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This book provides a comprehensive exploration of Asian
Christianity and Theology, with emphasis on how it has developed in
different parts of the continent and in the different eras,
especially since the end of colonialism in Asia. Asian Theology
refers to a unique way of theological reflection characterized by
specific methodologies that evolved in postcolonial Asia. Premised
on the thinking of Asian Church leaders and scholars, its focus is
on the dialogue with the many cultures (inculturation), many
religions (interreligious dialogue), and many poor (integral
liberation) of Asia. The book looks at each of these ministries in
detail, foregrounding Asian biblical hermeneutics, Christianity’s
engagement with Hinduism, Confucianism, and Islam, Asian Women’s
Theology, and the rise of Pentecostalism. The volume is valuable
reading for scholars of religious studies, theology, world
Christianity, Asian religions, and Asian studies.
This book reflects on three broad themes of Confucian-Christian
relations to assist in the appreciation of the church's theology of
mission. While the themes of this volume are theological in
orientation, the dialogue is engaged in from an interdisciplinary
approach that prioritises the act of listening. Part I surveys the
historical background necessary for an adequate understanding of
the contemporary Confucian-Christian dialogues. It examines the
history of Confucian-Christian relations, explores the Chinese
Rites Controversy, and delineates the contemporary task of
indigenizing Christianity by Sino-Christian theologians. Part II
compares elements in the Confucian and Christian traditions that
exemplify the epitome and fullness of spiritual development. It
discusses the Confucian practice of rites (li), interrogates how
the noble or exemplary person (junzi) competes, and outlines the
Confucian understanding of sageliness (shengren). Lastly, Part III
examines different aspects of the church's engagements with the
world outside of itself. It advocates for a Confucian-Christian
hermeneutic of moral goodness, attends to the Confucian emphasis on
moral self-cultivation, proposes that Confucian virtue ethics can
shed light on Christian moral living, and offers a
Confucian-Christian understanding of care for mother earth. This
book is ideally suited to lecturers and students of both Christian
studies and Confucian studies, as well as those engaged in mission
studies and interfaith studies. It will also be a valuable resource
for anyone interested in comparative religious and theological
studies on Christianity and Confucianism.
This book provides a comprehensive exploration of Asian
Christianity and Theology, with emphasis on how it has developed in
different parts of the continent and in the different eras,
especially since the end of colonialism in Asia. Asian Theology
refers to a unique way of theological reflection characterized by
specific methodologies that evolved in postcolonial Asia. Premised
on the thinking of Asian Church leaders and scholars, its focus is
on the dialogue with the many cultures (inculturation), many
religions (interreligious dialogue), and many poor (integral
liberation) of Asia. The book looks at each of these ministries in
detail, foregrounding Asian biblical hermeneutics, Christianity's
engagement with Hinduism, Confucianism, and Islam, Asian Women's
Theology, and the rise of Pentecostalism. The volume is valuable
reading for scholars of religious studies, theology, world
Christianity, Asian religions, and Asian studies.
This book reflects on three broad themes of Confucian-Christian
relations to assist in the appreciation of the church's theology of
mission. While the themes of this volume are theological in
orientation, the dialogue is engaged in from an interdisciplinary
approach that prioritises the act of listening. Part I surveys the
historical background necessary for an adequate understanding of
the contemporary Confucian-Christian dialogues. It examines the
history of Confucian-Christian relations, explores the Chinese
Rites Controversy, and delineates the contemporary task of
indigenizing Christianity by Sino-Christian theologians. Part II
compares elements in the Confucian and Christian traditions that
exemplify the epitome and fullness of spiritual development. It
discusses the Confucian practice of rites (li), interrogates how
the noble or exemplary person (junzi) competes, and outlines the
Confucian understanding of sageliness (shengren). Lastly, Part III
examines different aspects of the church's engagements with the
world outside of itself. It advocates for a Confucian-Christian
hermeneutic of moral goodness, attends to the Confucian emphasis on
moral self-cultivation, proposes that Confucian virtue ethics can
shed light on Christian moral living, and offers a
Confucian-Christian understanding of care for mother earth. This
book is ideally suited to lecturers and students of both Christian
studies and Confucian studies, as well as those engaged in mission
studies and interfaith studies. It will also be a valuable resource
for anyone interested in comparative religious and theological
studies on Christianity and Confucianism.
This book addresses issues central to today's Catholic Church,
focusing on the relationship between various religions in different
contexts and regions across the world. The diverse array of
contributors present an inclusively interfaith enterprise,
investigating a wide range of encounters and perspectives. The
essays include approaches from the Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, and
Baha'i traditions, in a variety of geographic contexts.
Contributors reflect on Muslims in the West, Christian-Buddhist
social activism, and on Chinese, Indian, and Japanese religions.
