Ignored
A Practical Theology Inquiry of Korean-Speaking Young Adults in a Transnational Congregational Context
- Publisher: Pickwick Publications (Wipf and Stock)
- Published: 2022
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Publisher's Description
America gets more diverse than ever before, and it is our responsibility to respect this diversity before us. Although many people claim that diversity matters, there are so many marginalized people who have not been heard yet. Korean-speaking young people are one of them. They have been marginalized not only by the main culture but also by their own community. This study illuminates this hidden population and their stories as emerging adults with socially, emotionally, and spiritually unstable status. With a practical theology approach, this study provides not only about who are the Korean-speaking young adults but also what is the current praxis and how the immigrant community can have different imaginations about their future with these young people. Including data gathered survey and in-depth interviews, Ignored is the first comprehensive study that addresses Korean-speaking young people. By sharing unheard stories, this book invites us to understand our diverse community. Furthermore, this book brings new imagination of listening others who have been ignored.
Endorsements (3)
“Research on immigrant churches tends to focus on the role of providing services for those arriving, and varied approaches to the English-speaking youth. Jinna Sil Lo Jin engages a group that gets missed—Korean-speaking young adults. Jin . . . imagines a contextual, intergenerational ecclesiology that emphasizes listening, belonging, mutual learning, and collaborative participation in God’s continuing mission. Provocative and promising.”
“Dr. Jin takes us on a deep dive into the complex and even painful reality that Korean-speaking young adults living in the US experience in the church. Her book, and her life’s work, is a wake-up call to not only the Korean church in the Western world but to the church at large. . . . Ignored is a must-read for pastors and leaders. In God’s household, no one should ever feel Ignored.”
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