Christian Social Movement Vitality : A Comparative Study of Evangelical Christian Political Activities in South Korea and the United States

ISBN-13: 9783639149494 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 224 str.

Won-Geun Kang

Opis

This book examines the factors that contribute to theformation and activism of social movements. As acomparative study of Christian social movement acrossnational/cultural contexts, this book compares themobilization of evangelical Christian groups in theU.S. and Korea. Which forces shape the variations inthe vitality of evangelicals political activities inthe Unite States and Korea? The main factors thatresulted in different trajectories of politicalactivities among evangelicals in the two countriesare as follows: different structural conditions,different leaders ideologies, and different types ofpolitical parties. This book should be especiallyuseful to Christian activists, pastors andseminarians, scholars and students studying socialmovement theories, or anyone else who are interestedin Christians participation in political process.

O autorze

Won-Geun Kang is Senior Pastor of United Church of Westville
(UMC). He
studied in the U.S. (Yale University: M.Div., Syracuse
University: Ph.D., Political Science and M.A., International
Relations) and South Korea (Sogang University: M.A., Economics,
Hankuk Uni. of Foreign Studies: B.A., English). He worked as
Economist at Korea Development Bank.