Mangoes or bananas? : the quest for an authentic Asian Christian theology /

Hwa, Yung

Mangoes or bananas? : the quest for an authentic Asian Christian theology / Yung Hwa. - xi, 273 p. ; 23 cm. - Regnum Studies in Mission Series .

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:
1. Introduction: Reasons for Dissatisfaction with Western Theology – The Development of Asian Theology --

2. Toward a Theology of Mission: Mission Theology Today-Convergences and Divergences – The Roots of Divergences in Mission Theology-The Enlightenment and Western Dualism – Toward a Theology of Mission --

3. Criteria for a Missiological Theology – Part One: Contextualization-Some Basic Considerations – Contextualization and Sociopolitical Concerns – Contextualization and the Church’s Evangelistic and Pastoral Ministries – Contextualization and Inculturation --

4. Criteria for a Missiological Theology – Part Two: Contextualization and Faithfulness to the Christian Tradition – Contextualization and Faithfulness to the Christian Tradition-A Critique of Religious Pluralism --

5. Asian Theologies up to World War Two: Accommodation to Chinese Culture-Matteo Ricci – Contending for the Faith-The Beginnings of Indigenous Chinese Theology – The Rational Refutation of Hinduism-Nehemiah Goreh – ‘The Water of Life in An Indian Cup’-Sadhu Sundar Singh – Beyond the ‘Latin Captivity’ of the Indian Church -The Trinity as Sacchidananda – Holistic Evangelism and Prophetic Social Witness-Toyohiko Kagawa --

6. Ecumenical Asian Theologies After World War Two: D.T. Niles and Ecumenism with Evangelism – M.M. Thomas and a Christian Karma Marga – Kosuke Koyama and ‘Waterbuffalo Theology’ – C.S. Song and the Theology of Transposition – Minjung Theology and Political Liberation in Korea --

7. Conservative Asian Theologies After World War Two: ATA and the Evangelical Response – Vinay Samuel and Holistic Mission – Cho Yong-gi and the Pentecostal Challenge – Concluding Remarks on Some Trends Observed in Protestant Asian Theologies --

8. Toward an Asian Christian Theology: Literary Genres Required in Asia Theology – Some Important Concerns in the Contextualization Process in Asian Theology


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THEOLOGY, DOCTRINAL--ASIA
CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY--ASIA
MISSIONS, THEOLOGY--ASIA

BT 75.2 / Y92 1997

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