Elaine Howard Ecklund is an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Associate Director of the Center on Race, Religion, and Urban Life at Rice University

"Ecklund does not patronize her subjects by asking only under what circumstances the dominant society will accept them. Instead she engages them in the question of how they can change the society for the better." - "Elaine Howard Ecklund has written a marvelous account of religion's crucial role among one of America's fastest-growing immigrant populationsGiven the right circumstances, Ecklund shows, Korean American congregations provide far more than simply a refuge for their members and are poised to facilitate civic engagement that will alter the face of middle-class communities." - Robert Wuthnow, author of America and the Challenges of Religious Diversity "As the first book on both second-generation Korean evangelicals and civic participation among the post-1965 immigrant groups, it makes a significant contribution to the growing literature on the new immigrants and their religions. Written in engaging style, it should serve as an ideal reader for classes dealing with Asian American and new immigrant religious experiences." - Pyong Gap Min, author of Caught in the Middle: Korean Communities in New York and Los Angeles

• Chapter 1: Religion and Civic Life for Korean Americans ; Chapter 2: A Theoretical Interlude: Connecting Institutions and Identities ; Chapter 3: Religion, Race, and Ethnicity in Two Churches ; Chapter 4: Models of Civic Responsibility ; Chapter 5: Civic Identities ; Chapter 6: Civic Models and Community Service ; Chapter 7: Evangelicalism and Politics for Korean Americans Chapter 8: Implications for Institutional Change ; APPENDIX A: DATA AND METHODS ; APPENDIX B: INTERVIEW AND SURVEY GUIDES ; ENDNOTES ; BIBLIOGRAPHY

Elaine Howard Ecklund is an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Associate Director of the Center on Race, Religion, and Urban Life at Rice University

"Ecklund does not patronize her subjects by asking only under what circumstances the dominant society will accept them. Instead she engages them in the question of how they can change the society for the better." - "Elaine Howard Ecklund has written a marvelous account of religion's crucial role among one of America's fastest-growing immigrant populationsGiven the right circumstances, Ecklund shows, Korean American congregations provide far more than simply a refuge for their members and are poised to facilitate civic engagement that will alter the face of middle-class communities." - Robert Wuthnow, author of America and the Challenges of Religious Diversity "As the first book on both second-generation Korean evangelicals and civic participation among the post-1965 immigrant groups, it makes a significant contribution to the growing literature on the new immigrants and their religions. Written in engaging style, it should serve as an ideal reader for classes dealing with Asian American and new immigrant religious experiences." - Pyong Gap Min, author of Caught in the Middle: Korean Communities in New York and Los Angeles

• Chapter 1: Religion and Civic Life for Korean Americans ; Chapter 2: A Theoretical Interlude: Connecting Institutions and Identities ; Chapter 3: Religion, Race, and Ethnicity in Two Churches ; Chapter 4: Models of Civic Responsibility ; Chapter 5: Civic Identities ; Chapter 6: Civic Models and Community Service ; Chapter 7: Evangelicalism and Politics for Korean Americans Chapter 8: Implications for Institutional Change ; APPENDIX A: DATA AND METHODS ; APPENDIX B: INTERVIEW AND SURVEY GUIDES ; ENDNOTES ; BIBLIOGRAPHY

Elaine Howard Ecklund is an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Associate Director of the Center on Race, Religion, and Urban Life at Rice University

"Ecklund does not patronize her subjects by asking only under what circumstances the dominant society will accept them. Instead she engages them in the question of how they can change the society for the better." - "Elaine Howard Ecklund has written a marvelous account of religion's crucial role among one of America's fastest-growing immigrant populationsGiven the right circumstances, Ecklund shows, Korean American congregations provide far more than simply a refuge for their members and are poised to facilitate civic engagement that will alter the face of middle-class communities." - Robert Wuthnow, author of America and the Challenges of Religious Diversity "As the first book on both second-generation Korean evangelicals and civic participation among the post-1965 immigrant groups, it makes a significant contribution to the growing literature on the new immigrants and their religions. Written in engaging style, it should serve as an ideal reader for classes dealing with Asian American and new immigrant religious experiences." - Pyong Gap Min, author of Caught in the Middle: Korean Communities in New York and Los Angeles

• Chapter 1: Religion and Civic Life for Korean Americans ; Chapter 2: A Theoretical Interlude: Connecting Institutions and Identities ; Chapter 3: Religion, Race, and Ethnicity in Two Churches ; Chapter 4: Models of Civic Responsibility ; Chapter 5: Civic Identities ; Chapter 6: Civic Models and Community Service ; Chapter 7: Evangelicalism and Politics for Korean Americans Chapter 8: Implications for Institutional Change ; APPENDIX A: DATA AND METHODS ; APPENDIX B: INTERVIEW AND SURVEY GUIDES ; ENDNOTES ; BIBLIOGRAPHY