Between transnational mission and migration life: formation and diversity of an evangelical Chinese community in Germany [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von: Qilan Shen

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• Publié par: westfalische_wilhelms-universitat_munster
• Publié le: 01 janvier 2010
• Nombre de lectures: 29
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

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Religionswissenschaft

Between Transnational Mission and Migration Life:
Formation and Diversity of an Evangelical Chinese Community
in Germany

Inaugural-Dissertation

zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades

der

Philosophischen Fakultät

der

Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität

zu

Münster (Westf.)

vorgelegt von

Qilan Shen

aus Shanghai, V.R. China
2010
1Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 10.08.2010

Dekan: Prof. Dr. Christian Pietsch_____

Referent: Prof. Dr. Annette Wilke______

Korreferent: Prof. Dr. Judith Könemann_____
2CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................12
1.1 TRANSNATIONAL RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES AS RESEARCH SUBJECT............................................13
1.2 RESEARCH DESIGN .......................................................................................................................17
2 THE THEORY FRAME OF THE STUDY ..................................................................................19
2.1 TRANSNATIONALISM AS A WIDER PERSPECTIVE............................................................................19
2.1.1 Transnationalism as Key Idea ............................................................................................19
2.1.2 Transnational Identity of the Community ...........................................................................21
2.2 RELIGIONS IN CONTEMPORARY TRANSNATIONAL MIGRATION STUDIES........................................21
2.2.1 The First Approach.............................................................................................................22
2.2.2 The Second Approach .........................................................................................................23
2.2.3 The Third Approach............................................................................................................24
2.2.4 The Fourth Approach..........................................................................................................27
2.2.5 My Approach ......................................................................................................................29
2.3 RELEVANT RESEARCH...................................................................................................................30
2.4 SOME USEFUL THEORETICAL TOOLS.............................................................................................32
2.4.1 Social Networks ..................................................................................................................33
2.4.2 Social Capital .....................................................................................................................34
2.4.3 Embeddedness ....................................................................................................................34
3 AN ETHNOGRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF THE COMMUNITY...........................................37
3.1 HISTORY OF THE COMMUNITY ......................................................................................................37
3.2 RELATIONSHIPS TO RELEVANT ORGANIZATIONS ...........................................................................38
3.3 THEOLOGY AND RITUAL ...............................................................................................................40
3.3.1 Sunday Worship ..................................................................................................................41
3.3.2 Sunday School ....................................................................................................................43
3.3.3 Bible Reading Groups.........................................................................................................44
3.4 ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE .........................................................................................................47
3.5 ETHNIC DIVERSITY .......................................................................................................................47
33.6 SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AND SOCIAL SERVICES...................................................................................48
3.6.1 Communication Room ........................................................................................................48
3.6.2 Missionary Work.................................................................................................................49
3.6.3 Barbeque ............................................................................................................................49
3.6.4 Camping .............................................................................................................................51
3.6.5 Excursion............................................................................................................................52
3.6.6 Website................................................................................................................................53
3.6.7 Wedding ..............................................................................................................................54
3.7 LANGUAGE ...................................................................................................................................55
3.8 COMMUNICATION WITH GERMAN CHURCHES ...............................................................................56
3.9 COMMUNICATION WITH TRANSNATIONAL MISSIONARY INSTITUTIONS .........................................56
3.9.1 Transnational Missionary Groups......................................................................................56
3.9.2 Chinese Biblical Seminary in Europe.................................................................................57
4 FIELD WORK AND REFLECTION ON METHODS ...............................................................60
4.1 PROCESS OF FIELD WORK.............................................................................................................60
4.2 INTERVIEWS ..................................................................................................................................61
4.3 OBJECTIVE HERMENEUTICS ..........................................................................................................64
4.3.1 A Short Guide to Objective Hermeneutics..........................................................................64
4.3.2 The Advantage of Applying Objective Hermeneutics .........................................................66
4.3.3 Reflection on the Method....................................................................................................69
4.4 DOCUMENTARY METHOD..............................................................................................................69
5 ANALYSIS OF PASTOR H ...........................................................................................................72
5.1 BIOGRAPHICAL OUTLINE OF PASTOR H.........................................................................................72
5.2 ANALYSIS OF BEGINNING SEQUENCES ..........................................................................................72
5.2.1 The Beginning Stimulus ......................................................................................................72
5.2.2 The Narrative Opens ..........................................................................................................73
5.3 THE HYPOTHESIS OF LATENT MEANING GENERATING RULES AND STRUCTURE ...........................78
5.4 INDICATIONS FROM THE INTERVIEW..............................................................................................79
5.4.1 China Mission as a Goal of Transnational Mission ...........................................................79
45.4.2 Transnational Missionary Detour in Germany...................................................................82
5.4.3 Strategies in Transnational Mission ...................................................................................85
5.4.3.1 Active Approach of Young Students .............................................................................................85
5.4.3.2 Local and Transnational Religious Education...............................................................................87
5.4.3.3 Structure Construction of the Community ....................................................................................89
5.4.3.4 Community Activities ...................................................................................................................92
5.4.3.5 Concurrence with Other Communities..........................................................................................95
5.5 SUMMARY...................................................................................................................................100
5.5.1 Motive of Joining the Community.....................................................................................100
5.5.1.1 Community as a Chain of Transnational Mission .......................................................................100
5.5.1.2 Strategies of Developing a Transnational Religious Community................................................101
5.5.2 The Ty