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Theological battleground in Asia and Africa : the issues facing the churches and the efforts to overcome Western divisions / by G. C. Oosthuizen.

By: New York, NY : Humanities Press, ©1972Description: vi, 444 p. : 24 cmISBN:
  • 391002309 (USA)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BT 30 .A8 O9 1972
Contents:
Part I -- Chapters I Indian views on the relation of Christianity and the non-Christian religions -- II United churches and union schemes in India, Pakistan and Ceylon with special reference to the statements of faith -- (i) The church of South India - (ii) The church union of North India and Pakistan -- Appendix: Inauguration of the church of North India -- (iii) Lutherans, Baptists and the church of South India -- (iv) The Mar Thoma church -- (v) The scheme for church union in Ceylon -- (vi) North East India -- Conclusions -- III. Theological thought in China and Japan -- (i) China -- (ii) Japan -- IV. Indigenisation, with special reference to creeds and confessions, in the Asian churches -- Introduction -- Confession forming in Asia -- (i) The Dajak church -- (ii) The Moluccan church -- (iii) The church of Minahasa -- (iv) The church of Timor -- (v) Indonesia -- (vi) The Batak church -- (vii) Malaysia -- (viii) Burma -- (ix) Oceania -- (x) The evangelical church of New Guinea -- (xi) The United Church in Papua, New Guinea and the Solomon islands -- (xii) The church in Korea -- (xiii) The Methodist church in Korea -- (xiv) Taiwan -- (xv) the Lutheran church of China -- (xvi) The Andhra evangelical Lutheran church -- V. Confessional discussions in five Asian churches -- (i) The church of Christ in China -- (ii) The church of Christ in Thailand -- (iii) The united church in the Philippines -- (iv) The Philippine independent church -- (v) Protestantism and separatism in the Philippines -- (vi) The united church of Christ in Japan (Kyodan) -- Part II VI. The church among traditional African forces -- VII. Unification schemes in Africa -- (i) The Anglican church of Uganda -- (ii) The Anglican church of Uganda -- (iii) Kenya-Tanzania -- (vi) The church of Central Africa (Presbyterian) -- (v) Malawi -- (vi) The Bantu Presbyterian church of South Africa -- (vii) South Africa -- (viii) The church of Lesotho -- (ix) The basel mission in Ghana and the Cameroons -- (x) The United church of South East Nigeria/ Nigeria -- (xi) Ghana -- (xii) The united church of Zambia -- (xiii) Zaire (Congo) -- (xiv) Rhodesia -- (xv) Sierra Leone -- (xvi) Madagascar -- VIII. The result of the investigation and the future -- Appendices -- I. General trends and new aspects in Mergers and negotiations -- II. Schedule for a comparative analysis of confessions of faith, statements of faith and agreed statements of belief -- III. Bibliography of confessional documents -- Abbreviations -- Index
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Includes bibliographical references and index

Part I --
Chapters
I Indian views on the relation of Christianity and the non-Christian religions --
II United churches and union schemes in India, Pakistan and Ceylon with special reference to the statements of faith --
(i) The church of South India -
(ii) The church union of North India and Pakistan -- Appendix: Inauguration of the church of North India --
(iii) Lutherans, Baptists and the church of South India --
(iv) The Mar Thoma church --
(v) The scheme for church union in Ceylon --
(vi) North East India -- Conclusions --

III. Theological thought in China and Japan --
(i) China --
(ii) Japan --

IV. Indigenisation, with special reference to creeds and confessions, in the Asian churches --
Introduction --
Confession forming in Asia --
(i) The Dajak church --
(ii) The Moluccan church --
(iii) The church of Minahasa --
(iv) The church of Timor --
(v) Indonesia --
(vi) The Batak church --
(vii) Malaysia --
(viii) Burma --
(ix) Oceania --
(x) The evangelical church of New Guinea --
(xi) The United Church in Papua, New Guinea and the Solomon islands --
(xii) The church in Korea --
(xiii) The Methodist church in Korea --
(xiv) Taiwan --
(xv) the Lutheran church of China --
(xvi) The Andhra evangelical Lutheran church --

V. Confessional discussions in five Asian churches --
(i) The church of Christ in China --
(ii) The church of Christ in Thailand --
(iii) The united church in the Philippines --
(iv) The Philippine independent church --
(v) Protestantism and separatism in the Philippines --
(vi) The united church of Christ in Japan (Kyodan) --

Part II
VI. The church among traditional African forces --
VII. Unification schemes in Africa --
(i) The Anglican church of Uganda --
(ii) The Anglican church of Uganda --
(iii) Kenya-Tanzania --
(vi) The church of Central Africa (Presbyterian) --
(v) Malawi --
(vi) The Bantu Presbyterian church of South Africa --
(vii) South Africa --
(viii) The church of Lesotho --
(ix) The basel mission in Ghana and the Cameroons --
(x) The United church of South East Nigeria/ Nigeria --
(xi) Ghana --
(xii) The united church of Zambia --
(xiii) Zaire (Congo) --
(xiv) Rhodesia --
(xv) Sierra Leone --
(xvi) Madagascar --

VIII. The result of the investigation and the future --
Appendices --
I. General trends and new aspects in Mergers and negotiations --
II. Schedule for a comparative analysis of confessions of faith, statements of faith and agreed statements of belief --
III. Bibliography of confessional documents --
Abbreviations --
Index


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