Deliverance and Submission: Evangelical Women and the Negotiation of Patriarchy in South Korea

by Kelly H. Chong

South Korea is home to one of the most vibrant evangelical Protestant communities in the world. This book investigates the meanings of--and the reasons behind--an intriguing aspect of contemporary South Korean evangelicalism: the intense involvement of middle-class women. Drawing upon extensive ethnographic fieldwork in Seoul that explores the relevance of gender and women's experiences to Korean evangelicalism, Kelly H. Chong not only helps provide...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674031075
• ISBN13: 9780674031074
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.2"