John G. Grisafi, PhD
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John G. Grisafi, PhD
@johnggrisafi.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Fellow in Korean Studies | Korean religions, Korean Studies, Asian religions, religion & modernity, discursive study & epistemology of religion, politics of religion, religion & place, historiography/memory of religion, marginal religions
There is, as always, some cause for concern about politically motivated targeting of religious institutions and minorities, but his take feels politically biased and ultimately, I think, about US politics more than about Korea.
August 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
He mentions unequal restrictions on churches in COVID, but only in the US. Such inequity in pandemic policy and attitude did occur in South Korea, but he doesn't mention it.
August 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I organize by region and topic, and by sub-topic and chronologically within that. I have a single tall bookcase dedicated to religion, organized by region. Other shelves are for other books on the same regions. One shelf for library books so I don't mingle them.
March 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
One major difference I've noticed between South Korean and US politics is the willingness of South Korean political parties to break with sitting presidents from their party, seemingly seeing distancing themselves from a president as more beneficial. Not so common in the US.
December 3, 2024 at 8:25 PM