Buddhist and protestant Korean immigrants : religious beliefs and socioeconomic aspects of life / Okyun Kwon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kwon, Okyun, 1960-

Series:

New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Korean Americans--Religion.

Korean Americans.

Ethnic relations--Religious aspects--Buddhism.

Ethnic relations.

Ethnic relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Protestant churches--United States--History--20th century.

Protestant churches.

Buddhism--United States--History--20th century.

Buddhism.

Korean Americans--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (373 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Kwon explores how Korea's two major religious groups, Buddhists and Protestants, have emigrated and how their religious beliefs affect their adjustments after immigration. Kwon bases his study on a survey of 114 Korean congregations, participatory observation of a Buddhist temple and a Protestant church, and in-depth interviews with 109 devout immigrants. He finds that non-religious variables-urban background, educational level, and social class-have a greater effect on adjustment to the host society than religion does. Religious congregations promote members' social capital for adjustment, but at the same religious participation serves as a barrier to assimilation.

Contents:

1. Immigration waves and church growth

2. Growth of Christianity in Korea

3. Buddhist and Protestant immigrants

4. Buddhist temple

5. Protestant Church

6. Organizational structure of churches and temples

7. Leaders, pastoral emphasis

8. Religious and social services of churches and temples

9. Religiosity: similarities and differences

10. Economic aspects of life of Buddhists and Protestants

11. Cultural, political, and social life

12. Religion and immigration.

Notes:

Chiefly tables.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-355) and index.

ISBN:

1-59332-083-3

OCLC:

56995147