Korean Women And God Experiencing God In A Multireligious Colonial Context Choi by Choi, Hee An instant download after payment.

xiii, 190 pages ; 21 cm, \"Korean women, nurtured in a culture dominated by patriarchy, often understand God as another form of male authority that is easily displeased and quick to judge. The author shows how programs of pastoral ministry could introduce Korean women to a God of love and understanding, empowering them to help transform not only their own lives, but their churches and their society.\"--BOOK JACKET, Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-183) and index, Korean women's experiences of God. The tradition of Shamanism -- The tradition of Buddhism -- The Confucian tradition -- The entry of Christianity -- The social roles of women in Korea. Women: always daughters -- Women as mothers -- Women as wives -- Women and the nation -- The transformation of han: Korean women reinterpret God. God as family -- God as liberator in Korea -- God as friend -- New understandings of God: the power to transform. Pastoral landscapes within Korean churches -- Reconstructing women's understandings of God