월남(月南) 이상재(李商在)의 체육사상과 활동에 관한 연구

초록

This study intended to examine the ideas on sports and activities of Lee Sang-jae. Based on the holistic theory of mankind and holistic education idea of YMCA, Lee Sang-jae criticized evil social practices of the time which despised sports(體) and recognized sports(體) at the same level as virtue(德) and wisdom(智). In addition, Lee Sang-jae regarded sports as a necessary foundation for raising virtue and wisdom, and emphasized the importance of sports along with virtue and wisdom as one pillar of education. Lee Sang-jae tried to resist the threat of western powers and prepare the basis for securing sovereignty by cultivating mental and physical abilities of the youths through YMCA sports programs. Especially, in that Lee Sang-jae tried to raise fund for overseas nationalism activists and establish friendly relationship with nationalism activists at home through sports events like baseball games with overseas Koreans, the sports programs he promoted are deemed to have nationalistic characteristics.

키워드