Religious Identity and Cultural Negotiation: Toward a Theology of Christian Identity in Migration

by Jenny McGill

Overview

Given increasing global migration and the importance of positive cross-cultural relations across national borders, this book offers an interdisciplinary and intercultural exploration of identity formation. It uniquely draws from theology, psychology, and sociology--engaging narrative and identity theories, migration and identity studies, and the theologies of identity and migration--and builds on them in an unprecedented study of international migrants to construct an initial theology of Christian identity in migration. New sociological research describes the social construction of religious, ethnic, and national identities among non-North American evangelical graduates who entered the United States to pursue advanced academic studies from 1983 to 2013. It provides an intercultural account of Christian identity formation in the context of migration, transnationalism, and globalization. It ultimately argues that an integral component of Christian identity-making involves the concept of migration, of movement, toward a transformation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781498290135
Publisher:	Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date:	07/22/2016
Series:	American Society of Missiology Monograph Series , #29
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	652 KB

About the Author

Jenny McGill (PhD, King's College London) is the Regional Dean for Northern Indiana at Indiana Wesleyan University. Her research interests include cultural studies, migration and identity, minorities, and international education. An intercultural consultant for Global Arena, Inc., she previously directed the International Office at Dallas Theological Seminary where she remains adjunct faculty. Travel for community service, study, and research has taken her to Latin America, Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Table of Contents

List of Tables viii

Acknowledgments ix

Part I Introduction

1 Background 3

2 Precedent Literature 16

Part II Approaches toward Self and Identity

3 Theological Contribution of Miroslav Volf 35

4 Psychological Contribution of Jenny Pak 55

5 Theo-Ethical Contribution of Stanley Hauerwas 78

6 A Theology of Christian Identity 100

Part III Sociological Research on Identity in Migration

7 Research Methodology 121

8 Field Research on Identity in Migration 138

Part IV Toward a Theology of Christian Identity in Migration

9 Transformation: Identity in Migration 183

10 Applications and Conclusion 235

Appendix 1 247

Appendix 2 249

Appendix 3 252

Bibliography 261