It takes the average reader 6 hours and 40 minutes to read American Missionaries, Korean Protestants, and the Changing Shape of World Christianity, 1884-1965 by William Yoo
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This book examines the partnerships and power struggles between American missionaries and Korean Protestant leaders in both nations from the late 19th century to the aftermath of the Korean War. Yoo analyzes American and Korean sources, including a plethora of unpublished archival materials, to uncover the complicated histories of cooperation and contestation behind the evolving relationships between Americans and Koreans at the same time the majority of the world Christian population shifted from the Global North to the Global South. American and Korean Protestants cultivated deep bonds with one another, but they also clashed over essential matters of ecclesial authority, cultural difference, geopolitics, and women’s leadership. This multifaceted approach – incorporating the perspectives of missionaries, migrants, ministers, diplomats, and interracial couples – casts new light on American and Korean Christianities and captures American and Korean Protestants mutually engaged in a global movement that helped give birth to new Christian traditions in Korea, created new transnational religious and humanitarian partnerships such as the World Vision organization, and transformed global Christian traditions ranging from Pentecostalism to Presbyterianism.
American Missionaries, Korean Protestants, and the Changing Shape of World Christianity, 1884-1965 by William Yoo is 388 pages long, and a total of 100,104 words.
This makes it 131% the length of the average book. It also has 122% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 7 minutes to read American Missionaries, Korean Protestants, and the Changing Shape of World Christianity, 1884-1965 aloud.
American Missionaries, Korean Protestants, and the Changing Shape of World Christianity, 1884-1965 is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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