Following Jesus Without Dishonoring Your Parents

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Yep, Jeanette (EDT)/ Cha, Peter (EDT) 저자(글)

IVP · 1998년 03월 19일

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Greg Jao is a national field director for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA. He is the author of the LifeGuide Bible studyThe Kingdom of Godand a contributor toFollowing Jesus Without Dishonoring Your Parents,a book on Asian American discipleship.
Jeanette Yep, an American-born Chinese, served as coordinator forFollowing Jesus Without Dishonoring Your Parents.She was an InterVarsity Christian Fellowship student leader at Mount Holyoke College. After graduation she spent a year studying Chinese language and culture in Taiwan. Recently she received an M.A. in communications from Northwestern University. Now in her twenty-first year on IV staff, she is a divisional director, based in Chicago. She is affectionately known by Urbana Student Mission Convention delegates as "Auntie Jeanette." She serves as a special director of staff training and development, working with student movements around the world.
Paul Tokunaga (Master of Christian Studies, New College, Berkeley) is vice president and director of strategic ministries for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA. He started with InterVarsity as a student at the California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo and has also worked with 2100 Productions and as Southeast Regional Director.
Peter Cha is associate professor of pastoral theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. He received his graduate training in theology from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (M.Div. And Th.M.) and received his doctorate in religion in society and personality from Northwestern University. He previously served as a campus staff member with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, and as a youth pastor, church planter and senior pastor. His publications include chapters inFollowing Jesus without Dishonoring Your Parents(InterVarsity Press), articles inKorean Americans and Their Religions(Pennsylvania State University Press) inTelling the Truth: Evangelizing Postmoderns(Zondervan) and inThis Side of Heaven: Race, Ethnicity and Christian Faith(Oxford University Press), as well as articles in several scholarly and denominational journals.
Go to the right school.Become a doctor or a lawyer.Marry a nice Asian.These are some of the hopes of our Asian parents. Knowing that our parents have sacrificed for us, we want to honor their wishes. But we also want to serve Jesus, and sometimes that can seem to conflict with family expectations. Discovering our Asian identity in the midst of Western culture means learning to bridge these and other conflicting values. We need wise counsel on- our parents' ways of loving us- vocations that show respect for our parents and allow us to serve God- the "model minority" myth and performance pressures- marriage, singleness, and being male and female- racial reconciliation- spirituality and church experiences- unique gifts Asians bring to Western cultureThis book, written by a team of Asian American student ministry workers who have been there, can serve as our guide on a difficult journey. The authors represent a variety of perspectives, including the immigrant experience of a Korean man, a third-generation Japanese-American's understanding of his parents' experience in the internment camps during World War II, and a Chinese American woman's struggle to communicate with her parents. Their accounts of humorous, frusrating and heartbreaking personal experiences (as well as stories from other Asian American students and adults) offer support and encouragement. And their ideas for living out the Christian faith between two cultures show us the way to wholeness.
Go to the right school.Become a doctor or a lawyer.Marry a nice Asian.These are some of the hopes of our Asian parents. Knowing that our parents have sacrificed for us, we want to honor their wishes. But we also want to serve Jesus, and sometimes that can seem to conflict with family expectations. Discovering our Asian identity in the midst of Western culture means learning to bridge these and other conflicting values. We need wise counsel on our parents' ways of loving us vocations that show respect for our parents and allow us to serve God the "model minority" myth and performance pressures marriage, singleness, and being male and female racial reconciliation spirituality and church experiences unique gifts Asians bring to Western culture This book, written by a team of Asian American student ministry workers who have been there, can serve as our guide on a difficult journey. The authors represent a variety of perspectives, including the immigrant experience of a Korean man, a third-generation Japanese-American's understanding of his parents' experience in the internment camps during World War II, and a Chinese American woman's struggle to communicate with her parents. Their accounts of humorous, frusrating and heartbreaking personal experiences (as well as stories from other Asian American students and adults) offer support and encouragement. And their ideas for living out the Christian faith between two cultures show us the way to wholeness.
