scholarly journals Loving My New Neighbor: The Korean-American Methodists’ Response to the UMC Debate over LGBTQ Individuals in Everyday Life

Religions ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 561
Author(s):  
Jeyoul Choi
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Korean American ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Methodist Church ◽  
Protestant Churches ◽  
Bay Area ◽  
Korean Methodist Church ◽  
Religious Issue ◽  
American Society

The recent nationwide debate of American Protestant churches over the ordination and consecration of LGBTQ clergymen and laypeople has been largely divisive and destructive. While a few studies have paid attention to individual efforts of congregations to negotiate the heated conflicts as their contribution to the denominational debate, no studies have recounted how post-1965 immigrants, often deemed as “ethnic enclaves apart from larger American society”, respond to this religious issue. Drawing on an ethnographic study of a first-generation Korean Methodist church in the Tampa Bay area, Florida, this article attempts to fill this gap in the literature. In brief, I argue that the Tampa Korean-American Methodists’ continual exposure to the Methodist Church’s larger denominational homosexuality debate and their personal relationships with gay and lesbian friends in everyday life together work to facilitate their gradual tolerance toward sexual minorities as a sign of their accommodation of individualistic and democratic values of American society.

Western Religion in the Long 1960s

2019 ◽  
Vol 70 (4) ◽  
pp. 823-831
Author(s):  
HUGH MCLEOD
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Religious Revival ◽  
Protestant Churches ◽  
The Sixties ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Post War ◽  
American Society

The Yale church historian, Sydney Ahlstrom, had just emerged somewhat dazed from the Sixties when he reviewed the religious trajectory of the United States during that decade. He wrote that by 1966 it was clear that ‘the post-war religious revival had completely frittered out, that the nation was moving towards a crise de la conscience of unprecedented depth’. As well as a ‘growing attachment to naturalism and “secularism”’ he mentioned ‘a creeping or galloping awareness of vast contradictions in American life between profession and performance, the ideal and the actual’ and ‘increasing doubt concerning the capacity of present-day ecclesiastical, political, social and educational institutions to rectify these contradictions’. As Ahlstrom made clear in a later essay, he saw the crisis faced both by the Roman Catholic Church and by the ‘mainline’ Protestant Churches as part of a wider loss of ‘confidence or hope’ in American society and a passing away of ‘the certitudes that had always shaped the nation's well-being and sense of destiny’.

scholarly journals “Trabalho-lazeando” e o “prédio antigo” na “esquina” do bairro de Nazaré em Belém (PA)

ILUMINURAS ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (37) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosangela Marques de Britto
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Spatial Practices ◽  
Urban Street ◽  
Individual Memory

O artigo resulta de parte do estudo etnográfico do cotidiano e das memórias de indivíduos e grupos sociais urbanos, realizado entre 2012 até março de 2014, que priorizou compreender e interpretar as relações dos agrupamentos humanos no entorno do patrimônio musealizado, onde foi instalado, em 1984, o Museu da Universidade Federal do Pará. Estas formas e conteúdos do cotidiano se processam pelas matérias das recordações dos quatro interlocutores acerca dos usos do espaço social-urbano da rua, situados nas calçadas da “esquina” do entorno do museu localizado no bairro de Nazaré, na cidade de Belém. Pretendo descrever as narrativas destes interlocutores a partir da “etnografia de rua” de suas representações e práticas espaciais de trabalhar nas ruas. Ao final, descreverei as perspectivas êmicas destes trabalhadores de rua em relação à circulação das pessoas no “dentro” e no “fora” do muro (jardim) do museu, e sobre as mudanças e permanências daquela paisagem urbana e o significado de seus ofícios/trabalhos.Palavras-chave: Espaço urbano e social. Práticas de sociabilidade na rua. Memória Individual e Coletiva. “Etnografia de rua”. Patrimônio histórico musealizado."Work-leisuring" and the "old building" on the "corner" of Nazaré neighborhood in Belém (PA)AbstractThe article results from part of the ethnographic study of everyday life and memories of individuals and urban social groups, conducted between 2012 until March 2014, which prioritized understand and interpret the relationships of human groups surround of musealized heritage, where it was installed in 1984 Museum of the Federal University of Pará. These forms and contents of the memories materials are processed daily for four interlocutors, about the uses of social-urban street spot located on the sidewalks of the "corner" surround of the museum located in the Nazaré neighborhood, in Belém. Intend to describe the narratives of these interlocutors from the "street ethnography" of your representations and spatial practices of work on the streets. At the end describe the emic perspectives of these four street workers in relation to the movement of people "inside" and "outside" the wall (garden) of the museum, and on the changes and continuities of the landscape of the streets and the meaning of their crafts / jobs.Key-words: Social and urban spot. Practices of sociability on the streets. Collective and individual memory. "Street ethnography". Historic heritage musealized.

