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This book brings a variety of theological resources to bear on the
now widespread effort to put humility in its proper place. In
recent years, an assortment of thinkers have offered competing
evaluations of humility, so that its moral status is now more
contentious than ever. Like all accounts of humility, the one
advanced in this study has to do with the proper handling of human
limits. What early Christian resources offer, and what discussions
of the issue since the eighteenth century have often overlooked, is
an account of the ways in which human limits are permeable,
superable and open to modification because of the working of divine
grace. This notion is especially relevant for a renewed vision of
intellectual humility-the primary aim of the project-but the study
will also suggest the significance of the argument for ameliorating
contemporary concerns about humility's generally adverse effects.
Christian theologians and students are aware that evangelicals in
the Majority World now outnumber those in North America and Europe,
and many want to know more about emerging voices in the global
church. At the same time, these voices are largely absent from
Western evangelical theology. Stephen Pardue seeks to bridge this
divide by arguing, biblically and theologically, that it is
imperative for Western evangelical theology to engage with the
global church, and he provides examples of how this can be done.
Case studies throughout the book illustrate opportunities for
fruitful engagement with non-Western theology in various areas of
Christian doctrine. Readers will be given an introduction to the
riches available within the worldwide body of Christ and learn how
to engage productively with the global church.
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.
This book brings a variety of theological resources to bear on the
now widespread effort to put humility in its proper place. In
recent years, an assortment of thinkers have offered competing
evaluations of humility, so that its moral status is now more
contentious than ever. Like all accounts of humility, the one
advanced in this study has to do with the proper handling of human
limits. What early Christian resources offer, and what discussions
of the issue since the eighteenth century have often overlooked, is
an account of the ways in which human limits are permeable,
superable and open to modification because of the working of divine
grace. This notion is especially relevant for a renewed vision of
intellectual humility-the primary aim of the project-but the study
will also suggest the significance of the argument for ameliorating
contemporary concerns about humility's generally adverse effects.
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