Abstract
The article contrasts the rapid growth of Protestant Christianity in Korea with the slow growth in China during the missionary era. The question is asked: “Why the difference?” since both countries shared the same cultural and religious environment. The answer is to be found in five factors which characterized the Korea Mission: (1) the Nevius Plan which emphasized self-support, self-government, and self-propagation, (2) the support the Christian movement gave to Korean nationalism against Japanese aggression, (3) the independence of the church which was free of foreign control, (4) the cooperation which existed among various missions, and (5) certain distinctive religious traits which characterized the Korean people.
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