This paper is intended to explore three models of Islam mission from a perspective of religious studies. Instead of traditional overemphasis on sudden conversion, these new models seek for social transformation. among Muslims. Due to the prejudice and misconception of Islam, we often fail to understand Muslims from their points of view. The comparative studies of the Bible and Qur'an and the field research and interview of Mosque and Muslim communities help us to understand Islam sympathetically. Traditional studies of Christian-Muslim relations pay more attention to similarities between Islam and Christianity than differences. In order to enhance openness to Islam, partners in dialogue should be honest to their own faiths. Sharing faith with partners will lead to the mission of dialogue. This dialogue is not a tool for evangelism but the mission itself. World Council of Churches and Roman Catholics have particular guidelines for Islam mission. In conclusion, mission studies includes religious studies. Various methods of religious studies will strengthen Islam mission and its strategies in different areas.

This first purpose of this article is to articulate John Hick’s theology of religion, and the second purpose is to investigate the meaning of mission in Hick’s religious theology. For the first goal, this article examines his theology in the following category; 1) the common ground of religions, 2) relativistic aspect of Christology, 3) salvation/liberation. Because Hick’s theology of religion is developed on the assumption that all religions aim one same Reality, the common ground of all religion is preferentially examined. Secondly, his Christological perspective is examined through his understanding of Incarnation. Lastly, his understanding of salvation, which is the final goal of all religions, is examined. For the missionary meaning of Hick’s religious theology, this article engaged on 1) overcoming of conquering model in the theology of religion, 2) relativizing Christology and mission 3) dialogue and transformation including conversion. Hick’s theology provides the foundation to overcome the dualistic superiority of Christianity which regards other religions as idolatry or non-truth. Through the distinction between Godhead and God, and thing-in-itself and phenomenon, Hick insists that a religion cannot perceive Reality itself. This means that Christianity cannot recognize God [Reality] itself. His theology is overcoming exclusivism of Christianity. However, his theology makes mission meaningless because he relativizes Christology. Therefore, his understanding of Jesus Christ and Incarnation are critically examined. Lastly, I insist that Christian mission should go beyond dialogue and transformation even though Hick’s notion of mission points to dialogue. Mission demands the life as Jesus’disciple, and witness of Gospel beyond sharing. Furthermore, Christian mission should go beyond social transformation or political solidarity because Gospel includes religious aspect as well as social aspect.

This paper studies upon on the changing mission of world Christianity and interreligious dialogue. This study is an attempt to develop the interreligious dialogue as the new mission method in the changing world. In order to examine the contextual change of world Christianity mission, I used the Michael Amaladoss' analysis. According to him, the theory and practice of mission is in a crisis today. This crisis is the result of two related development: the field of mission, namely the world , has changed; the theology of mission has had a rather than rapid development in recent years. This study has three chapters: the first chapter was to study changes in the world based on the mission and interreligious dialogue. The second chapter intended to explore the interreligious dialogue as the mission method in the changing mission context. It is main chapter of this paper. In this chapter, the factors of interreligious dialogue, the three theological and missiological approaches on the other religious traditions, and the future prospect of interreligious dialogue were studied to assist world Christian churches. The contemporary churches have had difficulty in communicating the gospel in an changing context. This study will provide insights to dialogue with other adherents of religions. It is includes a six new paradigms of interreligious dialogue so that the Christian churches may respond to holistic nature of the gospel through the interreligious dialogue.

범죄와 교정의 문제는 다양한 시각으로 볼 수 있다. 오늘날 우리사회가 그 어느 때보다도 역동적인 변화를 겪게 되면서 사회문제들이 복합적으로 일어나고 그 원인들 또한 복잡해졌다. 최근 잇따른 납치사건들과 살인사건들, 초ㆍ중학교생 집단폭행사건들은 국민의 우려의 증가시키고 기존 교정프로그램들의 효과를 논의하지 않을 수 없게 한다. 이러한 상황에서, 영성(spiritualiy)과 종교 관련 교정프로그램들이 높은 재범률과 교정프로그램들의 비효과적인 측면을 보완하기 위하여 고려될 수 있다. 영성과 종교가 관여된 사회적 서비스가 국제적으로나 국내에서 이미 논의를 되어오고 있다. 특히 교정분야에서는 2010년 개소될 민영교도소에서 종교프로그램이 전적으로 도입될 예정이어서 이러한 논의는 더욱 활발해질 것으로 보인다. 본 연구는 교정시설에서 재소자들이 종교프로그램에 참여하면서 어떤 변화가 있는지를 파악하는 것이다. 종교프로그램에 참여하기 전과 후의 자신에 대하여, 동료재소자에 대하여, 가족/친지에 대하여, 교도관에 대한 생각에 어떤 변화가 있는지를 조사하였다. 연구결과로는, 시설내 종교프로그램이 자아존중감, 심리적 안녕감, 가족관계, 동료관계 등의 변수에 있어서 유의미한 변화가 발견되었다. 특히 심리적 안정감에 있어서 재소자들에게 의미있는 변화가 감지되었다. 이는 종교프로그램이 재소자들의 자아존중감, 심리적 안녕감, 가족관계수준, 동료관계수준을 높여주었고, 그중에서도 종교프로그램이 심리적 안녕감에 긍정적으로 기여한 것으로 보인다. 이들은 재소자가 자신을 찾아가고 동료재소자와의 관계와 가족과의 관계를 유지 발전시키는데 영향을 미쳤다고 생각된다. 특히 저학력의 경우 이러한 효과는 두드러지게 나타났다. 또한 프로그램참가자의 신앙성숙도와 자아존중감 사이의 상관관계를 살펴본 결과, 프로그램 참가자의 신앙성숙도와 자아존중감이 서로 상관관계가 있어 신앙성숙이 될수록 자아존중감이 높아질 것이라는 결론을 얻을 수 있다. 또한 재소자의 영적 영역생활 즉, 영적 안녕감과 신앙성숙도가 깊어질수록 교정시설내의 적응이 향상될 것으로 보인다.