Beginning of the Hoon Dok Hwe Tradition
This week in history:
On October 13, 1997, True Father officially began a new tradition called Hoon Dok Hwe.
What is Hoon Dok Hwe? It’s a daily morning reading tradition in which Unificationist families set aside one hour each morning from 6:00 to 7:00 to recite the Family Pledge (core pledge of Unificationists), and then hold a daily study and discussion of True Parents’ words.
Hoon Dok Hwe is understood to be a gathering for reading and learning. Over the years, in addition to being a cornerstone of morning devotionals, FFWPU sponsored Hoon Dok Hwe conferences for civic and religious leaders that focused on reading and learning True Father’s words.
Today, 19 years later, we speak with Dr. Michael Balcomb, who was actually present when True Father initiated this tradition. We asked Dr. Balcomb to tell us more about the history of Hoon Dok Hwe, comment on the ways this practice has shaped his life, and recommend his favorite readings.
Watch excerpts of our conversation in this video episode of This Week in History, or listen to the podcast below for the full discussion.
AGP
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Thanks! Very, very interesting and informative. Learned so much in 10 minutes.
We very much like this program and can’t wait to see more episodes.
We like the moderator.
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Clare
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That was Great! Thank you and All the Best!
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Randy & Kumiko Francis
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This is great. Thank you. Is there an archive of – this day in our history?
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James B Edgerly
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What an excellent perspective on the origins of HDH and the sequence of text that are now so central to our faith. Thank you for this very informative report.
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Betsy Orman
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Thank you for all this insight and clarification. Wonderful.
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Margaret Polloi Sisserson
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Wonderful to see and hear of this new project, Today in history. Thank you Dr. Balcomb for sharing.
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