What It Means to Be Christian: The Role of Religion in the Construction of Ethnic Identity and Boundary among Second-Generation Korean Americans

Ivan Ogienko (1882-1972), also known as Metropolitan Hilarion, devoted much attention to the role and place of religion in the national life of Ukrainians and their ethnic identity in their scholarly and theological works. Without exaggeration it can be argued that the problem of national unity of the Ukrainian people is one of the key principles of all historiosophical considerations of the famous scholar and theologian. If the purpose of the spiritual life of a Ukrainian, according to his views, is to serve God, then the purpose of state or terrestrial life is the dedicated service to his people. The purpose of heaven and the purpose of the earthly paths, intersecting in the life of a certain group of people through the lives of its individual representatives, give rise to a unique alliance of spiritual unity, the name of which is "people" or "nation." Religion (faith) in the process of transforming the anarchist crowd into a spiritually integrated and orderly national integrity serves as the transformer of the imperfect nature of the human soul into perfect.

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The construction of ‘Asian American’: Reflections on intermarriage and ethnic identity among second‐generation Chinese and Korean Americans

Ethnic and Racial Studies ◽

10.1080/01419870.1997.9993973 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 20 (3) ◽

pp. 523-544 ◽

Cited By ~ 55

Author(s):

Nazli Kibria

Keyword(s):

Ethnic Identity ◽

Asian American ◽

Second Generation ◽

Korean Americans

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Race, Ethnic Options, and Ethnic Binds: Identity Negotiations of Second-Generation Chinese and Korean Americans

Sociological Perspectives ◽

10.2307/1389783 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 43 (1) ◽

pp. 77-95 ◽

Cited By ~ 76

Author(s):

Nazli Kibria

Keyword(s):

Ethnic Identity ◽

Second Generation ◽

Korean Americans ◽

Identity Negotiations ◽

Racial Categorization ◽

The Social ◽

Social Encounters ◽

Depth Interviews

This article examines the dynamics of race and ethnic options for those racially labeled “Asian” in U.S. society. Drawing on sixty-four in-depth interviews with second-generation Chinese and Korean Americans, I look at how Asian racial categorization and its dynamics shape informal, everyday social encounters between Asians and non-Asians. These dynamics suggest an ethnic bind — a sense of uncertainty and conflict about the meaning and significance of ethnic identity and practice, stemming from the multiple and contradictory pressures surrounding it. The second-generation Chinese and Korean Americans experienced pressures both to cultivate their Chinese and Korean membership and to downplay or minimize it. For those labeled “Asian,” the ethnic bind is part of the social terrain on which ethnic identity is produced, with ethnic options emerging out of the contests and negotiations surrounding them.

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Prelates and Politicians in Bosnia: The Role of Religion in Nationalist Mobilisation

Nationalities Papers ◽

10.1080/00905999708408520 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 25 (3) ◽

pp. 481-499 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Lenard J. Cohen

Keyword(s):

Ethnic Identity ◽

Paradise Lost ◽

Cultural Influences ◽

Former Yugoslavia ◽

The Balkans ◽

Historical Factors ◽

Considerable Debate ◽

The Subject ◽

Role Of Religion

The role of historical and cultural influences in recent Balkan warfare has been the subject of considerable debate among commentators both within and outside the former Yugoslavia. For example, some observers, who might be considered members of the primordial hatred school, have emphasized the cyclical role of “ancient enmities” and atavistic impulses in the Balkans. In contrast, another group of analysts, who have subscribed to the paradise lost approach, focus on the long periods during which populations of different languages, religions, and other facets of Balkan ethnic identity, managed to peacefully co-exist. This second perspective downplays historical factors and attributes the violence and savagery of recent years to nationalist leaders who whipped up antagonisms to suit their own political agendas.

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The Role of Religion in Shaping Ethnic Identity in Jewish Children of Contemporary Russia

Tirosh Jewish Slavic & Oriental Studies ◽

10.31168/2658-3380.2020.20.4.1 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 ◽

pp. 285-295

Author(s):

Marina Davydova ◽

Keyword(s):

Ethnic Identity ◽

Religious Education ◽

Jewish Identity ◽

Personal Development ◽

Significant Part ◽

Jewish Tradition ◽

Russian Jews ◽

Jewish Children ◽

Role Of Religion

It is commonly believed that for the majority of the Soviet-raised Russian Jews, Judaism and its practices have not played a significant part in shaping their Jewish identity. For today’s Russian Jewish children, however, the personal development is mainly defined by their families, so the religious education and practical observance of Jewish rites and customs form the very basis for their identity. Studying the specifics of this mechanism in Russian Jewish children also reveals a correlation between the parents’ religious views and their determination to raise their offspring within the Jewish tradition.

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The Role of Religion in Creating and Maintaining Ethnic Identity—The Example of the Kashubs in Poland

Religions ◽

10.3390/rel12100872 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (10) ◽

pp. 872

Author(s):

Monika Mazurek

Keyword(s):

Ethnic Identity ◽

Public Space ◽

National Minority ◽

The Public ◽

Catholic Religion ◽

The Republic ◽

The Baltic ◽

Role Of Religion ◽

Official Status

After 1945, the Republic of Poland appeared to be an ethnic monolith. However, this was (is) not the case for the Kashubians, who now live in northern Poland on the Baltic Sea. Presently, Kashubians do not have official status; they are not considered an ethnic or national minority. They create their own identity around language, origin, inhabited territory, and religion. The latter serves to maintain a sense of community—to legitimise the Kashubian language, the axial value of Kashubian ethnic identity. Kashubian religiosity is frequently emphasized in the public space. The objective of this article is to analyse the role of the Catholic religion in building the ethnic identity of Kashubians and legitimizing constructed traditions by the Kashubian-Pomeranian Association. The main purpose of the article is to show the process of ethnicisation of religions. This ethnic non-governmental organisation is aspiring to represent the Kashubian community in the public space in Poland. The results from studies conducted among members of this organization, which concern their views on the link between religious and secular events organised by the Association, will also be presented.

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