Sino-Christian theology : a theological qua cultural movement in contemporary China / Pan-chiu Lai, Jason Lam (eds.).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lai, Pan-Chiu., Editor.

Contributor:

Lai, Pan-Chiu, editor.

Lam, Jason, editor.

Series:

Studien zur interkulturellen Geschichte des Christentums ; Bd. 152.

Studien zur interkulturellen Geschichte des Christentums = Studies in the intercultural history of Christianity = Etudes d'histoire interculturelle du christianisme, 0170-9240 ; v. 152

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theology--China.

Theology.

Christianity--China.

Christianity.

Christianity and other religions--China.

Christianity and other religions.

China--Religious life and customs.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 237 pages) : digital file(s).

Place of Publication:

Peter Lang International Academic Publishing Group 2010

Frankfurt am Main : Peter Lang, [2010]

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

“Sino-Christian theology” usually refers to an intellectual movement emerged in Mainland China since the late 1980s. The present volume aims to provide a self-explaining sketch of the historical development of this theological as well as cultural movement. In addition to the analyses on the theoretical issues involved and the articulations of the prospect, concrete examples are also offered to illustrate the characteristics of the movement.

Contents:

Retrospect and prospect of Sino-Christian theology : an introduction / Lai Pan-chiu and Jason T. S. Lam

The emergence of scholars studying Christianity in mainland China / Jason T. S. Lam

Historical reflections on "Sino-Christian Theology" / Li Qiuling

The "cultural Christians" phenomenon in China : a Hong Kong discussion / Peter K. H. Lee

Conceptual differences between Hong Kong and Chinese theologians : a study of the "cultural Christians" controversy / Chan Shun-hing

Theological translation and transmission between China and the West / Lai Pan-chiu

The value of theology in humanities : possible approaches to Sino-Christian theology / Yang Huilin

Sino-Christian theology : the unfolding of "Dao" in the Chinese language context / Zhang Qingxiong

The paradigm shift : from Chinese theology to Sino-Christian theology : a case study on Liu Xiaofeng / Chin Ken-pa

Sino-Christian theology, Bible, and Christian tradition / Lai Pan-chiu

Messianic predestination in Romans 8 and classical Confucianism / Yeo Khiok-khng

Reflection on enlightenment : a proposal of the focus of Sino-Christian theology / Lin Hong-Hsin

Appendix : preliminary survey on the new generation of scholars of Christian studies in mainland China / Gao Xin.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based upon print version record.

CC BY-NC-ND

ISBN:

1-299-41822-8

3-653-00165-X

OCLC:

818872708

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access