The volume also explores the experiences of communities that are
often marginalized and overlooked such as the Aborigines and Torres
Strait Islanders of Australia and the Karen tribal peoples of
Thailand. Contributors examine the works of the Focolare, Gulen,
and Rissho Kosei-kai movements, and integrate the vision of Raimon
Panikkar and Ken Wilber. Chapters incorporate discussions of
dialogue documents such as Nostra Aetate and Dabru Emet, and
methodologies such as Receptive Ecumenism, Comparative Theology,
and Scriptural Reasoning. Among other goals, the book seeks to
offer glimpses into interfaith dialogues across the world and
examine what Christians can learn from other religions and global
contexts.
Synthesizing the thinking of the most prominent scholars, Professor
Edmund Chia discusses practically everything that should be known
about Christianity's encounter with other religions in this
comprehensive book. Topics include: the invention of the idea of
World Religions and World Christianity the Bible and the church's
attitude toward other faiths Vatican II, Asian Christianity, and
interfaith dialogue the what, why, when, and how of dialogue the
global ecumenical movement theologies of religious pluralism
cross-textual hermeneutics comparative theology interfaith worship
religious syncretism multiple religious belonging interfaith
learning in seminaries.
Description: If Schillebeeckx had been Asian, how would he have
responded to the phenomenon of religious pluralism? This book
attempts to answer that question, beginning with a dialogue with
the Vatican Declaration Dominus Iesus and discerning how
Schillebeeckx's methodology has been applied in Asian theology.
Employing the hermeneutical-critical method, Schillebeeckx asserts
that the Word of God did not come "down to us, as it were,
vertically in a purely divine statement"--it must be interpreted In
today's context of so many religions, so many cultures, and so many
poor, God's Word invites the church to be a "sacrament of
dialogue." Through dialogue the church will be "challenged by other
religions and challenge them in return." Christianity will then be
"put in its place, as well as given the place which is its due."
Endorsements: "A frank and articulate commentary on Dominus Iesus,
this volume offers reflections on the respectful and authentic
relationship between the Catholic Church and other religious
traditions. . . . What is intriguing is not only that it deals with
the greatest theological conundrum of our time, but also explores
how Western and Asian theologies can be bridged, mindful of the
aspirations of the wronged of this world." --Bahar Davary Associate
Professor of Theology and Religious Studies, University of San
Diego Author of Women and the Qur'an "Combining the theology of
Schillebeeckx and the experience of religious diversity of the
Asian churches, Chia takes on the '600-pound gorilla' that stalks
all Catholic conversations about interreligious dialogue: the
tensions between official Vatican pronouncements such as Dominus
Iesus and the views of communities and theologians. Chia's final
proposal for an 'Asian theology of dialogue' opens a way forward."
--Paul F. Knitter Paul Tillich Professor of Theology, World
Religions, and Culture, Union Theological Seminary Author of
Without Buddha I Could Not Be a Christian "Edmund Chia puts us all,
especially Asian theologians, in his debt with this scholarly
analysis of the thought of one of the most influential Catholic
theologians of the twentieth century. Chia brilliantly succeeds in
extending Schillebeeckx's insights into the challenging field of
cultural and interreligious dialogue. In this way he builds a
bridge between Western and Asian theologies, long kept apart, or
worse, with the former dominating the latter. Chia's work is proof
that Asian theology has come of age." --Peter C. Phan Ellacuria
Chair of Catholic Social Thought, Georgetown University Author of
Being Religious Interreligiously About the Contributor(s): Edmund
Chia is a Malaysian who served from 1996 to 2004 as Executive
Secretary of Interreligious Dialogue for the Federation of Asian
Bishops' Conferences. He then joined Catholic Theological Union in
Chicago, where he last served as Associate Professor and Chair of
the Doctrinal Studies Department. Since 2011 he has been on the
faculty of the Australian Catholic University in Melbourne. He
holds an MA in human development, an MA in religion from the United
States, and a PhD in intercultural theology from the Netherlands.
Fr. Schillebeeckx witnessed his doctoral defense.
In 1910 Protestant missionaries from around the world gathered
to explore the role of Christian missions in the twentieth century.
In this collection, leading missiologists use the one hundred year
anniversary of the Edinburgh conference as an occasion to reflect
on the practice of Christian mission in today's context: a context
marked by globalization, migration, ecological crisis, and
religiously motivated violence. The contributors explore the
meaning of Christian mission, the contemporary context for mission
work, and new forms in which the church has engaged-and should
engage-in its missionary task. From these essays, a vision of
twenty-first-century mission begins to emerge-one that is aware of
issues of race, gender, border spaces, migration, and ecology. This
renewed vision gives strength to the future of shared Christian
ministry across nations and traditions.
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