Negotiating Identity: Exploring Tensions between Being Hakka and Being Christian in Northwestern Taiwan

Negotiating Identity: Exploring Tensions between Being Hakka and Being Christian in Northwestern Taiwan
ISBN-10
1610975030
ISBN-13
9781610975032
Series
Negotiating Identity
Category
Religion
Pages
334
Language
English
Published
2012-09-13
Publisher
Wipf and Stock Publishers
Author
Ethan Christofferson

Description

Negotiating Identity addresses the missiological problem of why the Hakka Chinese Christian community in Taiwan is so small despite evangelistic efforts there for more than 140 years. Christofferson explores the tensions between being Hakka and being Christian in northwestern Taiwan and discusses what both Hakka non-Christians and Christians are doing and saying in the context of these tensions. This ethnographic study uses the lens of social constructionism and consequently offers an example of how social science scholarship can help missionaries and other Christian workers to gain significant insights into the thoughts, feelings, and actions of those living in their ministry locations. Of interest is Christofferson's conclusion that the missiological perspective which puts a primary focus on ministering to a "people group" is inadequate for explaining and engaging the complexities encountered in many ministry settings. He suggests that an awareness of the way people are negotiating their identities can help Christian workers to better understand and strategically engage people in a variety of ministry contexts throughout the world.

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