Mission through Diaspora: The Case of the Chinese Church in the USA

by Liza CarbÃ

Overview

The Chinese diaspora is well known for transnational economic activity, but less so for the impact of the diasporic Chinese church in the USA and elsewhere in the world.

Surveying 652 US Chinese churches about their mission activities, along with interviews of a sub-set of respondents, Dr Wu provides analysis and explanation of mission activities using diaspora theories. The trend for Chinese diaspora church mission to take a “Chinese first” approach capitalizes on shared language, culture and transnational networks to advance the gospel. In this era of globalization, diaspora mission has never been so prescient.

With special emphasis on the context of short-term missions, this book presents fascinating insight to a significant element of the ministry of the global church. This case of the Chinese church in the USA has many applications in the consideration of global missions outside of the Chinese diaspora.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781783681099
Publisher:	Langham Partnership International
Publication date:	09/30/2016
Pages:	220
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.46(d)

About the Author

Jeanne Wu was born and raised in Taiwan. She received her BS and MS at National Central University, Taiwan, an MA at Western Seminary in Oregon and a PhD at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Illinois. She has worked as an engineer in Taiwan, a mission worker in mainland China and Germany, and a mission researcher and book translator in the USA. As a diaspora Chinese, she is particularly interested in global diaspora and how it impacts the global Christian outreach today. Jeanne and her husband and will continue their work among Arab refugees/diaspora in the Middle East.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - Diaspora and Mission in the Age of Globalization
Chapter 3 - Researching Chinese Diaspora in the USA
Chapter 4 - Analyzing Diaspora Mission in Chinese Context
Chapter 5 - Findings on Short-Term Missions by Chinese Churches in the USA
Chapter 6 - Implications and Conclusion
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Appendix 3
Appendix 4
Appendix 5
Bibliography

Editorial Reviews

Mission through Diaspora is a carefully researched and well-written work which deals with a subject of considerable contemporary significance - the Chinese diaspora movement and its involvement in mission. Jeanne Wu bases her work upon careful research, not simply anecdotal reports, and brings significant personal experience to the study, which is reflected in her observations and recommendations. is is an original and important contribution to our understanding of global Christianity and contemporary missions.

Harold A. Netland, PhD
Editor of Globalizing Theology: Belief and Practice in an Era of World Christianity Professor of Philosophy of Religion and Intercultural Studies, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, Illinois, USA

There are more than 1,000 Chinese churches in the USA now and the number is still increasing! Research is needed to understand the rise and influence of this emergent group and this book is a significant contribution to this understanding. Combining quantitative and qualitative methods, Jeanne Wu articulates convincingly how Chinese churches in the USA do mission in a globalized world. With clear theoretical framework and missiological insights, it will be a critical support to the advance of diaspora missiology.

Joy Kooi-Chin Tong, PhD
Author of Overseas Chinese Christian Entrepreneurs in Modern China: A Case Study of Christian Ethics on Business Life Professor, Sociology Department & Center on Religion and Chinese Society, Purdue University, Indiana, USA

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