The Abrahamic pilgrimage story in sermons: An ontological-narrative foundation of Asian American life in faith. Issue 1 (April 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yang, Sunggu
• Is Part Of: Theology today. Volume 73:Issue 1(2016:Apr.)
• Page Start: 24
• Page End: 35
• Publication Date: 2016-04
• Subjects: Pilgrimage -- Abrahamic story -- Asian American -- liminality -- faith -- spirituality -- narrative -- preaching; Theology -- Periodicals; Calvinism -- Periodicals; Théologie -- Périodiques; Calvinisme -- Périodiques; 230.005
• DOI: 10.1177/0040573616630024
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0040-5736

Abstract

Sang Hyun Lee and many other Asian American scholars have found that the Abrahamic pilgrimage story has been an ontological-narrative backbone of Asian American faith constructs. This article further explores their previous research by suggesting three distinct theological narrative styles of the given Abrahamic pilgrimage saga: the allegorical-typological narrative style, the illustrative narrative style, and the eschatological-symbolic narrative style. However, though distinct, the styles are closely associated with one another. I will show sermon excerpts by Asian American preachers that are good examples of the theological-spiritual embodiment of the three styles.