1987)
– Federation for World Peace (1991)
Peace Among Nations
– Federation of Peninsular Nations for World
Peace (1996)
– Federation of Island Nations for World
Peace (1996)
– Federation of Continental Nations for World
Peace (1996)
Scholars for Peace
• Unification Thought Institute (1972)
• Professors World Peace Academy (1973)
• International Conference on the Unity of
the Sciences (1968)
• World University Federation (1996)
Education of Youth
• Collegiate Association for Research of
Principles (1954)
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Ocean Challenge (1980)
Sun Moon University (1989)
Little Angels Fine Arts Academy (1962)
International Educational Foundation (1990)
Pure Love Alliance (1995)
Responsible & Moral Media
• NewsWorld Communications (1970s)
– The Sekkai Nippo (1975)
• The World Media Association (1978)
– The Washington Times (1982)
– Atlantic Video (1982)
– The Middle East Times (1983)
– The Segye Ilbo (1989)
Responsible & Moral Media
• Noticias del Mundo (1986)
– World & I Magazine (1992)
– Insight Magazine (1992)
• Tiempos del Mundo (1996)
• World Newspaper Project (1997)
• United Press International (2000)
Humanitarian Service
• International Relief Friendship
Foundation (1975)
• Religious Youth Service (1985)
• Women’s Federation for World Peace
(1992)
China, 1996
Humanitarian Service
Australia, 2001
Chinautla, Guatemala, 2000
Humanitarian Service
Kenya Rising, 2001
An Ambassadors for Peace Initiative
by IRFF and RYS
Development
• Ocean Development
– to help solve world hunger while reducing the
stress on tropical rainforests and land-based
resources
– develop technologies to provide a high grade
protein and nutritional sources that do not require
refrigeration
– Create markets for under-utilized species
Development
• Transfer of technologies to
developing countries:
• boat building
• fishing and fish farming
• fish selling and restaurant businesses
• Women and Development
• Microcredits
• Skills training
Environmentalism
• Ocean Perspectives (1985)
• Sustainability of the world’s oceans.
• Waterlands Research Institute (1999)
• Dealing with fresh water issues
• Conference on the Preservation of the
Pantanal (1999)
Non-Governmental Organizations
• WANGO
– Coordinate Non-Governmental
Organizations
– Coordinate Public Service
IIFWP
Media
Service
Development
Inter-religious
“Peace”- CAUSA
Heads of State
Youth
Academics
IIFWP
Media
Service
Development
Interreligious
“Peace”- CAUSA
Heads of State
Youth
Academics
Development of the Providence:
1960 1
1961 36
1962 72
1963 124
1968 430
1970 777
1975 1800
1982 8000
1988 6500
The Blessing Providence
1945 1952
2000
1997 3.6M
1995 360K
1992 30K
1992/3
Foundation
Inherited by Mrs. Moon,
true parents declared
Development of the Providence:
The Blessing Providence
Feb 2000
10,000 matched
20,000 renewing
450,000 world-wide
Development of the Providence:
The Blessing Providence
Co-officiators:
Igumen Antoniy (Ukrainian Orthodox
Department of External Church
Relations)
Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo
(Vatican City)
Sheikh Al Amin Osman (Grand Mufti of
Eritrea)
Swamiji Sri Devendrakeerty Bhattarakji
(Spiritual Head of Jains)
Rev. Earl Barrett (General
Superintendent of the Church of God in
Christ)
Venerable In Gok Hong (President
Korean Buddhist Taegogh Order).
Development of the Providence:
The Blessing Providence
The Blessing Providence
The Blessing Providence
Development of the Providence:
Aug 20 TP’s
Declare
National
foundation
God’s Kingship
Elder – sonship – parentship
7yrs
TF: Aug 31st 1989
Pal Cheon Shik
Wilderness
Course
2003
2001
2000
June ‘99
New 40yrs course
1993
Settlement
Course
Blessing to descendants of Ishmael
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Once national foundation for Abel is made, which
was never achieved at time of
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United Kingdom of Israel
Jesus
Charlemagne
then Ishmael can gain all of God’s blessing that
He wants to give world
- this is the meaning behind the Middle East peace
Initiative: to resolve conflict between Ishmael and
Isaac
Middle East Peace Initiative
• Summit of World Muslim Leaders
• Jakarta, London (Aug 3 2002), … ongoing
Middle East Peace Initiative
• Summit of World Muslim Leaders
• Imam Dr. Zaki Badawi Principal of the Muslim
College, London. The leading moderate Muslim.
Middle East Peace Initiative
• Summit of World Muslim Leaders
• Former President of Sudan
HE Sware El Dahab
• President Adurrahman Wahid
Opening Plenary Comments
Middle East Peace Initiative
• Summit of World Muslim Leaders
• Rev Kwak meets Shaykh Nazimbek Aktazievich
Iliazov, Deputy Grand Mufti of Russia
Middle East Peace Initiative
Middle East Peace Initiative
Middle East Peace Initiative
Middle East Peace Initiative
End
Some examples of Cain/Abel splits on bloc or world level
• 1st World War (democratic Christian vs totalitarian / anti-Christian)
USA
UK
Germany
France
Austria
Turkey
• 2nd World War (democratic vs totalitarian)
USA
UK
France
Germany
Japan
Italy
• 3rd World War (democratic vs communist)
Democratic
communist