Korean new religions

Korean new religions are new religious movements established in Korea. In Korean, they are called shinheung jonggyo. Most of these religious sects started during the late period of the Joseon Dynasty, due to traditionalist backlash against Catholicism and political activists looking for new ways to express faith.
Most Korean new religions are offshoots of the Donghak movement.

Background for creation

The Joseon dynasty publicly applied Neo-Confucian principles in everyday life, however this was very far from what the public believed due to the rejection of concept of spirits in Korean Neo Confucianism. The fall of traditional hierarchies in the late 19th century exacerbated the need of the public for a new religion. The religions flourished during the farmer riots of the 19th century. A new surge of believers occurred during the Korean War in the 1950s From the 1970s onward, the focus of Korean religious movements shifted from rural areas to urban regions, which the Unification movement being considered an exemplar of this change of trends in new religious movements.

List

Name	Founder	Founded	Description
Gaksedo 각세도	Lee Seon-pyeong 이선평	1915	The "Four Great Truths": Confucianism, Buddhism, "Seongyo", and Christianity
Gaksedo Cheonji Wonligyo 각세도천지원리교/ Gaksedogye 각세도계	Lee Seong-jae 이성재	1975	Gaksedo, Seon Buddhism
Gamlobeobhoe/Gamrobeophoe 감로법회	Kim Ki-seon 김기선	1925	Korean Buddhism, particularly the worship of Guanyin, Amitabha, Kṣitigarbha, "Mita Buddha" 미타여래, "Yaksa Buddha" 약사여래, and "Jeongwang Buddha" 정광여래
Gaecheonhakhoe	Ho-Sang Ahn 설립자안호상, Ho-Soo Song 송호수	1963	Hongik Ingan
Gaetaedogwangsa	Kim Kwang-young	1936	worship of Dangun and Maitreya
Gaengjeong Yudo 갱정유도	Daesung Kang	1945	A Bocheonism-influenced fusion of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Korean folk religion
Gondogyo 곤도교	Jacha Gap Soon 자차갑순	1956	Gaksedogye
Gwanseonggyo 관성교	Ki-Hong Park 박기홍, Yong-Sik Kim 김용식	1920	worship of Guan Yu
Gwangmyeongdaedo / Dangun Cheonjo Gwangmyeong Daedeok Bobonhoe 단군천조광명대도덕보본회	Jeong Yo-sun 자정요순	1947	worship of Dangun
Gwanghwagyo 광화교	Kimchi-in	1888	Korean Buddhism
Gukjodangungugyo 국조단군국교	Kim Eok-sun 김억순	1962	worship of Dangun
Gwiimdo 귀임도	Lee Sang-je 이상제	1956	Gaksedo
Geuliseudoguwonseonsinsaeng-won	Park Yeon-ryong 박연룡	1956	Christianity
Geumgangdaedo 금강대도	Seung-Yeo Lee 이승여	1874	The "Three Paths" of "Yu-Bul-Seon" 유·불·선: Confucianism, Buddhism, and Korean Seon
Gidokgyobokeumchimnyehoe 기독교복음침례회	Changwa Kwonsin 권신찬과, Yoo Byung-eon 유병언은	1962	Baptist Christianity
Namjoseonsin-ang	Lee Sang-kyung 이상경	1862	South Korean nationalism, Donghak, Jeong-gamlogsin-ang-eun 정감록신앙은, Three Jewels of Fortune 삼절운수설, Gyeryongsan Cheondo 계룡산천도설, the theory of the emergence of Jeongseongjin 정성진인출현설
Namhak	Lee Woon-gyu 이운규	1862	"Yu-Bul-Seon" 유·불·선, the fusion of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Korean Seon
Dangunsamyo	during the reign of Chungnyeol of Goryeo	late 13th century	worship of Dangun
Dangunseongjobong-an-yeonhabhoe	Jung So-ah	1958	worship of Dangun
Dangunseongjosudowon	Kang Gil-ryong 강길룡	1966	worship of Haneullim, Hwanung, and Dangun
Danbaekgyo 단백교	Kim Pan-rye 김판례	1955	worship of Dangun and Gapgwijamo
Hwanghwanggyo 황황교	Yoon-Won Yoon 윤윤원	1960	worship of the Cheonjonsansin, the Dragon King, "Sinjang", Dangun, Chilseong, and Shakyamuni Buddha
Hongyikgyo 홍익교	Lee Chan-young	1961	worship of Dangun, Jeungsan, and Su-un.
Baekbaekgyo 백백교	Wookwanghyun	1923	Influenced by Choe Je-u and Donghak.
Ilshimgyo			Combination of Confucian ethics, Korean Buddhist nature worship, and Taoist self-cultivation.
Taejonggyo			Combination of Confucian ethics, Korean Buddhist nature worship, and Taoist self-cultivation.
Muryeong Cheondo			Combination of Confucian ethics, Korean Buddhist nature worship, and Taoist self-cultivation.
The Pongnam			Combination of Confucian ethics, Korean Buddhist nature worship, and Taoist self-cultivation.
Todoeokhoe			Combination of Confucian ethics, Korean Buddhist nature worship, and Taoist self-cultivation.
Cheongilhoe			Combination of Confucian ethics, Korean Buddhist nature worship, and Taoist self-cultivation.