Michael L.
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From Korea with Love: Assembling a Chronology of Sun Myung Moon and Hak Ja Han Moon’s Activities in the United States
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 23, 2022 – Pages 103-123 I have had the privilege of chairing an editorial team that has been assembling a chronology of Sun Myung Moon and Hak Ja Han Moon’s work in the United States from 1965 to 2022. Ki Hoon Kim, FFWPU Cheon Eui Won Chair of North America,[1]…
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The Cheon Il Guk Constitution in Comparative Perspective
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 22, 2021 – Pages 21-44 Cheonju Pyeonghwa Tongil Guk (the Nation of Cosmic Peace and Unity), abbreviated as Cheon il Guk (CIG), is the Unification equivalent of the Kingdom of Heaven on earth. Rev. Sun Myung Moon proclaimed CIG in 2001 and designated the following twelve years the time period…
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Birthing a Nation: Unification Kingdom-Building in the First Years of the 21st Century
The messianic identity of the Unification Church/Movement (UCM) was well established by the year 2000. Notably, during the 1990s, Rev. Moon declared openly that he and Hak Ja Han Moon were “the True Parents of all humanity… the Savior, the Lord of the Second Advent, the Messiah.”[1] He also proclaimed the transition to the Completed…
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A Short History of Unification Theological Seminary: The Barrytown Years, 1975-2019
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 20, 2019 – Pages 1-56 On September 5, 2018, Middle States Association (MSA), the Seminary’s regional accreditor, approved Unification Theological Seminary’s request to relocate its main campus from Barrytown, New York to 4 West 43rd Street, New York City. On April 25, 2019, the New York State Board of Regents…
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Korean Re-Unification: Promise and Perils
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 19, 2018 – Pages 49-69 Note: This article was adapted from the author’s article in the Proceedings of the International Academic Symposium of the HyoJeong Academy, Korea, 2018. Rev. Sun Myung Moon and Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon stated their basic philosophy of how the Korean peninsula will be re-united…
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The Great Jubilee Years 2007-08: A Transition Period in Unification Movement History
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 16, 2015 – Pages 147-184 This article is taken from Michael L. Mickler’s forthcoming History of the Unification Movement in the Early Twenty-First Century. Reverend Moon declared a “Great Jubilee Year” in 2007 and extended it through 2008. He referred to them together as the Ssang Hap (7/8) jubilee years.…
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Continuity and Innovation: The last Year’s of Rev. Moon’s Ministry, 2009-2012
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 15, 2014 – Pages 27-50 Note: This article is taken from the author’s forthcoming History of the Unification Movement in the Early Twenty-First Century: The Cheon Il Guk Era, 2000-2013. The Unification Movement (UM) experienced unprecedented turmoil during the last years of Rev. Moon’s ministry. The movement had encountered significant…
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Battle for the Americas
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 14, 2013 – Pages 71-106 Note: This article is taken from the author’s forthcoming History of the Cheon Il Guk Era. The first decade of the twenty-first century was a transitional period in Unification movement history. Prior to these years, and even through mid-decade, the movement was solidly unified under…
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The Beginnings of Cheon Il Guk
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 13, 2012 – Pages 139-174 Reverend Moon proclaimed Cheonju Pyeonghwa Tongil Guk (the Nation of Cosmic Peace and Unity), abbreviated as Cheon il Guk, on November 15, 2001.[1]Cheon Il Guk was the Unification equivalent of the Kingdom of Heaven and culminated Rev. Moon’s ministry. Previously, he had announced a fundamental…