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2016

Abstract

The chapter examines the socio-ecclesial or practical theological situation of Asian Americans, of which Korean Americans are a part and out of which Korean American evangelical diasporas seek their unique cultural faith formation-the topics of the following chapters.1 The Asian American socio-ecclesial context is a hard one to analyze because of its cultural complexity. Mainly, the complexity comes from the dual identity or double consciousness of Asian American life-being Asian on the one hand and American on the other. This hybridity without a doubt complicates the cultural investigation of Asian American Christianity. At the same time, however, that hybridity is a key research focus, which will reveal core values of living, the apparent spiritual struggles, fundamental cultural and racial conflicts, and emotional, psychological, and religious issues of Asian American life.2 Below, I explore that puzzling Asian American Christian context, relying on three major Asian American scholarly figures (or groups).

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Sunggu Yang, Evangelical Pilgrims from the East: Faith Fundamentals of Korean American Protestant Diasporas, 2016, reproduced by permission of Palgrave Macmillan.

This extract is taken from the author's original manuscript and has not been edited. The definitive, published, version of record is available here: https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783319415635

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