Objects, Frozen Actions, and Identity: A Multimodal (Inter)action Analysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sigrid Norris ◽  
Boonyalakha Makboon
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Analytical Approach ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Social Actors ◽  
Ethnographic Studies ◽  
Action Analysis ◽  
Identity Production

AbstractIn this article, we take a multimodal (inter)action analytical approach, showing how objects in everyday life are identity telling. As social actors surround themselves with objects, multiple actions from producing the objects to acquiring and placing them in the environment are embedded within. Here, we investigate examples from two different ethnographic studies, using the notion of frozen actions. One of our examples comes from a 5-month-long ethnographic study on identity production of three vegetarians in Thailand (

Calvinism in the United States

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darryl Hart
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
North America ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
Religious Practice ◽  
The United States ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Religious Institutions ◽  
Protestant Churches ◽  
Anglo American ◽  
American Society

The history of Calvinism in the United States is part of a much larger development, the globalization of western Christianity. American Calvinism owes its existence to the transplanting of European churches and religious institutions to North America, a process that began in the 16th century, first with Spanish and French Roman Catholics, and accelerated a century later when Dutch, English, Scottish, and German colonists and immigrants of diverse Protestant backgrounds settled in the New World. The initial variety of Calvinists in North America was the result of the different circumstances under which Protestantism emerged in Europe as a rival to the Roman Catholic Church, to the diverse civil governments that supported established Protestant churches, and to the various business sponsors that included the Christian ministry as part of imperial or colonial designs. Once the British dominated the Eastern seaboard (roughly 1675), and after English colonists successfully fought for political independence (1783), Calvinism lost its variety. Beyond their separate denominations, English-speaking Protestants (whether English, Scottish, or Irish) created a plethora of interdenominational religious agencies for the purpose of establishing a Christian presence in an expanding American society. For these Calvinists, being Protestant went hand in hand with loyalty to the United States. Outside this pan-Protestant network of Anglo-American churches and religious institutions were ethnic-based Calvinist denominations caught between Old World ways of being Christian and American patterns of religious life. Over time, most Calvinist groups adapted to national norms, while some retained institutional autonomy for fear of compromising their faith. Since 1970, when the United States entered an era sometimes called post-Protestant, Calvinist churches and institutions have either declined or become stagnant. But in certain academic, literary, and popular culture settings, Calvinism has for some Americans, whether connected or not to Calvinist churches, continued to be a source for sober reflection on human existence and earnest belief and religious practice.

New Missions with a New Generation: The Experiences of Korean American Churches and Missions

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 174-182
Author(s):  
Dae Sung Kim
Keyword(s):  
Second Generation ◽  
Korean American ◽  
Korean Immigrants ◽  
Protestant Churches ◽  
Generation Immigrant ◽  
Immigrant Churches ◽  
The Us ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
New Generation ◽  
American Churches

Korean immigrants have continued to form Protestant churches in the US and to contribute to overseas missions. As the American-born second generation grows, however, ethnic congregations of Koreans are experiencing generational struggles. These new challenges represent the potential for Korean American churches to broaden their missionary perspective and empower their missionary practices. Through gathering and witnessing with the second generation, immigrant churches can transform their churches into missionary communities that evangelize and cooperate with other Asian Americans. Second-generation Christians can also lead the immigrant churches to reach other ethnic groups in the US beyond their Korean enclaves.

scholarly journals “I Need Child Care!”: Using Funds of Knowledge, Addressing Challenges, and Developing Literacies With a Classroom Community of Adult ESL Learners

2019 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 334-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aijuan Cun ◽  
Mary B. McVee ◽  
Christopher Vasquez
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Social Practice ◽  
Funds Of Knowledge ◽  
Video Recording ◽  
The United States ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Esl Students ◽  
Adult Esl ◽  
Life Challenge ◽  
Esl Learners

