Chinese Christians in America : : Conversion, Assimilation, and Adhesive Identities / / Fenggang Yang.
Christianity has become the most practiced religion among the Chinese in America, but very little solid research exists on Chinese Christians and their churches. This book is the first to explore the subject from the inside, revealing how Chinese Christians construct and reconstruct their identity-a...
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Yang, Fenggang, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Chinese Christians in America : Conversion, Assimilation, and Adhesive Identities / Fenggang Yang. University Park, PA : Penn State University Press, [2021] ©1999 1 online resource (248 p.) : 4 illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Assimilation, Ethnicity, and Religion -- 2 Chinese Immigrants, Cultural Traditions, and Changing Identities -- 3 Becoming Christian -- 4 Becoming American -- 5 Preserving Chinese Culture -- 6 Deconstructing the Chinese Identity, Reconstructing Adhesive Identities -- Conclusion: Pluralism and Adhesive Identities -- Appendix: The Chinese Christian Church of Greater Washington, D.C.: An Annotated Chronology -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Christianity has become the most practiced religion among the Chinese in America, but very little solid research exists on Chinese Christians and their churches. This book is the first to explore the subject from the inside, revealing how Chinese Christians construct and reconstruct their identity-as Christians, Americans, and Chinese-in local congregations amid the radical pluralism of the late twentieth century. Today there are more than one thousand Chinese churches in the United States, most of them Protestant evangelical congregations, bringing together diasporic Chinese from diverse origins-Taiwan, Hong Kong, mainland China, and Southeast Asian countries. Fenggang Yang finds that despite the many tensions and conflicts that exist within these congregations, most individuals find ways to creatively integrate their evangelical Christian beliefs with traditional Chinese (most Confucian) values. The church becomes a place where they can selectively assimilate into American society while simultaneously preserving Chinese values and culture.Yang brings to this study unique experience as both participant and observer. Born in mainland China, he is a sociologist who converted to Christianity after coming to the United States. The heart of this book is an ethnographic study of a representative Chinese church, located in Washington, D. C., where he became a member. Throughout the book, Yang draws upon interviews with members of this congregation while making comparisons with other churches throughout the United States. Chinese Christians in America is an important addition to the literature on the experience of ";new"; immigrant communities. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 21. Jun 2021) Chinese Americans Washington (D.C.) Religion Case studies. Cultural fusion Washington (D.C.) Case studies. RELIGION / Christianity / Presbyterian. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn State University Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2014 9783110745269 https://doi.org/10.1515/9780271031231?locatt=mode:legacy https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780271031231 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9780271031231.jpg |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Assimilation, Ethnicity, and Religion -- 2 Chinese Immigrants, Cultural Traditions, and Changing Identities -- 3 Becoming Christian -- 4 Becoming American -- 5 Preserving Chinese Culture -- 6 Deconstructing the Chinese Identity, Reconstructing Adhesive Identities -- Conclusion: Pluralism and Adhesive Identities -- Appendix: The Chinese Christian Church of Greater Washington, D.C.: An Annotated Chronology -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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