The Spirit Moves West
Korean Missionaries in America
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2246580 |
|---|---|
| Authors | K Kale Yu (Nyack College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Pages | srv046 |
| Publication date | 2015-11-04 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociology of Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1069-4404 • E-ISSN: 1759-8818 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/socrel/srv046 |
| OpenAlex | W2310571038 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The Associated Press reported on March 3, 2015, that Idaho State Senators opposed the daily invocation given by a Hindu because, according to state senator Sheryl Nuxoll, America is a “Christian nation.” Nuxoll and others who view America as the champion of Christianity not only in America but also around the world will be surprised to learn that the United States received more Christian missionaries in 2010 than any other country, according to the Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. One part of this perplexing reality may be attributed to the fact that the United States first sent missionaries to those countries that are now sending missionaries to America. For example, American Protestant missionaries first entered Korea in 1885 at a time when Christianity was banned and persecuted, but now South Korea is one of the largest senders of missionaries around the world, including to the United States.
Ancient history · Champion · Christianity · Hinduism · Invocation · Political science · Protestantism · State (computer science) · Asian Culture and Media Studies · History · Law · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Philosophy · Religious studies · Socioeconomic Development in Asia
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2019 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |