Intersecting realities : race, identity, and culture in the spiritual-moral life of young Asian Americans / edited by Hak Joon Lee ; foreword by Ken Fong.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lee, Hak Joon, editor.

Fong, Ken, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asian Americans--Religious life.

Asian Americans.

Marginality, Social--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Marginality, Social.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 161 pages)

Place of Publication:

Eugene, Oregon : Cascade Books, [2018]

Summary:

Experiencing racial marginalization in society and pressures for success in family,Asian AmericanChristianyoungadults must negotiate being socially underpowered, culturally dissonant, and politically marginal. To avoid misunderstandings and conflicts within and without their communities, more often than not they hide their true thoughts and emotions and hesitate to engage in authentic conversations outside their very close-knit circle of friends.In addition, these young adults might not find their church or Christian fellowship to be a safe and hospitableplace to openly struggle with all of these sorts of questions, all the while lacking adequate vocabulary or resources to organize their thoughts.This book responds to these spiritual-moral struggles of Asian American young people by theologically addressing the issues that most intimately and immediately affect Asian American youths' sense of identity--God, race, family, sex, gender, friendship, money, vocation, the model minority myth, and community-- uniquely and consistently from the contexts of Asian American young adult life. Its goal is to help young Asian Americans develop a healthy, balanced, organic sense of identity grounded in a fresh and deeper understanding of the Christian faith.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781532616242

1532616244