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Stories are the most basic mode of human communication. Writers,
painters, sculptors, artists, and indeed, people of all walks of
life live by the telling of their stories. Christianity itself is
deeply rooted in storytelling the vast majority of the Hebrew
Scriptures, for example, consist of stories, and Jesus proclaimed
and taught about the Reign of God through stories and parables. At
the heart of the Christian faith are stories, not concepts,
propositions, or ideas. In the Beginning Were Stories, Not Texts
laments the fact that Christian theology is all too often expressed
in terms of abstract systems of concepts and ideas, and offers an
alternative way of addressing the substance of Christian faith
through narrative rather than abstraction. Through stories, both
biblical and non-biblical, the author offers a bold and
invigorating rethinking of the task of the modern Christian
theologian.
A clinical handbook for practitioners of Traditional Chinese
Medicine (TCM) that provides quick and easy reference to the
selection of herbs for treatment and their action alone and in
combination. This is a handbook from two eminent teachers from the
Nanjing College of Traditional Chinese Medicine who have between
them accumulated over 60 years of clinical practice and teaching.
They emphasise how to combine herbs and differentiate between
single herbs and formulae depending on the treatment strategy
adopted. It contains case histories illustrating how to adapt
formulae in practice.A practical, easy-to-use guide for the busy
practitioner or student A glossary explains unfamiliar terms
Information in tables - for quick identification of herbs and
combination of herbs Illustrated with line diagrams showing where
the herbs act on the body The authors teach at China's leading
college of TCM
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Cinco (Paperback)
Robyn Song; Illustrated by C. Song, E Song
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Description: The Christian Bible is fundamentally a story. Writers,
painters, sculptors, artists, and indeed, people of all walks of
life live by the telling of their stories. Stories are the most
basic mode of human communication. Thus it is vital to ask why
Christians and above all Christian theologians so often fail to
express their faith in terms of story. The vast majority of the
Hebrew Scriptures, for example, consist of stories. Jesus
proclaimed and taught about the Reign of God through stories and
parables. At the heart of the Christian faith are stories, not
concepts, propositions, or ideas. Given the deep rootedness of the
Christian faith in storytelling, this book seeks to address the
fact that Christian theology has too often taken the form of
concepts, ideas, and systems. This book is an attempt to speak of
Christian faith and theology in stories rather than systems.
Through stories, both biblical and non-biblical, this book shows
how we might reimagine the task of Christian theology in the life
of faith today. At its heart is the conviction that in the
beginning there were stories and that, in the end and indeed,
beyond the end, are stories, not texts, ideas, and concepts.
Endorsements: ""A consummate storyteller, C. S. Song has been at
the leading edge of contemporary Christian theology for several
decades now. This latest work is essential reading for anyone who
has grown weary of systematic formulations. Song's faithful
narrative is a story well told."" -James Treat University of
Illinois ""C. S. Song has been a consistent and prolific writer of
story theology. He has given us rich material over the years. Here
is more. His work is brilliant, imaginative, metaphorical,
instructive, and faithful."" -Archie Smith Jr. Pacific School of
Religion and Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley ""C. S. Song the
Griot chants with the entrancing cadence of an old-hand peddler of
tales. Story-telling is a human practice of meaning-making, he
reminds us, and through webs of stories we catch potent expressions
of divine mystery and human struggle. Uninvested in
cultural-linguistic expositions for narrative classification and
hermeneutic regulation, Song simply invites readers/listeners into
story worlds across time and cultures so that we may live into the
fantastical nature of God-talk and human-talk."" -Mai-Anh Le Tran
Eden Theological Seminary, St. Louis About the Contributor(s): C.
S. Song is Chair Professor of Theology at Yu Shan Theological
Seminary and Chang Jong Christian University in Taiwan.
"Here is a superb example of the new way of doing theology. C. S.
Song tells a charming story of long ago and then proceeds to draw
some not-so-charming implications for what it means in our time.
The 'safe' tale turns out to have devastating impact on what we
thought was our own secure world. Scripture, tears, prophetic
insight, social analysis, politics, hope -- all of them are
incorporated in this deceptively small package." -- Robert McAfee
Brown"This is a poignant meditation that cannot be labeled. Song's
way of theology is his own; it challenges everyone." -- Charles C.
West, Dean and Professor of Christian Ethics, Princeton Theological
SeminaryThe drawings included in the book are by the well-known
Brazilian artist Claudius S.P. Ceccon.
Song's volume explores the mystery of the Word that from the
beginning of time now comes poignantly to us in the stories and
testimonies of women, men, and children. Song eloquently fashions a
"people hermeneutic" to sketch an account of Jesus' life, ministry,
death, and resurrection for our world today.
"Drawing upon a vast storehouse of Asian wisdom, ancient and
modern, Song helps us to recover the authentic tradition of
Jerusalem...." ? Douglas John Hall, McGill University
For C. S. Song, theology begins with the conviction that God is
somehow at work in our lives and our world, often in ways we hardly
perceive. Interrogating our own experience in the light of the
gospel is, for him, the heart of theology. In this volume he helps
readers pose ten of the most anguishing, nettling, perplexing
issues of faith, some that arise perennially and others newly
sharpened by a postmodern age rife with questions. The questions
are: Beginning and End? Did Jesus Rise from the Dead? Is There Life
after Death? Healed or Saved? Do All Roads Lead to Rome? With What
Can God's Reign Be Compared? Why Church? Is Mission Viable? Are You
"Spiritual"? What Do You Say God Is? Song provides a process for
readers to ask themselves: What do I believe? As he says, "What you
will find here is a process leading from our daily experiences to
our awareness of God in the world internal and external to us....
Stories of our life turn out to be stories of God." Includes
stories and illustrations from around the world.
C. S. Song here invites Christians to see the whole Christian
panoply through a story-centered lens. Focusing on Life, Hope,
Faith, and Love, Song delves into each theme or locus (1) as it can
be approached in people's experiences or stories, (2) as it appears
in related stories from other religious traditions, (3) how its
central import can be expressed theologically, and (4) how it can
appear in practice. Thus story becomes theology, then theology
becomes story. "Central to these stories," says Song, "is the heart
that believes in spite of hardships and despair, the heart that
struggles to make sense of what seems senseless in life and
history." Song's strong narratives and engaging style will make
this volume appealing in a variety of settings, especially for
introductory students, clergy in search of homiletic material,
church groups, and Christians open to insights from non-Western
cultures.
This much-hailed volume, here reissued, anchors Song's monumental
trilogy--the Cross in the Lotus Land. Against the rich cultural
backdrop of Asia, Song's volume explores the mystery of the Word
that in the beginning of time now comes into the thick of our times
through stories and testimonies of women, men, and children.
Song's theology is a startling rebuke to Christologies centered
either in historical-critical searches or church doctrines. For
Song, theology is the biography of God, and God's reign is evident
in stories of God's saving presence in Jesus. The reign of God in
Jesus "becomes manifest through movements of people to be free from
the shackles of the past, to change the status quo of the present,
and to have a role to play in the arrival of the future".
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