Jan 8, 2026 · In Korean Messiah, Jonathan Cheng, The Wall Street Journal’s China bureau chief and former Korea bureau chief, takes us deep inside Pyongyang, a city once so dominated by …

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In Korean Messiah, Jonathan Cheng, The Wall Street Journal ’s China bureau chief and former Korea bureau chief, takes us deep inside Pyongyang, a city once so dominated by Christianity …

A landmark history of North Korea, told through the rise of the Kim dynasty and its surprising ties to American Christianity—a spectacular, penetrating account of the Hermit Kingdom • A …

Korean Messiah Kim Il Sung and the Christian Roots of North Korea's Personality Cult By Jonathan Cheng Coming Apr 14

“Korean Messiah is a long-overdue and important addition to our understanding of contemporary North Korea. Cheng expertly fills in another missing piece of the DPRK puzzle.”

Northern Korea had one of the highest concentrations of Protestant believers and schools before 1945. Even those who later rejected religion often received biblical education.

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In Korean Messiah, Jonathan Cheng, the Wall Street Journal ’s China bureau chief and former Korea bureau chief, takes us deep inside Pyongyang, a city once so dominated by Christianity …

In Korean Messiah, Jonathan Cheng, The Wall Street Journal ’s China bureau chief and former Korea bureau chief, takes us deep inside Pyongyang, a city once so dominated by Christianity …