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Opinion Pyongyang’s journey from ‘Jerusalem of the East’ to Kim cult capitalJonathan Cheng’s richly illustrated book sheds light on Pyongyang’s churches, Christian refugees and political elites
 Before Pyongyang became the capital of North Korea’s cult of personality, it was known to missionaries as the “Jerusalem of the East.” Jonathan Cheng’s Korean Messiah traces that often-overlooked Protestant history, showing how Christianity shaped the city’s past, intersected with Kim Il Sung’s rise and later became part of the DPRK’s diplomacy and propaganda. The story begins with Samuel A. Moffett and William M. Baird, two Presbyterians from the American Midwest who respectively arrived on mission in Korea in 1890 and 1891, several years before Japan stripped the moribund Choson Dynasty of Chinese protection against rising imperialist powers by decisively © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |
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