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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Place / Publishing House:University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press, , [2021]
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Năm xuất bản:2021
Ngôn ngữ:English
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Mục lục:
  • 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