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Is the Bible an ancient text, a mere relic of the past? Is the
Bible a "Western" product, irrelevant to the "East"? Can the Bible
be imagined as a living text for twenty-first century China? The
Oxford Handbook of the Bible in China provides surprising answers
and discoveries related to the Bible and its place in China over
the last thirteen hundred years. Forty-seven essays address the
translation of the Bible into China's languages and dialects,
expression of the Bible in Chinese literary and religious contexts,
Chinese biblical interpretations and methods of reading, and the
reception of the Bible in the institutions and arts of China. Each
essay consists of a comprehensive yet concise treatment set in a
historical frame on topics as wide-ranging as: the first Chinese
Bibles, Chinese Nestorian Christianity, Bibles of minority
nationalities, Sino-Christian theology, printed illustrations of
the Gospel in China, the Bible and Chinese films, Chinese
calligraphy and the biblical texts, Chinese Classics and the Bible,
and Chinese society and politics. This expansive and unique volume
presents insightful, succinct, and provocative evidence about and
interpretations of encounters between the Bible and China for
centuries past, continuing into the present, and likely prospects
for the future.
Yeo s intriguing volume is an apologia for Chinese Christians. It
articulates how a Chinese identity and a Christian identity can
co-exist without capitulating to some Western or other cultural
model of Christian identity. To be a Chinese Christian is to adopt
a distinctive, unique identity that owes much to both traditions
but is sui generis. Providing great resources for the construction
of a Chinese Christian theology, Confucius and Paul converge across
a surprisingly broad front. Yet, the Christ of the Cross completes
or extends what is merely implicit or absent in Confucius; and
Confucius amplifies various elements of Christian faith (e.g.,
community) often underplayed in Western Christianity. The Christ of
God as found in Paul s Letter to the Galatians brings Confucian
ethics in The Analects to its fulfilment while simultaneously
protecting the church from the aberrations of Chinese history and
protecting China against the aberrations of Christian history in
the West. China can develop a distinctive vision of Christianity,
and will fulfil its global mission if it can find its own authentic
identity. The Confucian tradition within that identity will
revitalize global Christianity. This brilliant book confronts two
fundamental challenges for culture and faith in the globalising
world of the twenty-first century: how can the Chinese honour their
rich Confucian heritage yet be transformed by Jesus Christ? And how
can the church universal be reformed through its encounter with a
Chinese Christian theology? Yeo s creative juxtaposition of core
Confucian concepts with key Christian elements persuade us that
Chinese Christians must not jettison their Chineseness. His
sociological sensibility infuses the entire volume, engaging the
most vexing social problems, offering nuanced theological
reflections on the self, trust, civil society, social harmony,
inequality, and political domination. TERENCE C. HALLIDAY,
Co-Director, Centre on Law and Globalization K.K. YEO is Harry R.
Kendall Professor of New Testament at Garrett-Evangelical Seminary,
an advisory faculty member of the Graduate School of Northwestern
University, and a Visiting Professor of Peking University. He is
the author of 'Rhetorical Interaction in 1 Corinthians 8 and 10',
'What Has Jerusalem to Do with Beijing?', and 'Chairman Mao Meets
the Apostle Paul' and editor of 'Navigating Romans through
Cultures'.
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Theologies of Land (Paperback)
K K Yeo, Gene L Green; Walter Brueggemann
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More Christians now live in the Majority World than in Europe and
North America. Yet most theological literature does not reflect the
rising tide of Christian reflection coming from these regions. If
we take seriously the Spirit's movement around the world, we must
consider how the rich textures of Christianity in the Majority
World can enliven, inform, and challenge all who are invested in
the ongoing work of theology. Majority World Theology offers an
unprecedented opportunity to enter conversations on the core
Christian doctrines with leading scholars from around the globe.
