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Identity, Youth, and Gender in the Korean American Church / by Christine J. Hong.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hong, Christine J., Author.
- Series:
- Asian Christianity in the Diaspora, 2945-6940
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ethnology--Asia.
- Ethnology.
- Culture.
- Religion.
- Religion and sociology.
- Theology.
- Korea--History.
- Korea.
- Christianity.
- Asian Culture.
- Sociology of Religion.
- Christian Theology.
- History of Korea.
- Local Subjects:
- Asian Culture.
- Religion.
- Sociology of Religion.
- Christian Theology.
- History of Korea.
- Christianity.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (161 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2015.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book studies Korean American girls between thirteen and nineteen and their formation with regard to self, gender, and God in the context of Korean American protestant congregational life. It develops a hybrid methodology of de-colonial aims and indigenous research methods, aiming to facilitate transformative life in faith communities.
- Contents:
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Immigration: Our Collective History
- 3 We Are Who We Were: Korean and Korean American Spiritualities
- 4 Asian American Adolescents: Development and Mental Health
- 5 Methodology
- 6 The Study
- 7 Findings and Emerging Themes
- 8 Discussion of the Themes
- 9 Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781137488060
- 1137488069
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