The purpose of this thesis-project is to appropriating lectio divina in the Korean Protestant Church within the framework of Bible reading. For the purpose, first of all this thesis-project examines the past and present of the Korean Protestant Church based on the statistical data. The past unprecedented growth of the Church cannot be explained without the unique enthusiasm for the Bible and the Bible reading. And the present stagnation that the Church has been experiencing since 1990s is closely related to the shallow root of its spirituality. Secondly, this thesis-project explores the spirituality of the Korean Protestant Church and the cultural factors which influenced the Christianity in Korea. Non-Christian Korean meditation such as Korean Buddhism’s meditation, Korean Confucianism’s scripture reading, and Korean Shamanism’s wholehearted supplication has deeply affected Korean Christian’s biblical devotion. Thirdly, this thesis-project observes the place of the Bible in the Christian tradition and lectio divina in GuigoII’s book, The Ladder of Monks. Fourthly, this thesis-project examines the relationship between lectio divina and non-Christian Korean culture, Bible-oriented spirituality and prayer-oriented spirituality which is the spirituality of the Korean Protestant Church. This thesis-project also suggests both an individual lectio divina and communal lectio divina for the Korean Protestant Church. In conclusion, this thesis- project presents lectio divina as a balanced practice for the Korean Protestant Church in five perspectives.
