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Pastoral Care to Single Males in Myanmar Immigrant Churches in the U.S
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Pastoral Care to Single Males in Myanmar Immigrant Churches in the U.S
Yazar:
Lian, Chan Thawng, author.
ISBN:
9780438046375
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1 electronic resource (224 pages)
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Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-10(E), Section: A.
Advisors: Lallene J. Rector Committee members: Wonhee A. Joh; Siroj Sorajjakool.
Özet:
In this dissertation, I will be concerned mainly with the role of pastoral care for single males in immigrant communities in order to help build their identities. My specific focus is the Myanmar immigrant Christians in the U.S. The Myanmar single males have been the first of their families to arrive in the U.S. They have risked their lives for families back in Myanmar. They help fellow immigrants settle in a new land. They have to work hard with little pay, as they do not speak the language of the U.S. and they do not have the required work skills. About four hundred Myanmar single males, for instance, work for the Tyson Slaughtering Company in Columbus Junction, Iowa. The same pattern can be found in many different parts of the U.S. Since many of those single males are Christians, they organize small churches wherever they work. Through extensive interviews with many of these people, I have learned that their life is full of hardship. Some have even committed suicide while some have become alcoholics. They experience the vulnerability of children in this new country.
The issues dealt with in this dissertation describe the way these single males made their immigrant choice, how they deal with the process of immigration, the problems in their lives, the formation of a new identity in a new land, what a church means to them, and how a community of faith can help these people form a new identity and gain positive self-value. I specifically will redefine the role of pastoral care for immigrant single males found in Myanmar immigrant churches. The context of the immigrant church in America challenges the traditional practices of pastoral care in Myanmar. It also challenges the total validity of western theories and methods of pastoral care when applied to different people with different cultures. Myanmar immigrant church leaders and ministers need to re-evaluate their understanding of pastoral care within the context of the immigrants they serve. At the same time, they should let practical theology inform their pastoral theology for effective ministry to single males.
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School code: 0323
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