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Korean conference discusses missionary approach to suicide prevention, as country wrestles with highest suicide rate among OECD

Korean conference discusses missionary approach to suicide prevention, as country wrestles with highest suicide rate among OECD

Asia Society & Culture Church & Missions

A recent mission conference in South Korea highlighted the issue of suicide prevention as a missiological concern amid a suicide rate more than twice the average among OECD countries. A missiologist professor argued that suicide should no longer be regarded solely as an individualized issue but something that affects society as a whole. And he believes that the Christian perspective of building God’s kingdom could help overcome the prevalent "culture of death".

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