Asians make up the largest and most dispersed peoples of the world, and Christians make up a sizable proportion of this demographic. Asian Christians are more likely to emigrate, and many have continued to embrace Christian faith at their diasporic places of settlement. They are quick to establish distinctively Asian churches all over the world and infuse diversity, revival, and missionary consciousness into their adopted communities. They preserve the ties and cultures of their ancestral homelands while assimilating and adapting into the new setting. They have become a recognizable force in the transformation and advancement of Christianity itself at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The dozen essays in this volume are written by leading scholars of Asian backgrounds situated in various diasporic locations. The authors trace the contours of their dispersion and highlight diverse missiological themes, including the scattering (diaspora) and the gathering (ekklesia) of Asian Christians around the world. This volume traces the origins and destinations of major Asian migration and diaspora communities from a variety of perspectives and geographical locations. It is pan-Asian in scope and multidisciplinary in nature. It also provides the latest data and infographics on Asian diasporas worldwide.
Sam George, PhD, is a Global Catalyst for Diasporas of the Lausanne Movement and executive director of Parivar International. He is a thought leader, sought-after speaker, community leader, and prolific writer. Of Indian origin, he now lives with his family in the northern suburbs of Chicago. He teaches diaspora and Christian missions in churches and seminaries all over the world.
Series Introduction - Sam George Introduction - Sam George 1. Christianity among Overseas Chinese in the UK - Alexander Chow (China/Scotland) Country Profile: China 2. The Empire Strikes Back: Colonial Connections and Global Indian Dispersion - Sam George (India/USA) Country Profile: India 3. Japanese Diaspora and Christian Mission - Gary Fujino (USA) Country Profile: Japan 4. Koreans in Central and Latin America - Daniel Choe (Guatemala/South Korea) Country Profile: South Korea 5. Vietnamese Diaspora Christianity - Thanh Trung Le (Vietnam/Canada) Country Profile: Vietnam 6. Indonesian Diaspora and Christian Community - Christopher The and Alexander Purnomo (Australia) Country Profile: Indonesia 7. The State of Hmong Diaspora and Hmong American Church - Daniel Yang (Laos/USA) Country Profiles: Cambodia and Laos 8. Spiritual Longing and Religio-cultural Negotiation in the Indian Diaspora: Reflections from Indian Writing in English - Robbie B. H. Goh (Singapore) Country Profile - Singapore 9. Nepali Refuge Diaspora in Lutheran Churches in St. Louis - Stanish Stanley (India/USA) Country Profiles: Nepal 10. Iranian Diaspora in Europe (1917-2018) - Mark Bradley (UK) Country Profiles: Iran 11. Diaspora Christians in the Islamic Gulf Region - John Ibrahim (India/Kuwait/UAE) Country Profiles: Kuwait and UAE 12. Israeli Diaspora: Evangelism at Home and Abroad - Tuvya Zaretsky (Israel/USA) Country Profile - Israel Author Profile Appendix: Latest Data, Maps and Infographics Index
