This book provides an in-depth analysis of the origins and impact of violent South Korean and Japanese cinema from the late 1990s onward, exploring how South Korean filmmakers were inspired by their Japanese counterparts and reflecting shared economic struggles of the 1990s and early 2000s.Through the concept of “intimate violence,” this book provides a critical account of violence as a means of mediating social relations and articulating the transformations of neoliberal modernity...

Christodao offers a groundbreaking vision of Christian theology re-voiced through East Asian wisdom. In this work, Heup Young Kim—pioneer of Theodao (Theology of Dao)—unfolds a threefold journey: Christ as the embodied Dao, the Trinity as relational harmony, and the Spirit as the breath of cosmic renewal. Drawing on Confucian virtue, Daoian resonance, and Korean Seonbi ethics, Kim reimagines the core of Christian faith as a Way to be walked rather than a system to be defended. The...

This is a fairy tale in which Jiyu\'s warm heart grows with interest in the world.We can\'t live alone.A beautiful earth and us living in it.It is a book that warmly conveys the need to show good interest in each other and live.Jiyu\'s father gave his children a lot of experience to run around in nature.Then one day, Jiyu sees an unexpected connection...You also find connections in your kindergarten friends.Jiyu, who has a lot of love, tur...

This book is mainly focused on the clinical application of Shang Han Lun providing the case studies of contemporary Korean medicine doctors and Kampo medicine doctors, in addition to the descriptions of Yakucho. It is more likely pathological approach of Shang Han Lun.This book also provides 76 formulas with the related clauses excerpted from Kang Ping Shang Han Lun to help understand the formulas in the context of the original text. Kang Ping Shang Han Lun is the closest edition t...

Understanding Religious Conversion begins with emphasis on the value of respecting religious/theological interpretations of conversion while coordinating social scientific studies of how personal, social, and cultural issues are relevant to the human transformational process. It encourages us to bring together the perspectives of psychology, sociology, anthropology, and religious studies into critical and mutually-informing conversation for establishing a richer and more accurate perceptio...

There has been a distinct tendency in modern scholarship to underestimate Luther’s teaching on love by overemphasizing his teaching on justification. Calling this tendency into question, this volume advances the thesis that Luther’s teaching on faith and love operates as the overriding thematic pair in the dynamics of Christ and the law—structurally and conceptually undergirding the 1535 Galatians commentary. The research situates itself in the landscape of Luther scholarship via a special...

**Forbes' "Greatest Self-Help Books of All Time"The multimillion-copy bestselling book of spiritual wisdom about the importance of slowing down in our fast-paced world, by the Buddhist author of Love for Imperfect Things“Wise advice on how to reflect and slow down.” —Elle**Is it the world that’s busy, or is it my mind?The world moves fast, but that doesn’t mean we have to. This bestselling mindfulness guide by Haem...

Dr. Egg, Dr. Yang, and Dr. Woong find a mysterious golden poo in the woods! And then eight poo capsules pop out of it! Each one contains a different poo . . . but which animals do they belong to? See if you can solve the mystery before Dr. Egg and friends can, then learn all about living things through the science of poo!Join Dr. Egg, Dr. Yang, and Dr. Woong as they study animals, explore the natural world, and solve mysteries using the incredible science of poo!These educa...

With the Heart of a Ghost is a debut collection of eight fantastical stories translated by Chi-Young Kim (Whale) that explore feelings unseen, unconveyed, unexplainable.The funny, meditative characters who inhabit this book are pulled far from their ordinary daily routines to stare straight into their own sorrows, however they manifest. Ghosts and otherworldly occurrences are folded seamlessly into author Lim Sunwoo’s quiet universe with stories b...

THE #1 KOREAN INSTANT BESTSELLER AND PRIZEWINNERDiscover the original and uplifting sensation for fans of CONVENIENCE STORE WOMAN and KLARA AND THE SUN‘Engaging, touching, subtly disturbing’ K-Lit Review‘A stunningly crafted novel, evoking a myriad emotions’ Kim Bo-young‘A dazzling, warm novel that shows us how to move forward as a society without ...

This book examines why and how different countries developed different policy positions and responses to the COVID‑19 pandemic, particularly in the early phase, by surveying a sample of countries that are geographically, politically, and culturally diverse, particularly those representing the East and the West.Exploring nine countries, namely four Western countries (Finland, Germany, United States, and Sweden) and five Asia‑Pacific countries (Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Thaila...

"Postmodernism is alive and well in Kyung-Ran Jo’s latest . . . Blowfish is a book to chew on and savor, a deft delve into the intricacies of love and art."**—Michael Welch, Chicago Review of BooksFor readers of Han Kang and Sheila Heti, an atmospheric, melancholic novel about a successful sculptor who decides to commit suicide by artfully preparing and deliberately eating a lethal dish of blowfish.**Blowfish is a postmoder...