The Ironies of Bringing Christ to the Motherland: The Interaction Ritual Chains of Chinese-Canadian Evangelicals over Short-Term Missions to China

This chapter examines short-term missions’ (stms) impact upon its participants’ sense of social solidarity by interrogating the intersections of their religious (i.e. evangelical), ethnic (i.e. “Chinese”), and national (i.e. “Canadian”) identities. stms are trips that entail an individual travelling...

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Main Author: Tam, Jonathan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2020]
In: Annual review of the sociology of religion
Year: 2020, Volume: 11, Pages: 138-156
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Canada / Chinese people / Evangelical movement / Religious identity / Ethnic identity / National consciousness / China / Missionary journey / Voluntary service
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations
KBM Asia
KBQ North America
KDG Free church
RJ Mission; missiology
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