Singing the Lord's Song in a New Land: Korean American Practices of Faith

by Su Yon Pak, Unzu Lee, Jung Ha Kim, Myung Ji Cho

Overview

Singing the Lord's Song in a New Land is one of the first books to address ministry in Korean American contexts and the first from the highly regarded Valparaiso Project to explore how faith practices work differently in a racial ethnic community. The groundbreaking work identifies eight key practices of the Korean American culture: keeping the Sabbath, singing, fervent prayer, resourcing the life cycle, bearing wisdom, living as an oppressed minority, fasting, and nurturing.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780664228781
Publisher:	Westminster John Knox Press
Publication date:	04/19/2005
Pages:	136
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Su Yon Pak is the Senior Director and Associate Professor of Integrative and Field-Based Education at Union Theological Seminary in New York City. She is chair of the Professional Conduct Task Force of the American Academy of Religion and is on the board of Pacific Asian North American Asian Women in Theology and Ministry (PANAAWTM) and United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia.

Unzu Lee is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). She served as Coordinator for Women's Advocacy in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) from 1994 to 2000. She is currently working with the Presbyterian Women national office.

Jung Ha Kim is a sociologist and Director of Undergraduate Studies at Georgia State University. She served as the first cochair of the Asian North American Religion and Culture Group at the American Academy of Religion and is the founder of the Asian American Community Research Institute at the Center for Pan Asian Community Services (CPACS).

Myung Ji Cho is an ordained United Methodist minister. She serves the English Language Ministry (ELM) at the Korean American United Methodist congregation.