1950s
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1950
- He is liberated from the labor camp by UN troops that had advanced into North Korea in the Korean War. After that he spends 40 days searching for his disciples.
1951
- January 28 - He arrives in Pusan, South Korea.
1952
- May 10 - The first version of Moon's teachings are published, Wolli Wonbon[1] . It was co-written with Hyo Won Eu, one of the first disciples.[2][3]
1953
- Moon changes his birth name Yong Myung to Sun Myung. Yong means dragon. Myung means bright.[4]
- Wolli Won Bon organized with the help Mr. Eu and Won Pil Kim and initially distributed to the members in the form of hand written notes.[5]
1954
- March - Moon and his followers move to Seoul.
- May 1 - Founding of the Unification Church, or The Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity.[6]
1955
- Birth of son Hee Jin.
- Moon is brought up on charges of 'Bigamy and Draft Dodging' and exonerated.[5]
- May 11 - October 10 - Excerpts from the Diary of Mr. Hyo Won Eu from 1955.[7]
1956
- Young Oon Kim, a trained theologian who was recruited by Mr. Moon from EWHA University[8] was tasked (along with David Kim) with providing the 1st English translation of Wolli Won Bon with the help of an Australian Apostolic minister by the name of Joseph McCabe.[5]
1957
- July - Pioneer Unification Church missionaries are sent out to 116 cities and towns throughout Korea.
- August 15 - Publication of Wolli Haesul (Explanation of the Divine Principle), prepared by Hyo Won Eu.[9]
1958
- Missionaries are sent to Japan.
- 1958 - Early and prominent followers in this time are: Bo Hi Pak, Papa San Choi, Young Whi Kim, David Kim, and Young Oon Kim.
- Papa San Choi starts evangelizing Japan
1959
- Missionaries are sent to the United States (Young Oon Kim), and then Europe.
- Divorce from his wife Choi Sunkil.
See also
References
- ↑ Wolli Won Bon is the first version of the Divine Principle
- ↑ New UTS Course to Study Rev. Moon’s First Manuscript UTS, the Interfaith Seminary
- ↑ A Study of the Formation and History of the Unification Principle by Jin-choon Kim Journal of Unification Studies - Vol. II
- ↑ Sun Myung Moon New World Encyclopedia
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 WHAT IS ON THE MOON: THE DISPENSATIONAL TIME IDENTITY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF DIVINE PRINCIPLES
- ↑ Main website of the Unification Church
- ↑ Excerpts from the Diary of Mr. Hyo Won Eu from 1955 Translated by Rev. David Kwanil Hwang, From Tong-il Segye, July 1980
- ↑ EWHA Woman's University
- ↑ Divine Principle