Title Page
Contents
ABSTRACT 11
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 13
A. Motivation and Purpose 13
B. Methodology and Plan of Writing 26
CHAPTER TWO WOMEN IN THE PHILIPPINES 34
A. Christianity in the Philippines and Its Influence on Women 35
a. Conquest of Spain: Brought Roman Catholicism 38
b. American Intervention: Introduced Protestantism 41
c. New Religious Movements: Further Subjugation of Women 44
B. Globalization and Feminization of Migration 47
a. Women, Christianity, and Globalization 51
b. Feminization of Migration 53
CHAPTER THREE WOMEN'S EXPERIENCES IN THE SEX INDUSTRY IN KOREA 64
A. Overview of Korean Sex Industry 65
a. Camptowns as Special Tourism Zone 67
b. Women as Commodity 72
B. Stories of Women in the Sex Industry 77
a. Deceptive Recruitment 78
b. Threats and Physical Abuse 82
c. Exploitation and Oppression 85
d. Abandonment and Further Abuse 89
e. Marriage Migrants turned "Sex Workers" 94
CHAPTER FOUR THEOLOGICAL REFLECTIONS ON WOMEN'S EXPERIENCES 98
A. Women's Experiences as a Source of Theological Reflection 99
a. Filipino Women's Experiences as "Lived" Experiences 100
b. Bridging Between Women in the Scriptures and Experiences of Filipino Women in the Sex Industry 102
B. Understanding the Image of God in Women's Lives 113
a. God as Source of Hope 115
b. Filipino Women's Religious Practices 118
c. Toward Wholeness of Being 120
C. Challenging Christians and the Church for Action 125
a. Role of Christians and the Church 125
b. Call to Action and to be in Solidarity with Women in the Sex Industry 127
CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION 132
BIBLIOGRAPHY 139
ABSTRACT IN KOREAN 149