{"product_id":"korean-americans-and-their-religions-pilgrims-and-missionaries-from-a-different-shore-9780271020730","title":"Korean Americans and Their Religions  Pilgrims","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKorean 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“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.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Pyong Gap Min,Queens College, CUNY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“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.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Kelly H. Chong \u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal of Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“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.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Pyong Gap Min \u003ci\u003eContemporary Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is a timely as well as significant book.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Timothy S. Lee \u003ci\u003eJournal of Religion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eKorean Americans and Their Religions \u003c\/i\u003emakes 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.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Won Moo Hurh \u003ci\u003ePrinceton Seminary Bulletin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“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.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—H. L. Lemoncelli \u003ci\u003eBibliographia Missionaria\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penn State University","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51534928052567,"sku":"9780271020730","price":32.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780271020730.jpg?v=1755858100","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/korean-americans-and-their-religions-pilgrims-and-missionaries-from-a-different-shore-9780271020730","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}