Rebecca Y. Kim: Acts of sacrifice

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Rebecca Y. Kim: Acts of sacrifice


Korean missionaries in the United States evangelizing white Americans are an exception to the rule that "birds of a feather flock together" in congregations, writes the sociologist and author of “God’s New Whiz Kids?” 


“Birds of a feather flock together.” That idea, in the field of sociology, is called homophily.

Think about how it plays out in Protestant congregations in the United States. They are more segregated than public schools, residential neighborhoods and workplaces.

What does it take to go against this tide of homophily?


One way to explore this question is to look inside Protestantism itself -- and specifically at Korean missionaries in the United States.


Here’s how one Korean missionary answered that:

In my effort to not cause cultural alienation to Americans, … I curled my hair, I changed my glasses, practiced my tongue (to make it more amendable to speaking English), wore American-style clothing, … didn’t eat kimchi (a traditional Korean vegetable dish that has a pungent garlic smell), … didn’t teach my children Korean, didn’t speak Korean, … stopped all relationships with Koreans.

Full article at: http://www.faithandleadership.com/content/rebecca-y-kim-acts-sacrifice
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