Lee, Young Hee. Chondogyo. The Religion of the Cosmos that Blossomed in Korea. Translation of Yoon Suk-san Text. Seoul, South Korea: Administration of Central Head Quaters of Chondogyo. 2002.
Abstract
The fundamental tenet of
Chondogyo is human beings are
Heaven (innaecheon, 人乃天. This
means nothing less than that man is God. This principle was boldly set
forward by
Revered Teacher Euiam, the third head of Chondogyo, and remains a
cardinal tenet
of the Church to the present day. Although this tenet was formalized
under
Revered Teacher Euiam, it has its origins in the Great Master’s
affirmation I
serve God within me (sicheonju, 侍天主);
words which give expression to that which is at the very heart of
Chongdogyo religious
thought. [from Chondogyo Viewed Through the Tenets of the Church, p.
34]