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In light of the reality of cultural and religious pluralism, Peter
Phan demonstrates that Christian mission can only be carried on
dialogically - especially among the poor and with deep respect for
other religious traditions and their cultures. In Our Own Tongues
is absolutely essential reading for anyone interested in the
emergence of "world christianity" and its future in the 21st
century.
This history of the Catholic Church in Asia and the Pacific
illuminates the processes of globalization Since the sixteenth
century, Catholicism has contributed significantly to global
connectivity. Except for the Philippines and Timor-Leste,
Catholicism in Asia is, and is likely to remain, a minority
religion. For this reason, it can serve as a unique prism through
which to look at the processes of globalization in Asia. Asian
Pacific Catholicism and Globalization demonstrates to scholars and
students of Catholic history that the development of Catholicism in
Asia and later in the Oceania-Pacific region is closely associated
with three different phases of globalization. This book approaches
the historical processes of globalization not as structural
agencies or causal forces, but rather as the historical contexts
that condition possibilities for human action and reaction in the
world. The editors identify three distinct phases in the
development of Catholicism in Asia and Oceania: early modern
(sixteenth–eighteenth centuries), modern Western hegemony
(1780s–1960s), and the contemporary (1960s–present). The
book’s contributors discuss the development of Catholicism in all
the major countries of the region, including China, Japan, South
Korea, the Philippines, Vietnam, India, and Australia.
Raimon Panikkar: A Companion to his Life and Thought is a guide to
the life, work and thought of Raimon Panikkar, a self-professed
Buddhist-Christian-Hindu philosopher and theologian. A man of deep
and wide learning and an extremely prolific author, Panikkar is
equally at home in various religious and cultural traditions and
embodies in himself the ideals of intercultural, intrareligious,
and interreligious dialogues. This book explicates Panikkar's basic
vision of life as the harmonious rhythm of divinity, humanity, and
the cosmos, which he terms "cosmotheandrism," and shows how it
permeates and illumines his articulations of the central Christian
doctrines. Given the complexity and difficulty of Panikkar's
thought this book is a welcome companion for a course on Panikkar
and for a general reader who wishes to understand one of the most
profound and orginal thinkers of our time.
This volume explores how religious leaders can contribute to
cultures of peace around the world. The essays are written by
leading and emerging scholars and practitioners who have lived,
taught, or worked in the areas of conflict about which they write.
Connecting the theory and practice of religious peacebuilding to
illuminate key challenges facing interreligious dialogue and
interreligious peace work, the volume is explicitly interreligious,
intercultural, and global in perspective. The chapters approach
religion and peace from the vantage point of security studies,
sociology, ethics, ecology, theology, and philosophy. A foreword by
David Smock, the Vice President of Governance, Law and Society and
Director of the Religion and Peacebuilding Center at the United
States Institute of Peace, outlines the current state of the field.
This volume explores how religious leaders can contribute to
cultures of peace around the world. The essays are written by
leading and emerging scholars and practitioners who have lived,
taught, or worked in the areas of conflict about which they write.
Connecting the theory and practice of religious peacebuilding to
illuminate key challenges facing interreligious dialogue and
interreligious peace work, the volume is explicitly interreligious,
intercultural, and global in perspective. The chapters approach
religion and peace from the vantage point of security studies,
sociology, ethics, ecology, theology, and philosophy. A foreword by
David Smock, the Vice President of Governance, Law and Society and
Director of the Religion and Peacebuilding Center at the United
States Institute of Peace, outlines the current state of the field.
This book migrates through continents, regions, nations, and
villages, in order to tell the stories of diverse kinds of nomadic
dwellers. It departs from Africa, en routes itself toward Asia,
Oceania, Europe, and culminates in the Americas, with the
territories of Latin America, Canada, and the United States. The
volume travels through worn out pathways of migration that continue
to be threaded upon today, and theologically reflects on a wide
range of migratory aims that result also in diverse forms of
indigenization of Christianity. Among the main issues being
considered are: How have globalization and migration affected the
theological self-understanding of Christianity? In light of
globalization and migration, how is the evangelizing mission of
Christianity to be understood and carried out? What ecclesiastical
reforms if any are required to enable the church to meet
present-day challenges?
Without question, inter-religious relations are crucial in the
contemporary age. While most dialogue works on past and
contemporary matters, this volume takes on the relations among the
Abrahamic religions and looks forward, toward the possibility of
real and lasting dialogue. The book centers upon inter-faith
issues. It identifies problems that stand in the way of fostering
healthy dialogues both within particular religious traditions and
between faiths. The volume's contributors strive for a realization
of already existing common ground between religions. They
engagingly explore how inter-religious dialogue can be re-energized
for a new century.
Drawing on the twin themes of liberation and inculturation, Peter
Phan explicates a new theology forged in the cauldron of the
encounter between two vastly different cultures. He devotes
particular attention to the meaning of Christ for Asian Americans,
and new christological titles emerge?Jesus as Eldest Son and
Ancestor. Phan also explores his personal roots to sketch the
contours of Vietnamese-American theology, an expression of faith
caught between the Dragon and the Eagle.
How do Christians reconcile their belief in one God with the
concept of three divine 'persons'? This Companion provides an
overview of how the Christian doctrine of the Trinity has been
understood and articulated in the last two thousand years. The
Trinitarian theologies of key theologians, from the New Testament
to the twentieth century, are carefully examined and the doctrine
of the Trinity is brought into dialogue with non-Christian
religions as well as with other Christian beliefs. Authors from a
range of denominational backgrounds explore the importance of
Trinitarian thought, locating the Trinity within the wider context
of systematic theology. Contemporary theology has seen a widespread
revival of the doctrine of the Trinity and this book incorporates
the most recent developments in the scholarship.
How do Christians reconcile their belief in one God with the
concept of three divine 'persons'? This Companion provides an
overview of how the Christian doctrine of the Trinity has been
understood and articulated in the last two thousand years. The
Trinitarian theologies of key theologians, from the New Testament
to the twentieth century, are carefully examined and the doctrine
of the Trinity is brought into dialogue with non-Christian
religions as well as with other Christian beliefs. Authors from a
range of denominational backgrounds explore the importance of
Trinitarian thought, locating the Trinity within the wider context
of systematic theology. Contemporary theology has seen a widespread
revival of the doctrine of the Trinity and this book incorporates
the most recent developments in the scholarship.
Many Faces, One Church: Cultural Diversity and the American
Catholic Experience both captures and facilitates a seismic shift
in the who, what, where, when, why, and how of Catholic theology
today. Along with a diverse group of theologians who represent the
many faces of the church, editors Peter C. Phan and Diana Hayes
recast the story of the church in America by including immigrant
groups either forgotten or ignored and, in light of these new and
not-so-new voices, retooling the theological framework of
Catholicism itself. That the American Catholic Church is an
'immigrant church' is not news. What is news, however, is how
diverse the immigrant church really is and how much work there is
to be done to include their voices in theological discourse and
training. Beyond the German and Irish immigrants, what of other
European immigrant groups such as the Italians, Poles, Lithuanians,
Czechs, Slovaks, and Eastern-rite Catholics? Where are the stories
of the older presence of native Mexican, Native American, and
African-American Catholics in this country? And more recently, of
Asian-American Catholics, especially the Chinese, the Japanese, and
the Filipinos, of the nineteenth and early twentieth century? And
more recently still, Catholic immigrants have come from El
Salvador, Guatemala, Vietnam, Cambodia, Korea, India, and the
Pacific Islands. What impact are these immigrants having on
American society and religious groups? Many Faces, One Church is a
profound attempt to address these key questions and their
implications for the Catholic way of being church, worshipping, and
practicing theology. The result of three years of conferences
sponsored by Elms College exploring the 'new faces' of the American
Catholic Church, this thoughtful collection highlights
opportunities and challenges lying ahead as the American Church
tries to respond to the continuing presence of new immigrants in
its midst. Many Faces, One Church is a beginning of a long but
exciting journey in which the strangers welcomed today into the
bosom of the American Catholic Church will be themselves the hosts
to welcome, with equal warmth and generosity, the new strangers
into their midst so that hosts and guests are truly one.
