Identity, Youth, and Gender in the Korean American Church [Hardcover]

This book studies Korean American girls between thirteen and nineteen and their formation with regard to self, gender, and God in the context of Korean American protestant congregational life. It develops a hybrid methodology of de-colonial aims and indigenous research methods, aiming to facilitate transformative life in faith communities.

1. Introduction
2. Immigration: Our Collective History
3. We Are Who We Were: Korean and Korean American Spiritualities
4. Asian American Adolescents: Development and Mental Health
5. Methodology
6. The Study
7. Findings and Emerging Themes
8. Discussion of the Emerging Themes
9. Conclusions

Christine Hong is Assistant Professor of Worship and Evangelism at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, USA.