Pyongyang’s journey from ‘Jerusalem of the East’ to Kim cult capital

NK News – North Korea News · May 11, 2026

Before Pyongyang became the capital of North Korea’s cult of personality, it was known to missionaries as the “Jerusalem of the East.” Jonathan Cheng’s Korean Messiah traces that often-overlooked Protestant history, showing how Christianity shaped the city’s past, intersected with Kim Il Sung’s rise and later became part of the DPRK’s diplomacy and propaganda. The […]