| Singing the Lord's Song in a New Land: Korean American Practices of Faith Contributor(s): Pak, Su Yon (Author), Lee, Unzu (Author), Kim, Jung Ha (Author) |
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ISBN: 066422878X ISBN-13: 9780664228781 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press OUR PRICE: $25.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2005 Annotation: Supported by the Valparaiso Project this book explores how faith practices work differently in a racial/ethnic community. It is the only book to focus solely on ministry in Korean American churches. The authors identify eight key practices and explain how they are unique to the Korean American church: keeping the day (Sabbath and morning prayer), singing, fervent prayer, resourcing the life cycle, bearing wisdom, life as an oppressed minority, fasting, and nurturing. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Rituals & Practice - General - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Asian American Studies |
| Dewey: 277.308 |
| LCCN: 2004058589 |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 6.18" W x 8.26" (0.44 lbs) 117 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Mainline - Ethnic Orientation - Asian - Ethnic Orientation - Korean - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Singing the Lord's Song in a New Land is one of the first books to address ministry in Korean American contexts and the first from the highly regarded Valparaiso Project to explore how faith practices work differently in a racial ethnic community. The groundbreaking work identifies eight key practices of the Korean American culture: keeping the Sabbath, singing, fervent prayer, resourcing the life cycle, bearing wisdom, living as an oppressed minority, fasting, and nurturing. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lee, Unzu: - Unzu Lee is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). She served as Coordinator for Women's Advocacy in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) from 1994 to 2000. She is currently working with the Presbyterian Women national office.Pak, Su Yon: - Su Yon Pak is Associate Professor of Integrative and Field Based Education at Union Theological Seminary in New York City.Kim, Jung Ha: - Jung Ha Kim is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia, and coauthor of Singing the Lord's Song in a New Land: Korean American Practices of Faith. She devotes much of her time to serving the Asian American Community Center in Atlanta.Cho, Myung Ji: - Myung Ji Cho is an ordained United Methodist minister. She serves the English Language Ministry (ELM) at the Korean American United Methodist congregation. |