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One of Moon's early converts, Young Oon Kim, was a further influence in the development of Unification theology.  Also known as Miss Kim, in her youth she had visions, heard voices, and had hallucinations. She became deeply influenced by the writing of occultist [[Emanuel Swedenborg]], whom she said appeared to her in visions. Having rejected much of her early [[Methodist]] training, Kim sought to be ordained in a small organization called the ''Universal Church of the Master'', and also combined various ideas from other religions.  Miss Kim would later be particularly influential in its growth of Unificationism in the [[United States]], as its the first missionary there. Miss Kim also worked in translating the ''Divine Principle'' into English.<ref>http://www.religionfacts.com/unification_church/index.htm</ref><ref>George D. Chryssides, ''Unifying or Dividing? Sun Myung Moon and the Origins of the Unification Church'', University of Wolverhampton, U.K.</ref><ref>http://www.letusreason.org/moon2.htm</ref>  

One of Moon's early converts, Young Oon Kim, was a further influence in the development of Unification theology.  Also known as Miss Kim, in her youth she had visions, heard voices, and had hallucinations. She became deeply influenced by the writing of occultist [[Emanuel Swedenborg]], whom she said appeared to her in visions. Having rejected much of her early [[Methodist]] training, Kim sought to be ordained in a small organization called the ''Universal Church of the Master'', and also combined various ideas from other religions.  Miss Kim would later be particularly influential in its growth of Unificationism in the [[United States]], as its the first missionary there. Miss Kim also worked in translating the ''Divine Principle'' into English.<ref>http://www.religionfacts.com/unification_church/index.htm</ref><ref>George D. Chryssides, ''Unifying or Dividing? Sun Myung Moon and the Origins of the Unification Church'', University of Wolverhampton, U.K.</ref><ref>http://www.letusreason.org/moon2.htm</ref>  

The Divine Principle,  a 536 page work, was published in 1957 and is the primary doctrinal authority for Unificationism. While it is considered to be divinely-inspired scripture, it is called  "only part of the new truth. ...as time goes on, deeper parts of the truth will be continually revealed" <ref>Today's World, September 1992, p. 16</ref>   

The Divine Principle,  a 536 page work, was published in 1957 and is the primary doctrinal authority for Unificationism. While it is considered by members of the Church to be divinely-inspired scripture, it is called  "only part of the new truth. ...as time goes on, deeper parts of the truth will be continually revealed" <ref>Today's World, September 1992, p. 16</ref>   

In Unification theology, God is both masculine and feminine, according to the concept called ''polarity'', and is based on finding the characteristics which are common to all entities in his Creation." <ref>Outline of the Principle - Level 4, p. 10</ref> being similar to the idea of deity seen in [[I Ching]], [[Confucianism]], [[Taoism]], as well as the [[Hindu]] worship of a Mother Goddess.<ref>Unification Theology, p. 56.</ref>

In Unification theology, God is both masculine and feminine, according to the concept called ''polarity'', and is based on finding the characteristics which are common to all entities in his Creation." <ref>Outline of the Principle - Level 4, p. 10</ref> being similar to the idea of deity seen in [[I Ching]], [[Confucianism]], [[Taoism]], as well as the [[Hindu]] worship of a Mother Goddess.<ref>Unification Theology, p. 56.</ref>