Asian Christian Theologies: Present Tasks and Future Orientations
The article first highlights seven common elements of Asian Christianities, namely, foreignness, colonialist legacy, extreme poverty, ecological degradation, minority status, co-existence with communist and socialist regimes, and ubiquitous migration. The second part suggests a method for developing...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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2022
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| In: |
Concilium
Year: 2022, Issue: 1, Pages: 11-21 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Asia
/ Society
/ Christianity
/ Contextual theology
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| IxTheo Classification: | CH Christianity and Society FD Contextual theology KBM Asia NCC Social ethics ZB Sociology |
| Further subjects: | B
Theologians
B CHRISTIAN biblical hermeneutics |
| Summary: | The article first highlights seven common elements of Asian Christianities, namely, foreignness, colonialist legacy, extreme poverty, ecological degradation, minority status, co-existence with communist and socialist regimes, and ubiquitous migration. The second part suggests a method for developing Asian Christian theologies, with a triple mediation: socialanalytic, hermeneutical, and practical mediations. Extreme poverty calls for a liberationist theology; ubiquitous migration a theology of God as the Primordial Migrant; colonialist legacy an inculturated theology; minority status a theology in dialogue with other religions; the presence of communist and atheist regimes a new theology of mission; Pentecostal/Charismatic presence a vigorous pneumatology; and ecological degradation a theology of care for the Earth. |
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| ISSN: | 0010-5236 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Concilium
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