Asian Christianity in the Diaspora: Transformative Care

Chung, Jaeyeon Lucy

This book offers a critical-constructive study of Korean women’s self-esteem from a feminist practical theological perspective. Jaeyeon Lucy Chung recognizes two different and yet related problems: the absence of scholarly work on women’s self-esteem from non-white, non-Western groups in the field of practical theology, and the lack of attention to the low self-esteem prevalent in Korean women’s sociocultural and religious context.  Chung employs in-depth interview studies while drawing on theoretical resources of psychology, theology, and cultural studies to develop a relational-communal theory of self-esteem, and a systematic, communal understanding of pastoral care practice. The project offers insights into the life experience of Korean women, especially self-esteem, and it reveals some of the ways self-esteem can be fostered.

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Published by: Palgrave Pivot

Publication Date: 2017-11-17

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783319695075

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-69508-2

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 138