My dissertation research makes an important contribution to the literature on religion and politics by examining the influence of global evangelical movements on motivations and practices of local religious actors, particularly Korean foreign missionaries, and why they are mobilized to high-risk countries such as Muslim ones. I utilize an original content analysis of documented sources of the Lausanne Movement, which is a highly influential global evangelical mission movement, and 37 interview records with evangelical missionaries and church leaders. I argue that motivations of religious actors risking their lives in high-risk countries are connected to the power of discourse of “unreached people groups” shaped among global actors, and such discourse is actively constructed by global, national, and local actors. I also discuss political ramifications of religious activities. Missionaries were aware of risk factors of their activities, and their dual identities as religious actors and other professions (to seek business or student visas in high-risk countries) are bound with the state’s surveillance and potential persecution. My research was funded by the Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict at Arizona State University and the Korean Methodist Church.
“International and Domestic Sources of Religious Movements: The Growth of Protestant Foreign Mission Movements in South Korea” (submitted to Religion, State and Society) – under review
“Un-politicizing a Deadly Virus: International Norm Development and Naming an Infectious Disease in South Korea.”
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