Ep 84 - Kim Il-Sung and Christianity

Hey did you know Kim Il-Sung taught Sunday School at a Methodist church once? Or that his parents were Christians? Or that his uncle was a Presbyterian pastor who served in the revolutionary government? Well thanks to a new article by Dae Young Ryu called "Kim Il-Sung and Christianity in North Korea," now you can learn all about that and the changing shape of Christianity in the DPRK. The article appears in the Journal of Church and State, and was just published this month! Also in this episode: Matt remembers smuggling Bibles into North Korea at church camp, and it turns out American imperialism is still Very Bad. Music by Amaryah Armstrong and theillalogicalspoon.