The Abrahamic Pilgrimage Story in Sermons: An Ontological-Narrative Foundation of Asian American Life in Faith

Authors

Sunggu Yang, George Fox UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2016

Abstract

Sang Hyun Lee and many other Asian American scholars have found that the Abrahamic pilgrimage story has been an ontological-narrative backbone of Asian American faith constructs. This article further explores their previous research by suggesting three distinct theological narrative styles of the given Abrahamic pilgrimage saga: the allegorical- typological narrative style, the illustrative narrative style, and the eschatologicalsymbolic narrative style. However, though distinct, the styles are closely associated with one another. I will show sermon excerpts by Asian American preachers that are good examples of the theological-spiritual embodiment of the three styles.

Comments

Originally published in Theology Today vol. 73 no. 1 (2016): 24-35

by Princeton Theological Seminary/Theology Today

ISSN: 0040-5736
Online ISSN: 2044-2556

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0040573616630024

Recommended Citation

Yang, Sunggu, "The Abrahamic Pilgrimage Story in Sermons: An Ontological-Narrative Foundation of Asian American Life in Faith" (2016). Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology. 234.
https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/ccs/234