Synopses & Reviews
In 2006, the contemporary American Pentecostal movement celebrated its 100th birthday. Over that time, its African American sector has been markedly influential, not only vis-à-vis other branches of Pentecostalism but also throughout the Christian church. Black Christians have been integrally involved in every aspect of the Pentecostal movement since its inception and have made significant contributions to its founding as well as the evolution of Pentecostal/charismatic styles of worship, preaching, music, engagement of social issues, and theology. Yet despite its being one of the fastest growing segments of the Black Church, Afro-Pentecostalism has not received the kind of critical attention it deserves.
Afro-Pentecostalism brings together fourteen interdisciplinary scholars to examine different facets of the movement, including its early history, issues of gender, relations with other black denominations, intersections with popular culture, and missionary activities, as well as the movements distinctive theology. Bolstered by editorial introductions to each section, the chapters reflect on the state of the movement, chart its trajectories, discuss pertinent issues, and anticipate future developments.
Contributors: Estrelda Y. Alexander, Valerie C. Cooper, David D. Daniels III, Louis B. Gallien, Jr., Clarence E. Hardy III, Dale T. Irvin, Ogbu U. Kalu, Leonard Lovett, Cecil M. Robeck, Jr., Cheryl J. Sanders, Craig Scandrett-Leatherman, William C. Turner, Jr., Frederick L. Ware, and Amos Yong
Review
“A groundbreaking collection by several generations of scholars of African American religious history, theology, and ethics. A must read for anyone serious about the study of the larger Pentecostal and Charismatic movements in particular and the American Christian church and its missions in general.”-A.G. Miller,Oberlin College
Review
“An important, pioneering and multidisciplinary collection from some of the best scholars in this field. The contribution of Afro-Pentecostalism in shaping the religious history of Christianity in the twentieth century is expertly discussed and false presuppositions exposed. No student of Pentecostalism will want to be without this book.”-Allan Anderson,University of Birmingham, UK
Synopsis
In both Japan and the United States, migration, refugee, and citizenship policies have become highly contentious political issues. Japan, traditionally a closed society with the lowest proportion of foreigners of any major industrial country, has struggled to utilize the recent influx of illegal migrants without incorporating them into Japanese society and citizenship. The United States, a country built by immigrants, today grapples with the impact of legal and illegal migrants on employment and social services.
Myron Weiner and Tadashi Hanami have assembled a distinguished group of American and Japanese demographers, economists, historians, lawyers, political scientists, and sociologists to examine Japan's and America's very different approaches to employer demands for labor, control over illegal migration, the incorporation of migrants, the legal rights and social benefits of foreign residents and illegal migrants, the claims of refugees and asylum seekers, and the issues of citizenship and nationality.
Temporary Workers or Future Citizens places the economic issues of migration in a cultural context, by revealing how the collective identities of Americans and Japanese shape the way each society regards immigrants and refugees.
About the Author
Amos Yong is J. Rodman Williams Professor of Theology at Regent University School of Divinity in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He is most recently the author
Hospitality and the Other: Pentecost, Christian Practices, and the Neighbor.
Estrelda Y. Alexander is a professor of theology at Regent University School of Divinity in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and Executive Director of the Seymour Pan-African Pentecostal Project. She is co-editor (with Amos Yong) of Philip's Daughters: Women in Pentecostal-Charismatic Leadership, among other works.
Table of Contents
Opposing visions : migration and citizenship policies in Japan and the United States /Myron Weiner --Challenge of migrant incorporation in Japan and the United States:Historical conditions in the United States for assimilating immigrants /Reed Ueda.Incorporation of immigrants in the United States /Nathan Glazer.History of Japanese emigration from the 1860s to the 1990s /Motoko Tsuchida.Challenge of incorporating foreigners in Japan : "ethnic Japanese" and "sociological Japanese" /Takamichi Kajita --Do Japan and the United States need immigrants?:Does Japan need immigrants? /Kazutoshi Koshiro.Economic consequences of immigration : application to the United States and Japan /Barry R. Chiswick --Rights and benefits:Japanese policies on the rights and benefits granted to foreign workers, residents, refugees and illegals /Tadashi Hanami.Legal rights of citizens and aliens in the United States /Peter H. Schuck --Germany's migration policies through American and Japanese eyes:What we can learn from the German experiences concerning foreign labor /Yasushi Iguchi.Perils and promise of pluralism : lessons from the German case for Japan /Thomas U. Berger --Controlling migration:Japan's dilemma : can international migration be controlled? /Yasuo Kuwahara.Appearances and realities : controlling illegal immigration in the United States /Wayne A. Cornelius --Refugee and asylum policies:Japan's responses to refugees and political asylum seekers /Isami Takeda.US responses to refugees and asylum seekers /Michael S. Teitelbaum.