Chinese Christians in America: Conversion, Assimilation, and Adhesive Identities

Front -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Studying Chinese Christians in the United States -- 1 Assimilation, Ethnicity, and Religion -- 2 Chinese Immigrants, Cultural Traditions, and Changing Identities -- 3 Becoming Christian -- 4 Becoming American -- 5 Preserving Chinese Culture -- 6 Deconstr...

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Main Author: Yang, Fenggang (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: University Park Penn State University Press 1999
In:Year: 1999
Reviews:Chinese Christians in America: Conversion, Assimilation, and Adhesive Identities, by Fenggang Yang. University Park, PA: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 1999, x + 238pp. 50.00 (cloth), 18.95 (paper) (2001) (Numrich, Paul D.)
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Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: 9780271019161
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Summary:Front -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Studying Chinese Christians in the United States -- 1 Assimilation, Ethnicity, and Religion -- 2 Chinese Immigrants, Cultural Traditions, and Changing Identities -- 3 Becoming Christian -- 4 Becoming American -- 5 Preserving Chinese Culture -- 6 Deconstructing the Chinese Identity, Reconstructing Adhesive Identities -- Conclusion: Pluralism and Adhesive Identities -- Appendix: The Chinese Christian Church of Greater Washington, D.C.: An Annotated Chronology -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back.
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ISBN:0271031239