Constructing a Kazak Christian Identity Using Collective Memory and Critical Contextualization
[Thesis]
Kris Stewart Kappler
Pachuau, Lalsangkima
Asbury Theological Seminary
2014
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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-321-55305-5
D.Miss.
Asbury Theological Seminary
2014
Constructing a new identity is at the heart of this study. It develops a system of cultural identity by utilizing collective memory theory and a translation model of critical contextualization to analyze Kazak Christian practices. The reconstituted memory is integrated with contextualized biblical understandings in Alexander Laszlo's four-step synthesis model. The result is social reconstitution of Kazak identity as Kazak Christian identity. A case study regarding Christian marriage to a non-Christian, and participant observations of the complete Kazak Bible publication, and Kazak learning style, are examined and evaluated to understand how Kazak cultural identity influences Christian life and religious practices.
Cultural anthropology; Asian Studies; Pharmacy sciences
Social sciences;Health and environmental sciences;Collective memory;Critical contextualization;Cross-cultural;Identity construction;Identity systems;Missions