Mickler, Michael L.

Michael L. Mickler, Ph.D., is Distinguished Professor of Historical Studies at the Unification Theological Seminary and Director of the Sunhak Institute of History USA. He is the author ofThe Unification Church Movement(Cambridge University Press, 2022),40 Years in America: An Intimate History of the Unification Movement, 1959-1999 (2000),A History of the Unification Church in America, 1959-74 (1993),The Unification Church in America: A Bibliography and Research Guide (1987), and more than fifty articles on the Unification movement.

Is the Unification Movement a Peace Movement? A Sociological Analysis of the Middle East Peace Initiative

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in Mickler, Michael L., Sociological Studies, Unification Movement: History, Practices and Projects, Volume XII – (2011)

Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 12, 2011 – Pages 57-96 The Unification movement [UM] has long been committed to the ideal of world peace. However, its standing as a peace movement, i.e., one that seeks to reduce conflict or end war through non-violent means, is open to question. During the Cold War era, the UM…
The Bering Strait and Korea-Japan Tunnel Projects: A Strategic Planning Model

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in Mickler, Michael L., Politics and Political Theory, Unification Movement: History, Practices and Projects, Volume XI – (2010)

Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 11, 2010 – Pages 211-225 [W]hen a road is built it changes the course of history. When the International Peace Highway is completed, the world can be physically bound together as one. The road will make it so. Sun Myung Moon, As a Peace-Loving Global Citizen (2009) Reverend Sun Myung Moon…
Jumong: A Window into Korean and Unification Culture

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in Art and Culture, Mickler, Michael L., Volume X – (2009)

Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 10, 2009 – Pages 51-72 Jumong (2006-07) is an extraordinarily popular Korean tele-drama which in DVD and online formats penetrated beyond Korea to broader Asian and select global markets. It is a recent manifestation of the so-called “Korean wave” (Hallyu), which refers to “the surge in popularity of South Korean…
A Subject Index of UTS Divinity Theses on Unification Topics

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in Mickler, Michael L., Volume X – (2009)

Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 10, 2009 – Pages 189-200 Unification Theological Seminary began its Masters of Divinity program in 1980 and graduated its first M.Div. students in 1983. Divinity theses have been a requirement from the beginning of the program. More than a hundred of them are on Unification-related topics. The index below organizes…
Toward an “Abel” UN? The Unification Movement and the United Nations

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in Mickler, Michael L., Politics and Political Theory, Unification Movement: History, Practices and Projects, Volume IX – (2008)

Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 9, 2008 – Pages 49-84 The United Nations has been on the Unification Movement’s (UM)[1] radar screen for some time. It was, after all, UN forces who liberated Rev. Moon from captivity at Hung Nam labor camp during the early stages of the Korean War (1950-53). In subsequent years, Rev. Moon…
Author-Subject Index 1997-2007

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in Mickler, Michael L., Price, Robert M., Volume IX – (2008)

You can also use the Interactive Author-Subject Index on this site! Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 9, 2008 – Pages 185-193 Author Index Anderson, Gordon L. “American Democracy and the True Society,” vol. 2 (1998): 95-122. ________________. “Headwing Philosophy and the Law of Nations,” vol. 6 (2004-05): 85-96. Antal, Chris. “Forcible “Deprogramming,” the Japanese State,…
The Milingo Affair: Re-thinking the Unification Position on Clerical Celibacy and Ecumenism

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in Ecumenism and Interfaith, Mickler, Michael L., Volume VIII – (2007)

Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 8, 2007 – Pages 41-60 Until recently, the Unification movement (UM) had little need to develop a thought-out position on clerical celibacy. There were two main reasons for this. First, the UM is a lay movement with no formally ordained clergy or priests. Therefore, the question of clerical celibacy had…
The Da Vinci Code and Divine Principle

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in Art and Culture, Mickler, Michael L., Theology, Volume VI – (2004-2005)

Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 6, 2004-2005 – Pages 1-22 The Da Vinci Code, a “theological thriller” which purports to uncover hidden truths about Christ embedded in Leonardo Da Vinci’s paintings, has been a publishing phenomenon since its release in March 2003. It debuted atop the New York Times best-seller list, sparked a November 2003…
Notes Toward a Universal History: Insights from the Unification Principle

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in History and Historiography, Mickler, Michael L., Volume IV – (2001-2002)

Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 4, 2001-2002 – Pages 87-100 How to convey the historical insights embedded within the Unification Principle is a crucial question. To this point, the Theory of History as developed by Dr. Sang Hun Lee in various texts of Unification Thought has been the chief vehicle for communicating these insights to…
Turning Points: Ten Defining Moments in the History of the Unification Tradition in America 1959-99

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in Mickler, Michael L., Unification Movement: History, Practices and Projects, Volume III – (1999-2000)

Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 3, 1999-2000 – Pages 5-26 Mark A. Noll’s Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity offers an intriguing model for assessing the development of the Unification tradition in the United States. What Noll, a widely published Protestant evangelical church historian, essentially does is to survey two millennia of…