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A Faith of Our Own: Second-generation Spirituality in Korean American Churches by Sharon Kim (Paperback, 2010)

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 phemen 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 invatively 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 automous 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.

Place of Publication
New Brunswick, NJ
Spine
15mm
Author Biography
Sharon Kim Is Assistant Professor of Sociology at California State University, Fullerton.
Date of Publication
15/04/2010
Genre
Social Studies: General
Country of Publication
United States

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