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'''Bruce F. Hunt''' (June 4, 1903 - July 26, 1992) was a |
'''Bruce F. Hunt''' (June 4, 1903 - July 26, 1992) was a missionary born in Korea, serving the Orthodox Presbyterian Church for 48 years, until 1976.<ref>[https://students.wts.edu/resources/sarang/brucehunt.html Bruce Hunt Bio]</ref> He was a second generation missionary to Korea after his father William B. Hunt. Hunt was a professor at Korea Seminary in Busan South Korea. He was a missionary who was detained for helping Korean Christians during the Japanese occupation without yielding to torture or intimidation.<ref>박응규, 한부선 평전(서울:도서출판 그리심, 2006), 306-309</ref> |
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== Education == |
== Education == |
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After studying at Pyongyang Foreign School, |
After studying at Pyongyang Foreign School, Hunt left to study in the US in June 1919. He attended Soldan High School in St. Louis, Missouri. Hunt studied in [[Wheaton College (Illinois)|Wheaton College]] in 1920-1923, and transferred to [[Rutgers University]] in 1923. He graduated from [[Princeton Theological Seminary]] in 1928. |
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== Life == |
== Life == |
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Hunt was born in Pyongyang on June 4, 1903, to William Brewster Hunt (1869-1953) and Bertha Violet Finley Hunt. Due to the missionary work of his father, he was influenced greatly by missionary ministry, participating in various evangelism gatherings and Bible schools since childhood. Hunt was admitted to [[Wheaton College (Illinois)|Wheaton College]] in Illinois in 1920, but during his college years, he went through a period of spiritual distress and eventually came to a turning point in his life by experiencing rebirth and devoting himself to the missions. He then transferred to [[Rutgers University]], graduated, and matriculated at [[Princeton Theological Seminary]]. Hunt went to Korea as a missionary in the fall in 1928. |
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His first sabbatical was spent at [[Westminster Theological Seminary]] during 1935-36. In 1936, he left the PCUSA and became a founding member of the PCA (later OPC). As a member of the Presbyterian Independent Mission Board, under the leadership of [[John Gresham Machen|J. Gresham Machen]], |
His first sabbatical was spent at [[Westminster Theological Seminary]] during 1935-36. In 1936, he left the PCUSA and became a founding member of the PCA (later OPC). As a member of the Presbyterian Independent Mission Board, under the leadership of [[John Gresham Machen|J. Gresham Machen]], Hunt served in Manchuria from 1936 to 1942. During that time, he became a missionary under the OPC Foreign Mission Board.<ref>[https://students.wts.edu/resources/sarang/brucehunt.html Bruce Hunt Bio]</ref> |
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Hunt returned to Korea in 1946. The Korean War again interrupted his work in 1950, but he was able to return once more in 1952. Hunt was the person who |
Hunt returned to Korea in 1946. The Korean War again interrupted his work in 1950, but he was able to return once more in 1952. Hunt was the person who conducted the Nevius mission method and emphasized the characteristic of the Bible's centrality. Hunt had a great interest in Bible-centered evangelism and his theological tendency was strongly oriented toward Calvinism. He thoroughly believed that preserving the historical faith of the Korean Presbyterian Church against the challenge of liberal theology was the way to preserve the church. On July 26, 1992, he moved to Queverville Nursing Home, near Philadelphia, PA.<ref>[http://www.kidok.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=34607 한부선 선교사 100주년 강좌 잇따라. 기독신문, 2003.08.18.]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.co.kr/books?id=73xfDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA1159&lpg=PA1159&dq=Bruce+F.+Hunt&source=bl&ots=XmkPq2y_S1&sig=mPLfSZ8luF6TCCQor3InVB4vhns&hl=ko&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwio_cz03_jcAhUJgrwKHd_TDE04ChDoATAOegQIAhAB#v=onepage&q=Bruce%20F.%20Hunt&f=false Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States, vol. 5]</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Bruce F. Hunt (June 4, 1903 - July 26, 1992) was a missionary born in Korea, serving the Orthodox Presbyterian Church for 48 years, until 1976.[1] He was a second generation missionary to Korea after his father William B. Hunt. Hunt was a professor at Korea Seminary in Busan South Korea. He was a missionary who was detained for helping Korean Christians during the Japanese occupation without yielding to torture or intimidation.[2]
Education
After studying at Pyongyang Foreign School, Hunt left to study in the US in June 1919. He attended Soldan High School in St. Louis, Missouri. Hunt studied in Wheaton College in 1920-1923, and transferred to Rutgers University in 1923. He graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1928.
Life
Hunt was born in Pyongyang on June 4, 1903, to William Brewster Hunt (1869-1953) and Bertha Violet Finley Hunt. Due to the missionary work of his father, he was influenced greatly by missionary ministry, participating in various evangelism gatherings and Bible schools since childhood. Hunt was admitted to Wheaton College in Illinois in 1920, but during his college years, he went through a period of spiritual distress and eventually came to a turning point in his life by experiencing rebirth and devoting himself to the missions. He then transferred to Rutgers University, graduated, and matriculated at Princeton Theological Seminary. Hunt went to Korea as a missionary in the fall in 1928.
His first sabbatical was spent at Westminster Theological Seminary during 1935-36. In 1936, he left the PCUSA and became a founding member of the PCA (later OPC). As a member of the Presbyterian Independent Mission Board, under the leadership of J. Gresham Machen, Hunt served in Manchuria from 1936 to 1942. During that time, he became a missionary under the OPC Foreign Mission Board.[3] Hunt returned to Korea in 1946. The Korean War again interrupted his work in 1950, but he was able to return once more in 1952. Hunt was the person who conducted the Nevius mission method and emphasized the characteristic of the Bible's centrality. Hunt had a great interest in Bible-centered evangelism and his theological tendency was strongly oriented toward Calvinism. He thoroughly believed that preserving the historical faith of the Korean Presbyterian Church against the challenge of liberal theology was the way to preserve the church. On July 26, 1992, he moved to Queverville Nursing Home, near Philadelphia, PA.[4][5]
References
- ^ Bruce Hunt Bio
- ^ 박응규, 한부선 평전(서울:도서출판 그리심, 2006), 306-309
- ^ Bruce Hunt Bio
- ^ 한부선 선교사 100주년 강좌 잇따라. 기독신문, 2003.08.18.
- ^ Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States, vol. 5
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