Keywords
Korea, Humility, Church, Conversion, Li
Abstract
Korean Americans often go to church not only for religious reasons, but also for social and cultural reasons. Due to the close tie between the Korean immigrant church and cultural traditions, second-generation Korean Americans often struggle with trying to balance Eastern and Western cultural values. In particular, tensions arise for second-generation Korean Americans between competing notions of humility. Such tensions, however, provide opportunities to reflect on the particular nature of Christian humility. This article presents biblical humility as one that is neither the maintenance of cultural traditions nor the personal growth of individual disciples; rather, Christ-shaped, Spirit-filled humility is the cultivation of right relationship with the creator God.
Recommended Citation
Hong, E., & Botner, M. (2022). Competing Notions of Humility: Why Korean Americans Do Not Need to Abandon Confucius to Get to Christ. Great Commission Research Journal, 14(2), 19-29. Retrieved from https://place.asburyseminary.edu/gcrj/vol14/iss2/2
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