Description
Book SynopsisKorean Americans including immigrants and their offspring have founded thousands of Christian congregations and scores of Buddhist temples in the US. This title takes a sustained look at this new component of the American religious mosaic.
Trade Review“This is one of the most significant books to examine the role of religious congregations in the lives of post-1965 immigrants in American society. To my knowledge, no book has provided such a comprehensive treatment of the religious experiences of one immigrant/ethnic group.”
—Pyong Gap Min,Queens College, CUNY
“This volume is a valuable resource for anyone interested in American immigrant religions in general and Korean-American immigrant religion in particular. In terms of the Korean-American community, the collection is particularly useful because it deals not only with Protestantism but with Buddhism as well. . . . The research presented in this volume makes important contributions to the study of immigrant religions and offers a valuable source of knowledge for anyone interested in the field of American religion.”
—Kelly H. Chong American Journal of Sociology
“This is the most significant book to examine Korean immigrants’ religious practices and one of the most important books to examine the role of religious congregations in the lives of post-1965 immigrants in American society.”
—Pyong Gap Min Contemporary Sociology
“This is a timely as well as significant book.”
—Timothy S. Lee Journal of Religion
“Korean Americans and Their Religions makes an invaluable contribution to the study of the contextual variations in the structure and functions of religion among racial and ethnic minorities in the United States.”
—Won Moo Hurh Princeton Seminary Bulletin
“The studies are presented in a scholarly fashion and offer the reader many valuable insights which can be applied to many modern immigrant populations as well a providing a perspective on the specifically Korean American religious experience.”
—H. L. Lemoncelli Bibliographia Missionaria
