Getting saved in America
Subtitle: Taiwanese immigrants converting to evangelical Christianity and Buddhism
By: Carolyn Chen.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Princeton, N.J
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780691119625
Subjects: Taiwanese Americans -- Religion; Conversion; Christianity; Buddhism
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: becoming religious by becoming American; title: From beautiful island to beautiful country : Taiwanese immigration and religion in Southern California; title: Becoming Christian : breaking traditions and making traditions; title: Becoming Buddhist : from embedded religion to explicit religion; title: Becoming American men and women : otherworldly narratives and this-worldly selves; title: Cultivating American saints : religious disciplines of the self; title: Conclusion: becoming Americans : from migrants to pilgrims.