RT Article
T1 Constructing Multi-Religious Identity: A Narrative Self Approach
JF Journal of pastoral theology
VO 28
IS 3
SP 175
OP 188
A1 Cho, Eunil David
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1663307970
AB In recent years, a number of pastoral theologians have explored the common reality of "multi-religious belongings." Among those doing these studies are Duane Bidwell (2008, 2015), Emmanuel Lartey (2013), Insook Lee (2011), and Hee-Kyu Heidi Park (2012). By building upon Bidwell's constructivist approach to understanding multi-religious identity, I present a narrative approach as a way to illustrate how that identity is constructed. I will turn to Elizabeth Kim's memoir, Ten Thousand Sorrows, in which she reveals how she has navigated her life as a biracial adoptee. Her narrative is a poignant demonstration of how one's multi-religious belonging is socially constructed and performed, particularly within the context of the USA.
K1 Adoption
K1 Buddhism
K1 Korean-American
K1 biculturalism
K1 Interfaith Dialogue
K1 multi-religious identity
K1 narrative self
K1 social constructivism
DO 10.1080/10649867.2018.1553358