Journeys at the Margin: Towards an Autobiographical Theology in American-Asian Perspective Contributor(s): Phan, Peter C. (Editor), Lee, Jung Young (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0814624642 ISBN-13: 9780814624647 Publisher: Liturgical Press OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 1999 Annotation: Jung Young Lee, Editors How does the experience of being an immigrant, an ethnic minority person on the margins of society, affect one's way of doing theology? In this book prominent Asian-American theologians reflect on how being an Asian and a North American has shaped the way they understand the Christian story. |
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BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - General - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion - Religion | Christianity - Catholic |
Dewey: 230.089 |
LCCN: 98047088 |
Physical Information: 0.53" H x 5.99" W x 8.93" (0.73 lbs) 208 pages |
Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Theometrics - Catholic - Ethnic Orientation - Asian - Ethnic Orientation - Chinese - Ethnic Orientation - Japanese - Ethnic Orientation - Korean - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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Publisher Description: Being an immigrant is both being "in-between" two cultures, that of the immigrant and that of the dominant group, and being "in-both" of these cultures. It ultimately means being "in-beyond" the two cultures together. In this book a group of prominent Asian-American Christian theologians reflect in an autobiographical form on how being an Asian and a North American has shaped the way they understand the Christian story. As the United States becomes increasingly multiethnic and multicultural, this book offers useful suggestions on how to meet the challenge of cultural diversity in both Church and society. |
Contributor Bio(s): Phan, Peter C.: - Fr. Peter C. Phan is a Vietnamese American and is the Warren-Blanding Professor of Religion and Culture in the department of religion and religious education at The Catholic University of America. He is the author and editor of several books and over a hundred essays on various aspects of Christian theology. |