1 Introduction
2 Generational Tension within Korean Immigrant
Churches
3 The Quest for a Community of Comfort
4 Spiritual Laboratories
5 Reaching Out
6 Shifting Ethnic Boundaries
7 Conclusion
Appendix A. Description of Churches
Appendix B. Congregational Survey
Subtitle:
Second-Generation Spirituality in Korean American Churches Author: Sharon
Kim Subject:Sociology,
Asian
American Studies Paper ISBN: 978-0-8135-4727-5 Cloth ISBN: 978-0-8135-4726-8 Pages:
214 pages Publication Date: April 2010
Praise:
"This interesting and accessible book picks
up on an emergent phenomena-- the creation of hybrid third spaces of
worship among second-generation Korean Americans. Kim's work is a
significant contribution to the study of religion and the new
second-generation."-Rebecca Y. Kim, author of God's New Whiz Kids: Korean American
Evangelicals on Campus
"The book offers a rich and sympathetic insight into the world of second-generation Korean American Christians. It is a must read for those interested in second-generations' religiosity in the twenty-first century."-Sociology of Religion
"Sharon Kim's comprehensive sociological analysis, careful and
sensitive treatment of the spiritual dynamics of congregations, and
hope-giving narrative of emerging second-generation Korean American
congregations make this volume an especially rich resource."-Peter Cha,
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Description:
Second-generation Korean Americans,
demonstrating an unparalleled entrepreneurial fervor, are establishing
new churches with a goal of shaping the future of American
Christianity. A Faith of Our Own
investigates the development and growth of these houses of worship, a
recent and rapidly increasing phenomenon in major cities throughout the
United States.
Immigration historians have depicted the second-generation as a
transitional generation—on the steady march toward the inevitable
decline of ethnic identity and allegiance. Sharon Kim suggests an
alternative path. By harnessing religion and innovatively creating
hybrid religious institutions, second-generation Korean Americans are
assertively defining and shaping their own ethnic and religious
futures. Rather than assimilating into mainstream American evangelical
churches or inheriting the churches of their immigrant parents,
second-generation pastors are creating their own hybrid third space—new
autonomous churches that are shaped by multiple frames of reference.
Including data gathered over ten years at twenty-two churches, A Faith of Our Own is the most
comprehensive study of this topic that addresses generational,
identity, political, racial, and empowerment issues. About the Author:
