| Bridge-Makers and Cross-Bearers: Korean-American Women and the Church Contributor(s): Kim, Jung Ha (Author) |
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ISBN: 0788501666 ISBN-13: 9780788501661 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $43.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1997 Annotation: This volume considers what it is to be a women in the context of the Korean-American church. Drawing on participant observation, interviews, and a review of historical documents, Jun Ha Kim focuses on four major issues: the role of religious institutions within ethnic communities, the role of Christian churches as patriarchal institutions, issues of status inconsistency and role conflict in marginalized communities, and the relative importance of gender and race-ethnicity in shaping the identities of women of color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion - Religion | Christian Living - General - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 306.673 |
| LCCN: 95038598 |
| Series: American Academy of Religion Academy Series |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 6.6" W x 8.6" (0.48 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume considers what it is to be a women in the context of the Korean-American church. Drawing on participant observation, interviews, and a review of historical documents, Jun Ha Kim focuses on four major issues: the role of religious institutions within ethnic communities, the role of Christian churches as patriarchal institutions, issues of status inconsistency and role conflict in marginalized communities, and the relative importance of gender and race-ethnicity in shaping the identities of women of color. |
