People's Power, People's Church

A Short History of Urban Poor Mission in South Korea

Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

Introduction

Chapter One:
The formation of urban poor and the beginning of urban poor mission

Chapter Two:
The initial conceptualization of urban poor mission

Chapter Three:
Two events: the demonstration by the dwellers of the "Citizens Apartments" and the riot at the Kwangju Resettlement Complex

Chapter Four:
The initial activities of the Seoul Metropolitan Committee on Community Organizing (SMCO)

Chapter Five:
New mission strategy — from dispersed activities to concentrated activities

Chapter Six:
Organizer and prophet: mission for urban poor and political actions

Chapter Seven:
Urban poor mission continues as long as slum dwellers continue to exist: activities in I 974

Chapter Eight:
Concentrated mission activities in the slum districts on the bank of Joongryangchun River and operations to destroy the SMCO

Chapter Nine:
McCarthyistic attacks against the SMCO and reorganization of the SMCO

Postscript

Published by
CCA-URM and ACPO
1987