Lineage of Legends
Sun Myung Moon

You must solve cultural difficulties between East and West through one language

1994-05-14 · Source: tparents.org

Unification Theological Seminary professors must read Father’s speeches in the original language, not second hand.

Translations of the Bible in many languages have led to many denominations with different interpretations. If we have many Divine Principles in different languages we will have different denominations in our movement. You must learn one language. You must solve cultural difficulties between East and West through one language — urgent!

When you study original Father’s words you will see their value. World theologians will be interested in Divine Principle — in the original language. They will check the exact words, meaning. particularly of Father’s speeches which are now 210 volumes and will be 300 volumes. In the future scholars will focus on each page of Father’s speech.

If you don’t know Korean you cannot participate — you will be ignored. Study original Father’s speech and Divine Principle or your authority will not be respected.

There are 800 UTS graduates — Father expected them to work in missions but Father can’t see them — where are they? UTS graduate should give a hard time to their professors at graduate school — then after graduation come back and lead the professors the right way; but your chance is missed now. UTS graduates made very good students at Harvard, etc., now you can meet them as colleagues and lead them with better theory — lead the theological world in the right direction. After graduation write research papers and publish in renowned journals. Study the most recent academic disputes. You are qualified to criticize their theory based on Divine Principle and Unification Thought. Those papers will be published and given to our library. We must build a library not only of theological books, but our own books — it should be the center of theological research. People who studied in a Christian library will realize our library is so much better and be attracted to study more to understand everything.

Father’s idea is to make you world famous theologians but you didn’t follow that direction. Father wants you to be better than he is, do you understand that? Quality is important — publish quality research and papers — that will dominate the world.

Review all theories historically and write clear conclusions about where to go now — that kind of book will be really respected. Publish in all areas, not just theology. In the future being invited to UTS to lecture will be the way to become famous. You will be asked to present the most updated theory at all universities. All of you should become this famous, in every area. Then UTS will get the reputation as the best center of theological research in the world. Even scholars with a PhD from other schools will come to UTS for post-doctoral research — the whole world will come under UTS.

Father is helping create a new university at Bridgeport, but the more internal standard is at UTS — the University of Bridgeport is external. UTS is internal. This is Father’s vision. but it is not yet fulfilled.

Take action! Don’t just have interest, take action!