Evangelical Pilgrims from the East : Faith Fundamentals of Korean American Protestant Diasporas (Asian Christianity in the Diaspora)

Yang, Sunggu

Springer International Publishing AG（2016/11発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 163 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9783319415635
• DDC分類 261.089957073

Full Description

In this book Sunggu Yang proposes five socio-ecclesial codes as unique faith fundamentals of Korean American Christianity. Drawing from rigorous research and years of ecclesial experience, Yang names the codes as follows: the Wilderness Pilgrimage code, the Diasporic Mission Code, the Confucian Egalitarian code, the Buddhist Shamanistic code, and the Pentecostal Liberation code. These five codes, he asserts, help Korean Americans sustain their lives, culture, faith, and evangelical mission as aliens or "pilgrims" in the American "wilderness." Yang outlines how his five proposed codes serve as liberative and prophetic mechanisms of faith through which Korean Americans can contribute to racial harmony and cultural diversity in North America. In this sense, Korean American Christianity—its theology and spirituality—works not only on behalf of Korean Americans, but also for the sake of all Americans. Yang shows how the Korean American pulpit is the locus where these five codes appear mostvividly.

Contents

Introduction.- 1. Key Socio-Ecclesial Themes Arising in the Asian American Community.- 2. The Wilderness Pilgrimage Code.- 3. The Diasporic Mission Code.- 4. The Confucian Egalitarian Code.- 5. The Buddhist Shamanistic Code.- 6. The Pentecostal Liberation Code.- Conclusion. Toward the Integrity of Korean American Diasporic Faith.