On April 5, Professor Choi Jong-seong of the Department of Religious Studies at Seoul National University and about forty students visited the Yeoju Headquarters Temple Complex of Daesoon Jinrihoe. Seoul National University conducts annual field trips to help religious studies students better understand religious phenomena.

After touring the interior of Sungdomun, the field trip team received an explanation at the museum about the objects of faith and the Three Major Works. When asked about the students’ perception of Daesoon Jinrihoe, Professor Kim Ji-hyun said, “Many students did not know that Daesoon Jinrihoe is a Korean indigenous religion, so today’s visit was even more meaningful,” and added, “According to the students who planned the trip, Daesoon Jinrihoe gave the impression of being a young religion, especially because of its active relief efforts and social charity activities among the new religious movements.”

The relationship between Daesoon Jinrihoe and the Department of Religious Studies at Seoul National University goes back a long way. It began in 1974 when Jeon-Gyeong was published by Seoul National University Press, and the late Professor Jang Byeong-gil of the Department of Religious Studies, who served as one of the editors, made significant contributions to the study of Daesoon thought.