Korean American Evangelicals: New Models for Civic Life.(Book review)

Elaine Ecklund finds differences in local and national civic participation by Korean Americans in the two congregations. Each congregation has a distinctive philosophy of community service, while approaches to national issues tend to be more individual and influenced by "larger institutional mo...

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Published in:Interpretation 2008, Vol.62 (1), p.108
Main Author: Kang, J.P
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Asian Americans
Evangelicalism
Nonfiction
Religion
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Summary:Elaine Ecklund finds differences in local and national civic participation by Korean Americans in the two congregations. Each congregation has a distinctive philosophy of community service, while approaches to national issues tend to be more individual and influenced by "larger institutional models of American evangelicalism," such as the Religious Right and black churches (p. 145).
ISSN:0020-9643
2159-340X
DOI:10.1177/002096430806200128