Seeking to bring together the strongest theological resources from
past and present, East and West, the volume editors have assembled
a diverse team of contributors to develop insights informed by
questions from particular geographic and cultural contexts. This
book features a comprehensive overview of systematic theology, with
sections on the Trinity, Christology, pneumatology, soteriology,
ecclesiology, and eschatology contributors including Amos Yong,
Ruth Padilla DeBorst, Victor I. Ezigbo, Wonsuk Ma, Aida Besancon
Spencer, Randy S. Woodley, Munther Isaac, and Veli-Matti Karkkainen
explorations of how Scripture, tradition, and culture fit together
to guide the church's theological reflection scholars demonstrating
how to read the Bible and think theologically in light of
contextual resources and concerns inside views on what doing
theology looks like in contributors' contexts and what developments
they hope for in the future When we learn what it means for Jesus
to be Lord in diverse places and cultures, we grasp the gospel more
fully and are more able to see the blind spots of our own local
versions of Christianity. Majority World Theology provides an
essential resource for students, theologians, and pastors who want
to expand their theological horizons.
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Theologies of Land (Hardcover)
K K Yeo, Gene L Green; Introduction by Walter Brueggemann
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Synopsis: This book is a collection of prayers based on the Old
Testament texts--a good resource for worship leaders or generally
for those interested in spirituality. The Spirit breathes life into
us as we breathe and pray, thus granting us the hope that the
Spirit can quicken and transform troubled waters into overflowing
streams. This is an invitation to readers to breathe with God's
Spirit despite the unformed abyss, lifeless chaos, and life's
vicissitudes. It is often crisis or weakness that gets us to bend
our knees. Through prayer, any dilemma or challenge can become
fertile ground for growing in humanity as we journey with God, and
consequently sojourn with one another and with creation.
Endorsements: "K. K. Yeo brings to the voicing of prayer all the
ingredients of faithfulness. He has an attentive ear for the
biblical text, in order to notice where we may make poignant
contact. He has a keen sensibility for the contemporaneity of
ancient possibility. And he has courage for truth-telling right in
the face of God. This deeply moving book will matter both to those
who lead public prayer and to those who pray as adult believers and
seek greater depth in their communion with God." -Walter
Brueggemann Professor Emeritus of Old Testament Columbia
Theological Seminary "A rich prayer life is vital to a healthy
relationship with God. He speaks to us through his Word and we
speak to him through prayer. However, often we struggle with
prayer. K. K. Yeo guides us through the Scriptures to help us find
the words to bring our praises and petitions to God. I highly
recommend this excellent work to all who want to deepen their
prayer life." -Tremper Longman III Robert H. Gundry Professor of
Biblical Studies Westmont College "There are some books that we
read to gain information. And then there are others that encourage
us, touch us where we hurt, and offer hope and spiritual
healing--The Spirit Hovers is this kind of book. In times of
conflict when our human resources are diminished and our wisdom
fails to guide, when we do not need more information but long for
the presence of God, the poems in this book, drawn from the
struggles of Old Testament saints, point us to the God who hears,
and cares, and whose love upholds and sustains us. I highly
recommend this book for public worship, private devotion, or simply
daily reading. You will find comfort and encouragement as these
poems guide you to the Source of genuine comfort, unfailing love,
and the certainty of God's promises." -Donald L. Alexander
Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies Bethel University "At the
intersection of the strains of life and the hope of the Bible, we
pray. K. K. Yeo teaches each of us, and helps us together as a
Christian community, to pray through the chaos of our stories as
they are woven together with The Story. These are prayers of
discovery for traveling down the road, not staying in the
monastery, with Scripture open to map the way." -Gene L. Green
Professor of New Testament Wheaton College Author Biography: K. K.
Yeo is Harry R. Kendall Professor of New Testament Interpretation
at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, Visiting Professor at
Peking University (China), and Academic Director of the
International Leadership Group. He has lectured not only in Asia
but also in Israel, Greece, Turkey, and Australia. Yeo is the
author of Musing with Confucius and Paul (Cascade Books, 2008) and
a collection of prayers based on New Testament texts, The Spirit
Intercedes (Cascade Books, 2009). He lives in Chicago with his wife
and children.
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