Moon Hyung-jin

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Korean spelling
Hangeul 문형 진
Hanja 文 亨 進
Revised
Romanization 		Mun Hyeong-jin
McCune-
Reischauer 		Mun Hyŏngjin

Moon Hyung-jin (born September 26, 1979 in Tarrytown , New York ) is the seventh and youngest son of Moon Sun-myung and Han Hak-ja . He was President of the Unification Church , but has since founded his own religious movement, the World Peace Sanctuary (also known as the Sanctuary Church of Newfoundland, PA or, more recently, Rod of Iron Ministries ).

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Moon studied philosophy and religious studies at Harvard University and the Harvard Divinity School. Among other things, he dealt with Tibetan Buddhism .

From April 2008 to March 2015, Moon was the international president of the Family Federation for World Peace .

Moon is considered an important person in mediating between North and South Korea . In December 2011, he traveled to North Korea twice: to visit his parents' hometowns and places relevant to the Unification Church, as well as to attend the funeral service for Kim Jong-il , which he attended on his father's behalf. In September 2012, Moon was invited to Pyongyang to accept condolences on behalf of his late father. As part of this, Kim Jong-us awarded Uncle Chang Sung-taek Moon Hyung-jin and his father the "National Reunification Prize".

Moon lives in Pennsylvania , USA. He is married to Lee Yeon-an and has 5 children.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kim Hoo-ran: Unification Church founder dies . The Korea Herald of September 3, 2012 (English).
  2. ↑ Krauel, Torsten / Erling, Johnny / Rennert, Emil / Bähmer, Daniel-Dylan / Graw, Ansgar: The key figures in the North Korea conflict . Die Welt April 7, 2013.
  3. ^ Unification Church successor makes surprise visit to North Korea . The Telegraph of September 7, 2013.
  4. ^ N. Korea sends wreath to Moon's family: State media ( Memento of August 12, 2014 in the Internet Archive ). asiaone from September 7, 2013.
Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Moon is the family name here, Hyung-jin is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Moon, Hyung-jin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 문형 진 (Hangeul); 文 亨 進 (Hanja); Mun, Hyeong-jin (Revised Romanization); Mun, Hyŏngjin (McCune – Reischauer)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South Korean leader of a New Religious Movement, President of the Unification Church
DATE OF BIRTH September 26, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Tarrytown , New York