Many Faces, One Church: Cultural Diversity and the American
Catholic Experience both captures and facilitates a seismic shift
in the who, what, where, when, why, and how of Catholic theology
today. Along with a diverse group of theologians who represent the
many faces of the church, editors Peter C. Phan and Diana Hayes
recast the story of the church in America by including immigrant
groups either forgotten or ignored and, in light of these new and
not-so-new voices, retooling the theological framework of
Catholicism itself. That the American Catholic Church is an
"immigrant church" is not news. What is news, however, is how
diverse the immigrant church really is and how much work there is
to be done to include their voices in theological discourse and
training. Beyond the German and Irish immigrants, what of other
European immigrant groups such as the Italians, Poles, Lithuanians,
Czechs, Slovaks, and Eastern-rite Catholics? Where are the stories
of the older presence of native Mexican, Native American, and
African-American Catholics in this country? And more recently, of
Asian-American Catholics, especially the Chinese, the Japanese, and
the Filipinos, of the nineteenth and early twentieth century? And
more recently still, Catholic immigrants have come from El
Salvador, Guatemala, Vietnam, Cambodia, Korea, India, and the
Pacific Islands. What impact are these immigrants having on
American society and religious groups? Many Faces, One Church is a
profound attempt to address these key questions and their
implications for the Catholic way of being church, worshipping, and
practicing theology. The result of three years of conferences
sponsored by Elms College exploring the "new faces" of the American
Catholic Church, this thoughtful collection highlights
opportunities and challenges lying ahead as the American Church
tries to respond to the continuing presence of new immigrants in
its midst. Many Faces, One Church is a beginning of a long but
exciting journey in which the strangers welc
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2006 Catholic Press Association Award Winner
After suffering an eclipse during the post-Vatican II liturgical
reform, popular piety has regained its vital role in the spiritual
life of Catholics. In response to its re-emergence, the
Congregation for divine Worship and the Discipline of the
Sacraments issued the "Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy"
on December 17, 2001. The "Directory" was written for bishops and
their collaborators as a pastoral guide addressing the relationship
between liturgy and popular piety. "Directory on Popular Piety and
the Liturgy: Principles and Guidelines, A Commentary" by Peter C.
Phan provides a chapter-by-chapter commentary on the "Directory,"
summarizing its contents, highlighting its strengths and
weaknesses, and offering suggestions on how devotional practices
can be implemented in the United States. For liturgists, religious
educators and students, pastoral leaders, and other interested
Christians, this volume is helpful toward promoting a vigorous and
authentic devotional life in the community, while respecting the
preeminence of liturgical worship.
"The Commentary" begins with a preface by Peter C. Phan and an
introduction by James Empereur, entitled Popular Piety and the
Liturgy: Principles and Guidelines." Chapters in Part One:
"Emerging Trends: History, Magisterium, Theology" are *Liturgy and
Popular Piety in a Historical Perspective, - by Mark R. Francis;
*Liturgy and Popular Piety in the Church's Magisterium, - by Peter
Fink; and *Theological Principles for an Evaluation and Renewal of
Popular Piety, - by Nathan Mitchell. Chapters in Part Two:
"Guidelines for the Harmonization of Popular Piety with the
Liturgy" are *The Liturgical Year and Popular Piety, - by Keith F.
Pecklers; *Veneration of the Holy Mother of God, - by Joyce Ann
Zimmerman; *Veneration of the Saints and Beati, - by Rail Gomez;
*Suffrage for the Dead, - by Peter C. Phan; *Shrines and
Pilgrimages, - by Ana Maria Pineda. Concludes with a bibliography
that presents the most significant recent writings on popular piety
and liturgy, by Robert Brancatelli.
"Peter C. Phan, PhD, is the Ignacio Ellacuria Professor of
Catholic Social Thought at Georgetown University.""
