Water from dragon's well : the history of a Korean-Canadian church relationship / David Kim-Cragg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kim-Cragg, David, author.

Series:

McGill-Queen's studies in urban governance.

McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Religion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United Church of Canada--Missions--Korea (South).

United Church of Canada.

United Church of Canada--Relations--Korea (South).

Christianity--Korea (South).

Christianity.

Christianity and politics--Korea (South)--History--20th century.

Christianity and politics.

Korea (South).

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (331 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal, Quebec : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2022]

Summary:

Challenging the colonial foundations of Canadian Protestantism, the century-long Korean-Canadian church relationship continues to transform the United Church of Canada's mission. This book traces the origins and consequences of this little-known tributary in Korean-Canadian history, giving voice to two distinct historical-cultural perspectives.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Introduction

Nationalist Missions and Migrating Christians

A Land in between “Our Ancestors” and “Our North-West”

“The Struggle to Express Their Own Identity”

Democratization and Decolonization

Sinners, Partners, or Friends

“Taking Hold of Its Own Domain”

Minjung in the Mission House

“A Tremendous Source of Strength and Witness”

Mission from the East

Seonguja

“Struggling to Understand Ourselves as ‘Receivers,’ as well as ‘Givers’”

Conclusion

Notes

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780228013037

0228013038

9780228013020

022801302X

OCLC:

1342499512