The ideas of p’ungsu(風水, wind and water) in the Context of Korea

Abstract

This article is about the ideas of p’ungsu, The essence of p’ungsu is the wisdom to find out proper land without damaging it. In a word, the ideas of p’ungsu are the metaphors through which is expressed the methodology to realise the harmony of the earth and human. P’ungsu is the important subject of research in Korean theology that can support Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation’(JPIC) and environmental (ecological) theology. It is quite within the realms of possibility that a better relationship between the ideas of p’ungsu and the traditional theology of the West and the Western ideal land are brought about in the structural aspect.