The Role of Religious Culture for Social Progress in East Asian Society

Juan Francisco Martinez, Kwangsuk Yoo, Brian Byrd

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Pickwick Publications
29 March 2023

Christian life & practice; Christian social thought & activity; Oriental religions; Gender studies, gender groups

Religious culture is an important keyword for understanding rapidly changing East Asian society, especially China, Japan, and Korea. Despite the common influence of Confucian culture on these countries, each has shown a very different pattern of social progress in modern and postmodern times. Although surveys report a low ratio of religious identification and membership in this region, people in this area are religious in a different way from Western societies, and religious culture is closely related to political, economic, and social subsystems. A real force of changing East Asian society is not only political powers or economic classes, but also an invisible culture based on religious belief and practice. This book focuses on the dynamic relationship between social progress and religious culture, organization, or movements in each society since 1945.

Edited by: Juan Francisco Martinez, Kwangsuk Yoo, Brian Byrd
Imprint: Pickwick Publications
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 254g
ISBN: 9781666730050
ISBN 10: 166673005X
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 29 March 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Juan F. Martinez served as vice president for diversity and international ministries and professor of Hispanic studies and pastoral leadership at Fuller Theological Seminary. Kwangsok Yoo is a research professor at Kyung Hee University in Seoul. Brian Byrd is an instructor at Seigakuin University General Research Institute in Japan.

Reviews for The Role of Religious Culture for Social Progress in East Asian Society

"""Westerners should listen to these stories of how Christians of East Asia are hearing the call to renewal and breaking down inherited walls of division, both across the churches and between Christians and citizens. They are developing visions of mission rooted in worship and prayer, and they are creating multifaceted ministries alongside the often painful lives of ordinary people. They seek a solid theology and practice grounded in God's presence with us until the final coming of the kingdom."" --Alan M. Suggate, retired senior lecturer of theology, University of Durham"