Chinese Christians in America: Conversion, Assimilation, and Adhesive Identities

by Fenggang Yang

Book Overview

Christianity has become the most practiced religion among the Chinese in America, but very little solid research exists on Chinese Christians and their churches. This book is the first to explore the subject from the inside, revealing how Chinese Christians construct and reconstruct their identity--as Christians, Americans, and Chinese--in local congregations amid the radical pluralism of the late twentieth century.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271019174
• ISBN13: 9780271019178
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"