Cheondoism is a 20th-century Korean panentheistic religion, based on the 19th-century Donghak religious movement founded by Choe Je-u and codified under Son Byong-hi. Cheondoism has its origins in the
Ch'oe Cheu, art name Suun, was a Korean religious leader. He was the founder of Donghak, a religious movement which was empathetic to the hardships of the minjung, opposed Catholicism and its associat
Cheondoism
…Chondoism in North Korea; Korean: 천도교) is a 20th-century Korean panentheistic religion, based on the 19th-century Donghak religious movement founded by Choe Je-u and codified under Son Byong-hi. Cheondoism has its origins in the peasant rebellions which arose starting in 1812 during the Joseon. Cheondoism is…