Christian theology asia

Sebastian C. H. Kim978-0-511-39869-8, 978-0-521-68183-4

Table of contents :
Cover……Page 1
Half-title……Page 5
Title……Page 4
Copyright……Page 6
Contents……Page 7
Contributors……Page 9
Preface and Acknowledgements……Page 13
I Formation of Christian theologies in Asia……Page 17
Academic and Ecclesiastical Theology……Page 19
Contextual Theology……Page 23
Pentecostalism……Page 33
Conclusion……Page 35
Bibliography……Page 36
A context of pluralism……Page 38
The Mystery of God in Hinduism……Page 40
Roberto de Nobili (1577-1656)……Page 43
Brahmabandhab Upadhyay (1861-1907): a Hindu–Catholic……Page 44
Christ through Vedanta……Page 46
Abbé Jules Monchanin (1895-1957): the land of the Trinity……Page 47
Abhishiktananda (1910-73): meeting the Mystery at the cave of the heart……Page 48
A new vision of reality: Bede Griffiths (1906-93)……Page 52
Concluding Remarks……Page 55
Bibliography……Page 56
Introduction……Page 57
Different Styles and Models of Indian Christian Theologies……Page 58
The Missionary Contribution to Indian Christian Theologizing……Page 61
Points of Contact and The Christian Use of Hindu Concepts……Page 64
Dialogical Response to The Indian Renaissance and The Acknowledged Christ……Page 68
Vernacular Attempts at Theologizing……Page 73
A New Awakening to Distinctive Identities and Fresh Theological Insights……Page 75
Concluding Remarks……Page 80
Bibliography……Page 83
Christianity: Pre- Western Colonialism……Page 87
Portugal-Spain……Page 88
Holland-Britain……Page 89
Christianity: Japanese Colonialism……Page 92
Christianity: Independent Indonesia……Page 93
Indonesia: 1945-9……Page 94
Indonesia: 1949-50……Page 95
Indonesia: 1950-9……Page 96
Indonesia: 1959-66……Page 97
Indonesia: 1966-98……Page 98
Indonesia: 1998-9……Page 100
Indonesia: from 2001……Page 101
Christian theology in Indonesia: struggling for a post-colonial theology……Page 102
Bibliography……Page 103
Can Theology be Done Outside The Church (Extra Ecclesiam)?……Page 105
Christian studies and the ‘wen hua re’ (‘cultural heat’) of the 1980s……Page 106
Institutions and Scholars Involved In Christian Studies In China……Page 108
Christian Studies, Publications and Readership……Page 109
The Growth of The Chinese Church and The ‘Church and State’ Issue……Page 112
Christian Studies In An Interdisciplinary Context……Page 115
Things ‘Chinese’ and Things ‘Foreign’ are No Longer Polarized……Page 116
Contact and Networking Through Christian Studies……Page 117
Implications for China and the Chinese diasporas……Page 118
Religious Issues Remain Socio-Politically Sensitive and Fluid……Page 119
Conclusion: Guarded Optimism……Page 121
Bibliography……Page 124
Catholic Traditional Theology and Kirishitan Syncretistic Theology Under Feudalism (1549 to 1865)……Page 125
Protestant Evangelical and Liberal Theologies Under Nationalism (1865 to 1945)……Page 130
Western Theology and Indigenous Theology Under Democracy……Page 140
Bibliography……Page 143
Introduction……Page 145
Bible Christianity: Ardent Commitment To The Text……Page 146
Revival Christianity: The Gospel Of Holistic Blessing……Page 150
Liberation Christianity: Struggling For Justice For The Poor And Oppressed……Page 154
Folk Christianity: Integrating The Gospel With Korean Culture And Religiosity……Page 158
Reconciling Christianity: Seeking To Unify A Divided Korea……Page 162
Conclusion……Page 165
Bibliography……Page 167
II Theological themes of Christianity in Asia……Page 171
CHAPTER: 8 Religious pluralism, dialogue and Asian Christian responses……Page 173
Models Of Encounter……Page 174
The Other As A Potential Convert……Page 175
The Other as Primitive Superstition……Page 176
The Other As A Storehouse Of Culture……Page 177
The Other As A Partner In Dialogue……Page 178
The Bible Among Other Scriptures……Page 179
God Among Gods……Page 182
Christ Among Other Saviours……Page 185
The Church Among Other Communities Of Faith……Page 188
Bibliography……Page 192
Introduction……Page 195
The Asian context: Socio-Politicals Truggles And Religious Pluralism……Page 199
The Problem Of The Text-Context Interpretive Mode……Page 205
Reader, Identity And Cross-Textual Interpretation……Page 210
Conclusion……Page 215
Bibliography……Page 216
Problematizing ‘Asian-Women’……Page 221
De-Constructing The Myth Of Asian-Women-Ness……Page 225
As-Discourse As A Discursive Ground Reconsidered……Page 227
A New Context For Constructing Asian Feminist Theology In An Era Of Neo-Empire……Page 232
The Hegemonic Twins: The Homology Of Kyriarchy And Empire……Page 234
The Multiple Colonization Of Asian Women In Religion……Page 235
Toward A Glocal Feminist Theology As A Discourse Of Resistance And Liberation……Page 237
Bibliography……Page 240
The ‘Ecumenical’ In The Context of Asia……Page 243
Asian Realities That Impact On Asian Ecumenism……Page 244
Christianity and colonialism……Page 245
The influence of religious and cultural traditions……Page 246
Revolutionary upheavals……Page 247
Lay movements……Page 248
Disquiet in local churches……Page 249
Asian involvement in global ecumenism……Page 250
The Roman Catholic Church In Asian Ecumenism……Page 252
The Church, The World And Mission……Page 254
Religions, Cultures And Theology……Page 257
Challenges Facing The Ecumenical Movement In Asia……Page 260
The impact of globalization……Page 261
The rise of China and India……Page 262
The incomplete social revolution……Page 263
The search for a wider ecumenism……Page 264
Bibliography……Page 265
India……Page 266
Japan……Page 269
China……Page 270
The Second Half Of The Twentieth Century……Page 272
Asia Theological Association (ATA)……Page 273
Vinay Samuel……Page 275
David (Paul) Yong-Gi Cho……Page 277
Holistic mission……Page 280
The supernatural and the miraculous……Page 281
Theology and religions: addressing cultural and religious plurality……Page 282
Bibliography……Page 283
Puzzles On The Ground, Remembering The Context……Page 287
Subaltern As An Interpretive Posture And A Category Of Interpreters……Page 290
Subalterns As Post-Dalit And Post-Adivasi Community……Page 295
Subalterns As An Anti-Caste Community……Page 299
Subalterns As He First Fruits Of God’s Relational Polity Of Just Wholeness……Page 302
Bibliography……Page 306
Index……Page 307