Julius-Kei Kato releases new book
King’s is happy to announce the release of Julius-Kei Kato’s book titled How Immigrant Christians Living in Mixed Cultures Interpret Their Religion: Asian American Diasporic Hybridity and Its Implications for Hermeneutics. Kato is the associate professor of Religious Studies in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies here at King’s University College.
He describes his new book as a “reworked version of my dissertation defended in 2006.” He explains that his book describes the idea of interpretation. More specifically, Kato explains how we interpret religious texts and other forms of religious content. In terms of contextual interpretation, Kato focuses on the context of Asian Americans. He analyzes their common experiences and how those experiences influence their interpretation of religion. In reading his book, Kato hopes to strengthen the idea of hybridity for his audience. He wants to emphasize its importance and hopes that the notion of hybridity will be taken more seriously. “I believe that hybridity will have an even greater impact on how we understand religion,” Kato explains.
When asked who helped him through the process of creating his book, Kato responded “I would like to thank my family, my mentors, and the wonderful people in my department of Philosophy and Religious Studies. They have helped and inspired me to bring this book to completion.”
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