True Parents Legacy

Sources

This page documents the origins of the spiritual, educational, and historical materials shared on tplegacy.net. Every effort is made to preserve the legacy of the founders of the Unification Church — Rev. Sun Myung Moon and Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon — with transparency, accuracy, and respect for the original texts.

We list our sources for three reasons:

  • Verifiability. Readers should be able to trace any quotation, biographical detail, or doctrinal point back to its original source.
  • Scholarly integrity. The Unification corpus spans Korean originals, official translations, recorded speeches, and decades of historical record. We make clear which we draw from.
  • Respect for the founders' words. Where the original Korean carries nuance that English does not always preserve, we note it and point to tools that help readers see for themselves.

1. Primary Canonical Texts

The doctrinal core of our materials comes from the official books authored by Rev. Sun Myung Moon. These works establish Unificationist theology, family ethics, peacebuilding, and God's original ideal.

Key titles include:

For an open, freely readable online archive of these canonical texts, we also reference 8books.net — "The Eight Textbooks" — which hosts the full text of the Divine Principle, Cheon Seong Gyeong, and other foundational works, organized by book, chapter, and section. It is one of the most accessible English-language reading sources for the core scriptures.

See the Books page for a complete index of titles we draw from.

2. Speeches of Rev. Sun Myung Moon

A second primary source is the collection of over 800 volumes of speeches delivered by Rev. Sun Myung Moon throughout his lifetime, covering faith, the family, world peace, interreligious dialogue, science, education, and God's providence. These volumes have been systematically archived and translated from Korean to preserve the True Parents' message for future generations.

3. Books and Speeches by Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon

Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon, co-founder of the Unification Movement, has delivered numerous speeches and published works on peace, true family values, women's leadership, and the providence of the Heavenly Parent. Her words complement and expand upon the core teachings, forming an integral part of the modern Unificationist tradition.

4. Historical and Biographical References

For dates, events, places, and biographical context, we draw on en.tphistory.net — a year-by-year historical archive documenting the lives of Rev. Sun Myung Moon and Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon, the development of the movement, organizations they founded, major speeches, Blessing ceremonies, meetings with world leaders, and key providential milestones. It is the primary reference behind factual claims of when and where in our content.

5. Linguistic and Terminological Resources

The original texts are in Korean, and many of the most important terms — Cheon Il Guk, Hoon Dok Hae, jeong-seong, Hoon Mo Nim, Cham Bumo — carry meaning that does not always survive translation. For accurate transliteration, hanja (Chinese-character) etymology, and Ukrainian/English glosses of theological vocabulary, we reference hangulhanja.com.

This resource is especially useful for:

  • Verifying the spelling and pronunciation of Korean theological terms
  • Looking up the hanja roots of compound words (e.g. 天一國 → Cheon Il Guk, "Heavenly Unified Nation")
  • Cross-referencing Korean–Ukrainian and Korean–English meanings of key concepts

6. Open Sources and Community Contributions

In addition to the primary publications, this website references open-access materials and community-shared resources — testimonies, member memoirs, conference proceedings, and public-domain photographs — that help illustrate the practice and lived experience of Unificationist faith in everyday life.

7. Editorial Methodology

  • Translations. We rely on official English translations where available. Translations from the original Korean may contain minor inaccuracies; we flag cases where a particular rendering is contested or where multiple translations differ in meaning.
  • Citations. Direct quotations from Rev. Moon or Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon are attributed by book, volume, and section wherever possible.
  • Updates. Sources and their attributions are reviewed periodically. When new official editions are published, references are updated accordingly.

If you notice errors, missing attributions, or inconsistencies, please contact us — we review every report and correct verified mistakes.