1. Confucian Culture in Contemporary Korean Context
By James T. Bretzke, S.J.
University of San Francisco

2. Korean TaeGukGi (Flag)

3. Religious Aspects of Korean Culture
Shamanism (ancient to today)
Buddhism (c. 9th century onwards)
Confucianism (13th century onwards)
Christianity (18th century onwards)
“New” Religions (e.g., Chon-do-kyo)
National Success as Religious Pride

4. “Four Pillars” (Sa-Chu) Café:
If you know the Four Pillars
you can see the future

5. “Philosophy” House

6. Buddhist Bell: Ring Out Truth

7. This is NOT a Buddhist Monk!

8. Mandate of Heaven Tien Ming

9. The Proper Tao or “Way”

10. Cultivation of Moral Knowledge & Virtue (Personal/Public)

11. Prince/Superior Person Or Paradigmatic Individual
Chun-tzu (Chinese) or Gun-Cha (Korean)

12. Reform of Society Beginning with Moral Cultivation of the Individual
Rectification
Of Names

13. 2 Core Confucian Virtues
Proper Ritual Etiquette
Benevolence

14. Careful State Ritual

15. 1st Relation: Justice & Loyalty

16. Scholar as Public Servant

17. Ministers as Meritocracy

18. Ch’ung (Loyalty) Chong (Justice) Sa (Temple)

19. Keeping the Law; Real Service

20. 2nd Relation: Filial Piety

21. Respect of Elders & Teachers
New Year’s Ritual Bow Called the Sae-bae

22. 3rd Relation: Reciprocity & Distinction of Duties and Roles

23. Campus Barbers Serve Sincerely

24. 4th Relation: Propriety

25. Keep Propriety Citizenry

26. New Propriety, New Life, New Korea

27. 5th Relation: Faithfulness

28. Chingu: Old Friends

29. Respect for The Ancestors

30. Ancestor Ritual Celebration

31. Family Chae-Sa or Ancestor Rite

32. Chusok: Korean Thanksgiving

33. Buddhist Altar

35. Moral Slogans as Public Virtue
Right Sacrifice, Right Driving, At Every Intersection Smiles Bloom

36. Now We Have to Recycle

37. Let’s Protect Nature!

38. Moral Exhortation

39. Let’s Live Correctly

40. Virtue Has Its Own Rewards

41. Calligraphy for Meditation

42. Universities as Guardians of Public Virtue and Justice
Obey Truth: Motto of Sogang Jesuit University in Seoul

43. In the 21st Century Too: Forward Thinking Sogang U.

44. 100 Day Prayer Cycle for Successful University Admission

45. Entrance Exam 100 Day Prayers

46. Student Protest for Justice

47. Democracy Wall At Sogang
Let’s Overthrow the Dictator Kim Dae Jung!

48. Oppose the American Military

49. Suicide as Political Protest

50. A Divided Korea

51. Work For Korean Reunification

52. Reunification Blooms

53. Dae-Han Min-Guk Man-Sae!
Let Korea Prosper For Ten Thousand Years!