Dr. Hyun Jin Preston Moon
Realizing the Vision of One Family under God.
Thought Leader, Social Entrepreneur, Award-winning Author,
Man of Faith, Family Man.
Centennial Edition
Korean Dream:
A Vision for a Unified Korea
North Korea today is a rogue state threatening global peace and challenging the conscience of humanity. In the South, Koreans now face long-term social consequences from the pursuit of economic development at all costs. In Korean Dream, Dr. Hyun Jin Preston Moon presents an innovative way forward on the Korean peninsula. He explains lucidly why Korean unification is the ultimate answer to security, economic, and social problems created through 70 years of division.
Action for Korea United 2023 Regional Tour
Busan | Gwangju | Cheonan | Daegu
February 2-18, 2023
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Initiatives by Dr. Moon
Issues and Ideas
One Family under God
Interfaith Harmony Week 2019
World Interfaith Harmony Week is observed every year throughout the first week of February. Understanding and dialogue between members of all faith traditions is essential to create peace in increasingly diverse communities around the world. Together, we...
5 Ways Peace Advanced in 2018: Year in Review
Looking back on 2018, important advancements in peacebuilding have been made around the world. With the vision of One Family under God and a growing multi-sectoral network of moral, innovative leaders, Dr. Hyun Jin Preston Moon worked to advance peace and...
2018 Year in Review: Education and Entrepreneurship
The Character and Creativity Initiative of the Global Peace Foundation is not just promoting academic excellence, but also cultivating peace and community-building skills for schools in Uganda, Paraguay, Malaysia, and other countries around the world....
Korean Dream
The Spirit of the Korean Independence Movement
Setting the stage for the March 1st Korean Declaration of Independence movement in 1919 was the brewing question over the issue of national self-determination in the post-WWI world. In January 1918, the U.S. President, Woodrow Wilson, in his “Fourteen Points”...
On Hongik Ingan and the Future of the Korean Peninsula
Koreans in the North, South, and in the diaspora trace their origins back millennia to the mythological story of Tangun, the ancestor of the Korean people. And running like a thread throughout our 5,000-year history is the ideal of Hongik Ingan, which roughly...
Korea’s Divided Families: Over 70 Years of Heartbreak
South Korean Choi Gye-Wol (L) kisses the hand of her grandson Kim Chol-Bong as her son Kim Young-Nam watches before she returns to her South Korean home after the Separated Family Reunion Meeting on June 30, 2006, at Diamond Mountain in North Korea. (Lee Hun-Koo/Getty...
Universal Principles & Values
Spiritual Principles and Sustainable Peace
Religion. The word inspires a variety of reactions. For some, it invokes concern, maybe even anger over divisive doctrines that promote extremism and a narrow frame of mind. But to many, religion is not so much a concept but a life-sacred space. It is a space to...
Reconciliation and Korean Reunification: Lessons from Lincoln’s Leadership
As the road to reconciliation and reunification of the Korean people inevitably twists and turns, it becomes instructive to look at other models of division and...
Interfaith Cooperation through Shared Values: Exploring the March 1 Korean Independence Movement of 1919
“[H]istory has arrived at a point of balance where the Korean people can act decisively to determine the future direction of their nation. We can take our fate out of the hands of others and shape our own...
Moral & Innovative Leadership
World Creativity and Innovation Day: Transformation through Moral Leadership
On April 21, the world celebrates World Creativity and Innovation Day. The United Nations states that the cultural and creative industries play an essential role in economic growth, sustainable development, and “represents a source of identity” for individuals and...
Countering Corruption with Moral Leadership: Voice of Tanzania Youth
“We must use our knowledge and skills acquired from school to transform the society from our local communities. Successful people never complain; they always grab opportunities and share them with others.” —David George (Participant, GPF Tanzania youth forum) In an...
Studying Social Transformation: Another look at The Battle of Jericho
A ragtag group of refugees from Egypt arrived at the gates at the edge of the Promised Land of Canaan. They marveled at the city before them, the colorful and bustling marketplace, soldiers patrolling the perimeter and what they could only imagine was truly a land of...