Retelling the story of young adult Christians

This book focuses on the Christian life narratives
of young adults who have non-Christian family
members in the Republic of Korea. Within the unique
phenomenon of Korean familism and the patriarchal
family system, Koreans tend to consider the
religious identity of their own family when choosing
and/or converting to a religion even though they
enjoy freedom of choice. In particular, young adult
Christians who are in the period of emerging
adulthood may face an even more difficult situation
when they practise a different religion from that of
their family. Through this book, the stories of the
young adult Christians will be draw into our present
life journey. When the young adult Christians have a
voice in our society, the discourses will be more
evident and this could stimulate new possibilities
to discover alternative stories which might offer us
different view points for understanding the stories
of Christians who are struggling with their non-
Christian family. The research should be useful to
professionals who are working with young adult
Christians or to anyone else who may be interested
in the narrative approach.

Autorentext
Hee Young Kwan, PhD: Studied Pastoral Family Therapy at
University of Pretoria.