Christianity with an Asian face : Asian American theology in the making / Peter C. Phan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Phan, Peter C., 1943-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asian Americans--Religious life.

Asian Americans.

Theology, Doctrinal.

Physical Description:

xvii, 253 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books, [2003]

Summary:

Drawing on the twin themes of liberation and inculturation, Peter Phan explicates a new theology forged in the cauldron of the encounter between two vastly different cultures. He devotes particular attention to the meaning of Christ for Asian Americans and the emergence of new christological titles -- Jesus as Eldest Son and Ancestor. Phan also explores his personal roots to sketch the contours of Vietnamese American theology, an expression of faith caught between the Dragon and the Eagle.

Contents:

The experience of migration as source of intercultural theology in the United States

A common journey, different paths, the same destination : method in liberation theologies

Inculturation of the Christian faith in Asia through philosophy : a dialogue with John Paul II's Fides et ratio

Kingdom of God : a theological symbol for Asians?

Jesus the Christ with an Asian face

Jesus as the eldest son and ancestor

Jesus with a Chinese face

C.S. Song's Jesus-oriented Christology

Ecclesia in Asia : challenges for Asian Christianity

Human development and evangelization : the first to the sixth plenary assemblies of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences

Catechesis and the catechism as inculturation of the Christian faith : lessons from Asia

The dragon and the eagle : toward a Vietnamese-American theology.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1570754667

OCLC:

50591231