A postcolonial leadership: Asian immigrant Christian leadership and its challenges
"Choi Hee An explores the interwoven relationship between Asian immigrant leadership in general and Asian immigrant Christian leadership in the United States. Using several current leadership theories, she analyzes the current landscape of US leadership and explores how Asian immigrant leaders,...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
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Albany
SUNY Press
[2020]
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Asians
/ Christianity
/ Congregational leadership
/ Alien
/ Postcolonialism
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| RelBib Classification: | CH Christianity and Society KBQ North America RA Practical theology RG Pastoral care |
| Further subjects: | B
Asian Americans
Religion
B Church work with immigrants B Postcolonial Theology B Christian Leadership B Leadership Religious aspects Christianity B Leadership (United States) B Postcolonialism B Asian Americans |
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| Summary: | "Choi Hee An explores the interwoven relationship between Asian immigrant leadership in general and Asian immigrant Christian leadership in the United States. Using several current leadership theories, she analyzes the current landscape of US leadership and explores how Asian immigrant leaders, including Christian leaders, exercise leadership and confront challenges within this context. Drawing upon postcolonial theory and its analysis of power, Choi examines the multilayered dynamics of the Asian immigrant community and Christian congregations in their postcolonial contexts, and offers a new liberative interpretation of colonized history and culture in order to propose postcolonial leadership as a new leadership model for Asian immigrant leaders"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1438477481 |