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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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn State University Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2014 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press, , [2021] ©1999 |
| Any de publicació: | 2021 |
| Idioma: | English |
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| Descripció física: | 1 online resource (248 p.) :; 4 illustrations |
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Taula de continguts:
- 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