Книга: Byung Kwan Chae «Confucian Protestant Churches Crossing the Pacific»

Confucian Protestant Churches Crossing the Pacific

Производитель: "LAP Lambert Academic Publishing"

This book is a sociological exploration of Korean Protestant immigrant churches in the United States and the influence of Confucian traditions on them. Neo-Confucianism was accepted as the state ideology in Korea in the late fourteenth century, and its influences are still strong in Koreans expressions of thought and worldviews, and Korean immigrants in the United States are no exception. Confucian elements are observed not only in Korean Protestant churches in Korea but also Korean immigrant churches in the United States. Transnationally, Confucian characteristics affect Korean churches. Further, Confucian traditions are integral to a collective consciousness for Korean immigrants, and thus their relationships and manners, based on Confucian traditions and teachings, enable them to maintain and reinforce their social solidarity. Moreover, such Confucian teachings and cultural mores are inculcated in most Koreans habitus. As social agents, church members use symbolic capital, such... ISBN:9783659596643

Издательство: "LAP Lambert Academic Publishing" (2014)

ISBN: 9783659596643

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