04470cam a2200745Ma 4500 ocn432996506 OCoLC 20200709055226.0 m d cr zn||||||||| 070501s2008 nju ob 001 0 eng d CDX eng pn CDX OCLCQ AZU OCLCQ N$T EBLCP IDEBK E7B YDXCP OCLCQ MHW OCLCQ ACLSE CUS JSTOR NLGGC OCLCQ COO OCLCQ DEBSZ OCLCQ DEBBG EUW P@U OCLCQ AGLDB OTZ IOG EZ9 U3W MERUC OCLCF STF OCLCQ VTS FIE TXC AU@ HEBIS CPO RRP 436943879 647823444 781294877 857214450 876275734 984643520 987729297 992926499 993077532 1057657314 9781400824175 (electronic bk.) 1400824176 (electronic bk.) 0691119627 9780691119625 286628 (N$T) (OCoLC)432996506 (OCoLC)436943879 (OCoLC)647823444 (OCoLC)781294877 (OCoLC)857214450 (OCoLC)876275734 (OCoLC)984643520 (OCoLC)987729297 (OCoLC)992926499 (OCoLC)993077532 (OCoLC)1057657314 215741 MIL 22573/ctts0v6 JSTOR BR563.C45 C44 2008eb BR563.C45 (INTERNET) REL 116000 bisacsh REL070000 bisacsh REL007000 bisacsh SOC007000 bisacsh 200.89/51073 22 22 MAIN Chen, Carolyn, 1971- author. Getting saved in America : Taiwanese immigration and religious experience / Carolyn Chen. Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, ©2008. 1 online resource (xii, 230 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier data file rda Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-225) and index. Becoming religious by becoming American -- From beautiful island to beautiful country : Taiwanese immigration and religion in Southern California -- Becoming Christian : breaking traditions and making traditions -- Becoming Buddhist : from embedded religion to explicit religion -- Becoming American men and women : otherworldly narratives and this-worldly selves -- Cultivating American saints : religious disciplines of the self -- Becoming Americans : from migrants to pilgrims. What does becoming American have to do with becoming religious? Many immigrants become more religious after coming to the United States. Taiwanese are no different. Like many Asian immigrants to the United States, Taiwanese frequently convert to Christianity after immigrating. But Americanization is more than simply a process of Christianization. Most Taiwanese American Buddhists also say they converted only after arriving in the United States even though Buddhism is a part of Taiwan's dominant religion. By examining the experiences of Christian and Buddhist Taiwanese Americans, Getting Saved. Print version record. Master record variable field(s) change: 050 Taiwanese Americans Religion. Conversion. Christianity. Buddhism. RELIGION Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict. bisacsh RELIGION Christianity General. bisacsh Buddhism. fast (OCoLC)fst00840028 Christianity. fast (OCoLC)fst00859599 Conversion. fast (OCoLC)fst00877225 Electronic books. Print version: Chen, Carolyn, 1971- Getting saved in America. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2008 9780691119625 (DLC) 2007018418 (OCoLC)124538440 ACLS Humanities E-Book Series. EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=286628 Lakeland College Access http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=e000xna&AN=286628 (Unlimited Concurrent Users) from EBSCO Academic Collection ACLS Humanities E-Book ACLS HEB30609 Coutts Information Services COUT 10561733 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL457761 ebrary EBRY ebr10312611 EBSCOhost EBSC 286628 Project MUSE MUSE muse43044 YBP Library Services YANK 3061054 92 N$T 49591 49591