KOREAN DREAM:
A Vision for a Unified Korea
Dr. Hyun Jin Preston Moon has presented an innovative, vision-driven way forward on the Korean peninsula. His approach has inspired a cross-sectoral, global movement to advance the peaceful reunification of the Korean peninsula.
Global Peace Foundation Korea Receives Grand Prize at the 12th Annual Korean Youth Award Ceremony
“Today we are making history as we put aside our different interests and come together as Koreans, united by the Korean Dream. You represent the Korean people who are an essential component to the unification process.” -Global Peace Leadership Conference, Dr. Hyun Jin...
Hwanin, Hwaneung, Tangun: Filial Piety Bridges Three Generations
The importance of filial piety in Korean society has been a topic of scrutiny and discussion for decades, if not centuries. The parent-child relationship is valued in Korea to an extent that distinguishes itself even among the East Asian...
Connected to the Divine: Hwanin and the Tangun Story
The story of Tangun is important to Korean self-understanding, as are all founding myths and legends. Debate over the Tangun myth’s historicity misses the opportunity to reflect on the principles and values that have bound the Korean people together through...
A Global Ethical Framework as the Foundation for Societal Transformations
During the Global Peace Convention 2014, a special breakout session examined a global ethical framework as the foundation for national transformation. To respond to the major technological, political, economic and cultural shifts taking place around the world,...
Forum Highlights Mongolia’s Potential Contribution to Regional Stability
A forum co-hosted by the Global Peace Foundation and the Center for Strategic and International Studies examined Mongolia's possible role in cultivating relations on the Korean peninsula. Dr. Victor Cha, the Korea Chair at CSIS, said, “We don’t usually think of...
Digging into the Mythology of Korea to Unveil Enduring Values
Many people today dismiss myths as stories that are untrue or irrelevant to modern life. “That’s just a myth” – is a common phrase, suggesting that myths are misconceptions, not to be taken seriously. So then why do these stories persist? One of the most celebrated...
The Legend of Tangun
The story goes that a long time ago, Hwanin, the lord of Heaven, had a son named Hwanung. Hwanung begged his Father let him to go to earth, for he yearned to see the lush valleys and great mountains. He was also greatly saddened to see all the evil in the hearts of...
Media Coverage of the Global Peace Leadership Conference on a Vision for Korean Unification
The Global Peace Leadership Conference 2014 in Seoul, Korea entitled "Vision, Principles and Values for a Unified Korea" convened leaders from around the world and all areas of Korean society. The seminal conference focused on clarifying a vision for unification that...
Korean Unification ‘Sea-Change’ Cited At 2014 Global Peace Leadership Conference
GPF Chairman say a clear vision of a unified Korea should be based upon the principles and values that have shaped Korean identity. 30-Sep-2014 |“In the three years since the Global Peace Foundation (GPF) held its annual convention here in Seoul, the landscape...
Book Reviews
Today, one of the hotspots in the world is the unending unrest between North and South Korea. As someone who believes that Iran’s nuclear bomb capabilities are being tested and upgraded in North Korea, this book approaches the resolution of the Korean conflict and the challenges they face for the unification of these two countries and one people. Therefore, I encourage readers to explore Korean Dream by Dr. Moon. It gives a cogent path to peace for the Koreas and the world.
The author understands that the unification of the Korean peninsula with Hongik Ingan as its ideology is not only desired by the nation but also linked with the future of the world… [The] ideology of Hongik Ingan and the Korean peninsula on which it would be manifest would be the ultimate factor in stabilizing the Northeast Asia region and a factor in the actualization of world peace… Individuals, authorities of unification policies in the government, and researchers of unification challenges in academic circles must read Korean Dream.