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Uncertainty characterizes today. We are unsure about our preparedness for natural and social changes, including, but not limited to, slow growth, drastic shifts in demographic structure, climate change and related natural disasters, and economic growth without employment. Thus, both researchers and policy makers have paid much attention to the concept of resilience, which refers to the capacity of a society to withstand, absorb or/and adapt to various types of shocks. This study aims 1) to suggest an integrated approach to domestic resilience literature by reviewing foreign resilience literature, 2) to clarify the meaning of “community” and its importance in community resilience approach, and 3) to suggest policy implications for current approaches to community development in the country. To achieve the goal, this study reviews community resilience literature from the perspective both of a component approach and of a systematic approach. Then, the study analyzes domestic scholarship of resilience to suggest future research direction. The study then discusses what the community resilience approach has to offer for ongoing community development programs, and concludes by emphasizing that shaping community resilience depends on “taking actions.”