Constructing a Kazak Christian Identity Using Collective Memory and Critical Contextualization
General Material Designation
[Thesis]
First Statement of Responsibility
Kris Stewart Kappler
Subsequent Statement of Responsibility
Pachuau, Lalsangkima
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Asbury Theological Seminary
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2014
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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275
NOTES PERTAINING TO PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-321-55305-5
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
D.Miss.
Body granting the degree
Asbury Theological Seminary
Text preceding or following the note
2014
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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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.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Cultural anthropology; Asian Studies; Pharmacy sciences
UNCONTROLLED SUBJECT TERMS
Subject Term
Social sciences;Health and environmental sciences;Collective memory;Critical contextualization;Cross-cultural;Identity construction;Identity systems;Missions