Many immigrants and refugees in the United States must confront different linguistic and cultural contexts in their everyday life. As part of a larger ethnographic study related to refugee families and literacy, this qualitative study explores how adult English as a second language (ESL) students help their classmate Htoo Eh find ways to deal with an everyday life challenge. This study utilized two supporting theoretical frameworks: funds of knowledge and literacy as a social practice. Data sources included field notes, transcripts of video recording, artifacts, as well as conservations with the teacher and welfare coordinators. Findings demonstrate that community members utilized two funds of knowledge in particular: social network and life experience to help the focal participant. Findings also showed that adult ESL students assisted their classmates in developing three types of literacies, which were finding and obtaining childcare, knowing how the system works, and communicating with the caseworker in order to deal with an everyday life challenge. These findings suggest that educators should recognize and value adult ESL learners’ funds of knowledge as well as incorporate the knowledge into instruction. Educators also should open up space for these learners to develop literacies together as a community.

Hurricane preparedness and sheltering preferences of Muslims living in Florida

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Ahed M. Mando, BA ◽  
Lori Peek, PhD ◽  
Lisa M. Brown, PhD ◽  
Bellinda L. King-Kallimanis, PhD Candidate
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Coast ◽  
Disaster Planning ◽  
Comfort Level ◽  
Muslim American ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Hurricane Preparedness ◽  
Bay Area ◽  
American Society

Objectives: Given the increasing diversity of the US population and the continued threat of hurricane devastation along the heavily populated Gulf Coast region, the lack of research on preparedness and sheltering activities across religious or cultural groups represents a significant gap in the field of hazards and disaster research. To address this void, a questionnaire examining hurricane preparedness attitudes and sheltering preferences was administered to Muslims living in Tampa, Florida.Design: An exploratory study using a cross-sectional survey of Muslim adults who were attending a religious or cultural event.Setting: The Islamic Society of Tampa Bay Area and the Muslim American Society located in Tampa, Florida.Participants: The final convenience sample of 139 adults had a mean age of 38.87 years (±11.8) with males and females equally represented.Results: Significant differences were found in disaster planning activities and confidence in hurricane preparedness. Notably, 70.2 percent of the respondents were unsure about having a plan or were without a plan. Of the 29.7 percent who actually had a plan, 85.4 percent of those individuals were confident in their hurricane preparedness. This study also revealed that safety, cleanliness, access to a prayer room, and privacy were concerns related to using a public shelter during hurricanes. Nearly half of the respondents (47.4 percent) noted that the events of 9/11 influenced their comfort level about staying in a public shelter during a hurricane disaster.Conclusions: Disaster planners should be aware of the religious practices of the Islamic community, encourage disaster planning among diverse groups, and address safety and privacy concerns associated with using public shelters.

Japanese American Ethnicity

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takeyuki Tsuda
Keyword(s):  
The United States ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Japanese Americans ◽  
Japanese American ◽  
Bona Fide ◽  
Ethnic Heritage ◽  
Taiko Drumming ◽  
American Society ◽  
New Generation ◽  
American Ethnicity

This book explores the contemporary ethnic experiences of Japanese Americans from the second to the fourth generations and the extent to which they remain connected to their ancestral cultural heritage. As one of the oldest groups of Asian Americans in the United States, most Japanese Americans are culturally assimilated and well-integrated in mainstream American society. However, they continue to be racialized as culturally “Japanese” foreigners simply because of their Asian appearance in a multicultural America where racial minorities are expected to remain ethnically distinct. Different generations of Japanese Americans have responded to such pressures in ways that range from demands that their racial citizenship as bona fide Americans be recognized to a desire to maintain or recover their ethnic heritage and reconnect with their ancestral homeland. This ethnographic study argues that the ethnicity of immigrant-descent minorities does not simply follow a linear trajectory in which increasing assimilation gradually erodes the significance of ethnic heritage and identity over generations. While inheriting the assimilative patterns of previous generations, each new generation of Japanese Americans has also negotiated its own ethnic positionality in response to a confluence of various historical and contemporary factors. In addition, this book analyzes the performance of ethnic heritage through taiko drumming ensembles, as well as placing Japanese Americans in transnational and diasporic contexts.

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