Length2h 26m
About this audiobook
Grace Road tells the true story of how a South Korean cult built its own “promised land” in Fiji, and why it became one of the most controversial issues in the islands. The book traces how 400 cult members created the Grace Road Group: a business empire of farms, petrol stations, malls, construction projects and restaurants that are everywhere you look.
But behind the spotless commercial branding lies a dark history: the imprisoned cult leader, allegations of abuse and control of followers.
Grace Road focuses tightly on the specific historical and cultural conditions. Korea’s turbulent twentieth century, the rise of Protestant megachurches, and Fiji’s deeply religious society. Conditions that made this extraordinary migration and enterprise possible.
It is a narrative of faith and power, for readers who want to understand how one small church could become a nation‑wide presence—and what that means for the people living there.
Audiobook details
GenreSpirituality and Religion, Politics and Government
Length2 hrs 26 mins
Narrated byRecorded Track
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateAug 1, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1INTRODUCTION: TAKE 400 KOREANS AND LET THEM LIVE THEIR DREAM OF THE PROMISED LAND
2CHAPTER 1 GRACE ROAD GROUP – THEY ARE EVERYWHERE
3CHAPTER 2 GRACE ROAD CHURCH IS A CULT, A SOUTH KOREAN CULT
4CHAPTER 3 CLASSIFYING CHRISTIANITY - TOP LEVEL
5CHAPTER 4 CLASSIFYING CHRISTIANITY – NEXT LEVEL
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6CHAPTER 5 WHY DID CHRISTIANITY DEVELOP IN SOUTH KOREA OF ALL PLACES?
7CHAPTER 6 MANAGING AN EXPLOSION
8CHAPTER 7 CLASSIFYING CHRISTIANITY – DOWN ANOTHER LEVEL
9CHAPTER 8 CULT OR SECT?
10CHAPTER 9 GRACE ROAD CHURCH – THE EARLY YEARS
11CHAPTER 10 WHAT BIBLE ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?
12CHAPTER 11 INTERPRETING WHAT IS IN PI FROM PI
13CHAPTER 12 MORE BIBLE GYMNASTICS
14CHAPTER 13 FIJI, THE LAND OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
15CHAPTER 14 WHY DID CHRISTIANITY DEVELOP IN FIJI?
16CHAPTER 15 COME TO FIJI, BRING YOUR MONEY
17CHAPTER 16 IT ALL COMES CRASHING DOWN
18CHAPTER 17 THE WIDOW INDEED
19CHAPTER 18 CULTS BEHAVING BADLY
20CHAPTER 19 – CODA
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