Go to the right school.Become a doctor or a lawyer.Marry a nice Asian.These are some of the hopes of our Asian parents. Knowing that our parents have sacrificed for us, we want to honor their wishes. But we also want to serve Jesus, and sometimes that can seem to conflict with family expectations. Discovering our Asian identity in the midst of Western culture means learning to bridge these and other conflicting values. We need wise counsel onour parents' ways of loving usvocations that show respect for our parents and allow us to serve Godthe "model minority" myth and performance pressuresmarriage, singleness, and being male and femaleracial reconciliationspirituality and church experiencesunique gifts Asians bring to Western cultureThis book, written by a team of Asian American student ministry workers who have been there, can serve as our guide on a difficult journey. The authors represent a variety of perspectives, including the immigrant experience of a Korean man, a third-generation Japanese-American's understanding of his parents' experience in the internment camps during World War II, and a Chinese American woman's struggle to communicate with her parents. Their accounts of humorous, frusrating and heartbreaking personal experiences (as well as stories from other Asian American students and adults) offer support and encouragement. And their ideas for living out the Christian faith between two cultures show us the way to wholeness.
I loved this book. It is a good book for white people to read, to help them understand their Asian-American friends. Above all, my Asian-American friends have unanimously told me, it is a great, and much needed book for themselves and their peers.
Written by and for Asian Americans, this study guide helps you discover and embrace Asian identity and learn to bridge the conflicting values of parents, culture and faith. By Peter Cha, Susan Cho Van Riesen, Greg Jao, Paul Tokunanga and Jeanette Yep.
Written by and for Asian Americans, this study guide helps you discover and embrace Asian identity and learn to bridge the conflicting values of parents, culture and faith. By Peter Cha, Susan Cho Van Riesen, Greg Jao, Paul Tokunanga and Jeanette Yep.
Introduction: Learning Our Names - Paul Tokunaga1. Pressure, Perfectionism & Performance - Paul Tokunaga2. Your Parents Love You, My Parents Love Me - Jeanette Yep3. Honor & Obey - Greg Jao4. Doctor or Lawyer? - Susan Cho Van Riesen5. Relating to Others--Understanding Yourself - Greg Jao6. Marriage & Singleness - Peter Cha & Susan Cho Van Riesen7. The Gender Trap - Peter Cha & Jeanette Yep8. Racial Reconciliation - Susan Cho Van Riesen & Peter Cha9. Spiritual Growth - Greg Jao10. Finding a Church Home - Peter Cha11. Gifts Asian Americans Bring - Paul TokunagaFor Further ReadingContributors
Go to the right school. Become a doctor or a lawyer. Marry a nice Asian.These are some of the hopes of our Asian parents. Knowing that our parents have sacrificed for us, we want to honor their wishes. But we also want to serve Jesus, and sometimes that can seem to conflict with family expectations. Discovering our Asian identity in the midst of Western culture means learning to bridge these conflicting values. This book can serve as our guide along the way as we explore-- our parents' ways of loving us-- vocations that show respect for our parents and allow us to serve God-- the "model minority" myth and performance pressures-- marriage, singleness, and being male and female-- racial reconciliation-- spirituality and church experiences-- unique gifts Asians bring to Western cultureWritten by a team, this book represents perspectives that range from the immigrant experience of a Korean man, to a third-generation Japanese-American's understanding of his parents' experience in the internment camps during World War II, to an American woman's struggle to communicate with her Chinese parents. The experiences of the authors offer support and encouragement, and their ideas for living out their Christianity show us the way to wholeness.

작가정보

저자(글) Yep, Jeanette (EDT)/ Cha, Peter (EDT)

목차

• Introduction: Learning Our Names
  Pressure, Perfectionism & Performance
  Your Parents Love You, My Parents Love Me
  Honor & Obey
  Doctor or Lawyer?
  Relating to Others--Understanding Yourself
  Marriage & Singleness
  The Gender Trap
  Racial Reconciliation
  Spiritual Growth
  Finding a Church Home
  Gifts Asian Americans Bring
  For Further Reading
  Contributors
  Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.

기본정보

ISBN	9780830813582 ( 0830813586 )
발행(출시)일자	1998년 03월 19일
쪽수	178쪽
크기	139 * 210 * 16 mm / 218 g
총권수	1권
언어	영어