A Postcolonial Self
Korean Immigrant Theology and Church
1st Edition
Published on 4. August 2015
196 pages
978-1-4384-5737-6 (ISBN)
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A theologically informed look at the postcolonial self that forms as Korean immigrants confront life in the United States.
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Choi Hee An is Clinical Assistant Professor of Practical Theology at Boston University School of Theology and the author of Korean Women and God: Experiencing God in a Multi-Religious Colonial Context.
Content
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. A Korean Ethnic Self (We)
What Is Korean Ethnic Self?
A Korean Ethnic Self versus a Western Concept of the Self
A Korean Ethnic Self (We) in the Context of Christian Faith
2. A Marginalized Self (I as the Other versus We as the Other)
How Immigrants Experience Their Self
A Marginalized Self (I as the Other) in the Racial Formation
A Marginalized Self (I as the Other) in the Discourse of Sex/Gender
From a Marginalized Self (I as the Other) to a Marginalized Communal Self (We as the Other)
3. A Postcolonial Self (I and We with Others)
From a Marginalized Self to a Postcolonial Self (I and We with Others)
What Is a Postcolonial Self?
The Practice of a Postcolonial Self: Radical Hospitality
Conclusion
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
Introduction
1. A Korean Ethnic Self (We)
What Is Korean Ethnic Self?
A Korean Ethnic Self versus a Western Concept of the Self
A Korean Ethnic Self (We) in the Context of Christian Faith
2. A Marginalized Self (I as the Other versus We as the Other)
How Immigrants Experience Their Self
A Marginalized Self (I as the Other) in the Racial Formation
A Marginalized Self (I as the Other) in the Discourse of Sex/Gender
From a Marginalized Self (I as the Other) to a Marginalized Communal Self (We as the Other)
3. A Postcolonial Self (I and We with Others)
From a Marginalized Self to a Postcolonial Self (I and We with Others)
What Is a Postcolonial Self?
The Practice of a Postcolonial Self: Radical Hospitality
Conclusion
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
