What is the current state of Asian American theology? Fumitaka
Matsuoka's lifetime work has circled around this question. In
numerous books and throughout his leadership, he has offered an
answer that he encapsulates here: "Theology is uniquely accountable
to the past and to the future, not simply to the present. Theology
encompasses both memory and hope. The creation of a larger memory
is at the same time our pursuit of hope, or for Christians, our
faith in and living out the signals of the promised humanity that
was revealed in the Christ event. Theological construction is about
learning that molds a lifetime, learning that transmits the
heritage of millennia, learning that shapes the future in light of
this promise. Asian North American theological communities are
stewards of this living tradition where learning and knowledge are
pursued because they define what has over centuries made the
faithful pursue a larger memory of who we are as human." In honor
of Fumitaka Matsuoka, this book is visionary in its direction and
audacious in its moves. It aims not only to take account of the
accomplishments and continuing struggles of Asian North Americans
but also articulates strategic and creative responses to new
challenges. Because the sociopolitical-religious space that Asian
North Americans navigate is wide, involving multiple forms of
negotiation and subject-agents and demanding interfaith and
interdisciplinary approaches, this book addresses a wide range of
topics: contextualization, empire and geopolitics, diaspora and
racial minority formation, sexuality, class, gender, Asian North
American theologies, postcolonialism, biblical studies, mission and
ministry, pedagogy, interfaith relations, transnationalism, and
more. In the spirit of companionship and dialogue, this book also
has a section devoted to African American, Latino/a, and Native
American voices. Contributors include Patrick S. Cheng, Miguel A.
De La Torre, Eleazar S. Fernandez, Wonhee Anne Joh, David Kyuman
Kim, Nami Kim, Kwok Pui-lan, Boyung Lee, James Kyung-Jin Lee,
Fumitaka Matsuoka, Anthony B. Pinn, Lester Edwin J. Ruiz, J.
Jayakiran Sebastian, Jonathan Y. Tan, Sharon Tan, James Treat, and
Amos Yong.
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