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Over the last two decades, the postmodern culture of Korean society seems to increasingly challenge Korean Christians by attacking the basic Christian premise of understanding self, God, truth, and human history. Postmodern society does not allow us to take for granted the meta-narrative of salvation history that Christian communities have understood as their own. It also challenges the set of beliefs that Christian communities have considered "the truth" that others do not have. These “truths” have enabled most Christians to have solid and secure identities through sharing biblical narratives and traditions. Accordingly, it is increasingly difficult for Korean Christians to construct a meaningful Christian identity in such a postmodern cultural society. This paper attempts to show a constructive way of forming a Christian identity in the postmodern culture in Korea (1) by reinterpreting four postmodern cultural characteristics through the lens of Trinitarian theology and (2) by incorporating Immanuel Levinas’ philosophy, which is centered on ethical relationships with others.
