ITS (Institute for Theology of Sogang University)

Sogang University inherits the values of altruism, creativity, and excellence derived from Catholic humanism, the educational ideology of Jesuit University, and practices them in service, education, and research. Based on the value orientation of Jesuit universities and the history of more than 500 years, we intend to contribute to the common good of society and humanity by creating unique research results of Sogang University. In response to this Jesuit educational ideology, the Theological Research Institute, an affiliated organization of Sogang University, was launched in May 1975. Since then, it was reorganized into the Institute of Religion and Theology in 1984 with the aim of researching for the academic development of religion and theology and promoting mutual dialogue and understanding between Korean religions and Christianity. The Religious Theology Research, a journal founded in 1988 by the Institute of Religion and Theology, contains 192 papers, which can be called the best intellectual of the time, covering history, religion, theology, law, and philosophy of East and West until the last publication of Volume 10. In addition, a total of 35 books were published starting with the first volume in 1974, and a total of 10 books were published starting with the first volume in 1985. After that, it was reorganized into the Theological Research Institute in 1997 to study the fields of biblical theology, doctrinal theology, ethical theology, spirituality theology, Western learning, Donghak, and philosophy, aiming for stable indigenousization of theology as a whole. As a representative publication of the institute, Theology and Philosophy was published in 1999 and recently published the 42nd volume. This research institute, which has a history and tradition that continues the academic background of Sogang University in the study of religion, theology, and philosophy, is a representative research institution that continues to produce qualitative research resul