This article is to look into the Confucian scholars split after national liberation, establishment of Confucian Truth Association and its activities. As many know, Korean Confucianism degraded itself into pro-Japanese Confucianism, so that it was not supported even by those who called themselves Confucian scholars. Under such circumstance, Korea faced its liberation from Japan in 1945 and many Confucian organizations sprang up all around Korea during such rapid political changing period. As a result, six organizations were made inside Sungkyunkwan and ten such as Daedong Association, Daedong-Yurim Association, Yurim, Confucius-Mencius Academic Association, Daeseong Association, Confucian Association, Confucian Truth Association, Yeonjeong Association and Myeongryun Association outside Sungkyunkwan. Including pro-Japanese Confucian groups, total of twenty organizations were fighting towards the leadership.Therefore, the biggest task inside the entire Confucian field was to establish the unite Confucian organization out of pro-Japanese remains. Then, Daedong Association mainly made of the young Confucian scholars was leading such unification activity and the first Korean nationwide Confucian scholars’ convention was held on the 30th of November, 1945. Then on the 19th of January, 1946, National Convention for Unification of Confucian Scholars took in place and finally then in May 1946, the first general assembly of Korean Confucian Truth Association Headquarter was hosted at Sungkyunkwan. However, the Confucian scholars’ activity suffered the big frustration by Korean War. Furthermore, after Kim Chang-suk addressed the Statement of Recommendation of the President Lee Seung-man’s Resignation in 1952, Sungkyunkwan and Confucian Truth Association was drawn into the political whirlpool and it had never hosted a general assembly for 9 years since 1960. At last, 238 representatives of the Confucian scholars all around Korea longing for reestablishment of Confucian Truth Association held the General Assembly for Restoration of Confucian Truth Association on the 21st of October, 1968. However, the General Assembly of National Representatives of Confucian Truth Association foundered as a member of Sungkyunkwan Foundation posed that the assembly failed to meet the quorum. Not submitting such foundering, the participants of the assembly set up Preparatory Committee for Restoration of Confucian Truth Association through the fervent support of all participants and at 10 am on the 22nd the General Assembly for Restoration of Confucian Truth Association was formed to make a resolution of restoration of a new Confucian Truth Association independent on Sungkyunkwan Foundation. Its inaugural meeting was held on the 18th of November, 1968. This year is the 50th anniversary of the association. This article is about such dispute of Confucian scholars, establishment of Confucian Truth Association and its activities done so far.
This article is to look into the Confucian scholars split after national liberation, establishment of Confucian Truth Association and its activities. As many know, Korean Confucianism degraded itself into pro-Japanese Confucianism, so that it was not supported even by those who called themselves Confucian scholars. Under such circumstance, Korea faced its liberation from Japan in 1945 and many Confucian organizations sprang up all around Korea during such rapid political changing period. As a result, six organizations were made inside Sungkyunkwan and ten such as Daedong Association, Daedong-Yurim Association, Yurim, Confucius-Mencius Academic Association, Daeseong Association, Confucian Association, Confucian Truth Association, Yeonjeong Association and Myeongryun Association outside Sungkyunkwan. Including pro-Japanese Confucian groups, total of twenty organizations were fighting towards the leadership.Therefore, the biggest task inside the entire Confucian field was to establish the unite Confucian organization out of pro-Japanese remains. Then, Daedong Association mainly made of the young Confucian scholars was leading such unification activity and the first Korean nationwide Confucian scholars’ convention was held on the 30th of November, 1945. Then on the 19th of January, 1946, National Convention for Unification of Confucian Scholars took in place and finally then in May 1946, the first general assembly of Korean Confucian Truth Association Headquarter was hosted at Sungkyunkwan. However, the Confucian scholars’ activity suffered the big frustration by Korean War. Furthermore, after Kim Chang-suk addressed the Statement of Recommendation of the President Lee Seung-man’s Resignation in 1952, Sungkyunkwan and Confucian Truth Association was drawn into the political whirlpool and it had never hosted a general assembly for 9 years since 1960. At last, 238 representatives of the Confucian scholars all around Korea longing for reestablishment of Confucian Truth Association held the General Assembly for Restoration of Confucian Truth Association on the 21st of October, 1968. However, the General Assembly of National Representatives of Confucian Truth Association foundered as a member of Sungkyunkwan Foundation posed that the assembly failed to meet the quorum. Not submitting such foundering, the participants of the assembly set up Preparatory Committee for Restoration of Confucian Truth Association through the fervent support of all participants and at 10 am on the 22nd the General Assembly for Restoration of Confucian Truth Association was formed to make a resolution of restoration of a new Confucian Truth Association independent on Sungkyunkwan Foundation. Its inaugural meeting was held on the 18th of November, 1968. This year is the 50th anniversary of the association. This article is about such dispute of Confucian scholars, establishment of Confucian Truth Association and its activities done so far.
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