본 연구는 빅데이터를 통해 남북통일에 관한 한국 사회의 인식을 분석 하고 그를 통한 함의를 도출하여 미래 한반도 통일에 관한 시사점을 얻 고자 하였다. 이를 위해 2003년부터 2022년 5월까지, 역대 4개 정부를 분석대상 기간으로 구분 설정하고 포털 및 언론보도 빅데이터 총 115,975건의 데이터를 수집하여 텍스트마이닝과 사회연결망 분석을 수행 하였다. 연구 결과, 정부 시기별 통일에 관한 사회적 인식의 특성을 확인 하였으며 외교, 정치, 군사, 경제, 사회·문화 측면의 공통 키워드를 도출 하여 그에 따른 한반도 통일에 관한 발전적 방향을 제언하였다.

Peace should be approached by inclusivism, consisted of politics, economy, international relationship, social welfare, community health care, education, and culture. For the current government of South Korea has been obsessed with ideology rather than national interests during the last five years, the relationship between South Korea and North Korea is in crisis. Theological foundations for reconciliation are truth, memory, repentance, justice, forgiveness, and love. The presupposition of reconciliation is to know what happened to the victim. The truth of the victim can be recognized through memory, that is the center of one’s identity. Repentance of the perpetrator is necessary for the process of reconciliation. In return the victim should forgive the perpetrator. In the whole process of reconciliation, love is a dominant factor. Theological foundations for peace are justice, reconciliation, nonviolence, just peace, and economic justice. Justice is the precondition for peace. And reconciliation is the way to peace. Nonviolence is the hope for peace. Just peace is suggested by the WCC as an alternative to the just war and pacifism. Economic justice is identified as an essence for peace. Tasks of the peace mission of the Korean Church for reconciliation and peace reunification of South Korea and North Korea are such as nonviolent communication, nurturing of the peacebuilders, the peace education for encouraging the culture of peace, the care for the victim of violence and programs for violence prevention, media as a peace messenger, the peace mission in the public area, and strategies of peace mission in the troubled areas. The peace mission should be approached by inclusivism and Christian realism as well. For practicing the peace mission the Korean Church can learn about important lessons from the various examples of the peace mission done by the member churches of the WCC during the Decade to Overcome Violence, from 2001 to 2010. The Korean Church is encouraged to study the precious experiences of the Peace Church (the Mennonites, the Quakers, and the Brethren Church) for enacting the peace mission.