How does the experience of being an immigrant, an ethnic minority
person on the margins of society, affect one's way of doing
theology? In Journeys at the Margin prominent Asian-American
theologians reflect on how being an Asian and a North American has
shaped the way they understand the Christian story. Asian
Americans, having roots in Asia, do not fully belong either to
America or Asia. They find themselves straddling two different
world cultures, sharing something of both but belonging entirely to
neither. Thus, their marginality can best be understood in terms of
their experience of living "in-between" two cultures, that of the
immigrant and that of the dominant group, and being "in-both" of
these cultures-and, ultimately, being "in-beyond" the two cultures
altogether. Coming from different parts of the Far East and
nourished by diverse Christian traditions, the contributors to
Journeys at the Margin bring to their work richly divergent
perspectives, resources, and methods. More than an anthology of
personal stories, this collection of essays develops the emerging
theological themes (including the contributors' visions of a new
America) out of their experience. What binds these highly varied
essays is their authors' common journeys at the margin. As the
United States becomes increasingly multiethnic and multicultural at
the threshold of a new millennium, Journeys at the Margin offers
useful suggestions on how to meet the challenge of cultural
diversity in both Church and society. Articles and their
contributors are "An Asian-American Theology: Believing and
Thinking at the Boundaries," by Peter C. Phan; "Five Stages Toward
Christian Theology in the Multicultural World," by Choan-Seng Song;
"A Life In-Between: A Korean-American Journey," by Jung Young Lee;
"The House of Self," by Julia Ching; "A Japanese-American
Pilgrimage: Theological Reflections," by Paul M. Nagano; "A Path of
Concentric Circles: Toward an Autobiographical Theology of
Community," by David Ng; "'But Who Do You Say That I Am?' (Matt
16:15): A Churched Korean American Woman's Autobiographical
Inquiry," by Jung Ha Kim; "Betwixt and Between: Doing Theology with
Memory and Imagination," by Peter C. Phan; "From Autobiography to
Fellowship of Others: Reflections on Doing Ethnic Theology Today,"
by Anselm Kyongsuk Min; and "Church and Theology: My Theological
Journey," by Andrew Sung Park.
This history of the Catholic Church in Asia and the Pacific
illuminates the processes of globalization Since the sixteenth
century, Catholicism has contributed significantly to global
connectivity. Except for the Philippines and Timor-Leste,
Catholicism in Asia is, and is likely to remain, a minority
religion. For this reason, it can serve as a unique prism through
which to look at the processes of globalization in Asia. Asian
Pacific Catholicism and Globalization demonstrates to scholars and
students of Catholic history that the development of Catholicism in
Asia and later in the Oceania-Pacific region is closely associated
with three different phases of globalization. This book approaches
the historical processes of globalization not as structural
agencies or causal forces, but rather as the historical contexts
that condition possibilities for human action and reaction in the
world. The editors identify three distinct phases in the
development of Catholicism in Asia and Oceania: early modern
(sixteenth–eighteenth centuries), modern Western hegemony
(1780s–1960s), and the contemporary (1960s–present). The
book’s contributors discuss the development of Catholicism in all
the major countries of the region, including China, Japan, South
Korea, the Philippines, Vietnam, India, and Australia.
We are living in the "Age of Migration" and migration has a
profound impact on all aspects of society and on religious
institutions. While there is significant research on migration in
the social sciences, little study has been done to understand the
impact of migration on Christianity. This book investigates this
important topic and the ramifications for Christian theology and
ethics. It begins with anthropological and sociological
perspectives on the mutual impact between migration and
Christianity, followed by a re-reading of certain events in the
Hebrew Scripture, the New Testament, and Church history to
highlight the central role of migration in the formation of Israel
and Christianity. Then follow attempts to reinterpret in the light
of migration the basic Christian beliefs regarding God, Christ, and
church. The next part studies how migration raises new issues for
Christian ethics such as human dignity and human rights, state
rights, social justice and solidarity, and ecological justice. The
last part explores what is known as "Practical Theology" by
examining the implications of migration for issues such as liturgy
and worship, spirituality, architecture, and education.
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