A Protestant theology of passion : Korean Minjung theology revisited / by Volker Kuster.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Küster, Volker, 1962-

Series:

Studies in systematic theology (Leiden, Netherlands) ; v. 4.

Studies in systematic theology, 1876-1518 ; v. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minjung theology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (229 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Minjung Theology is introduced here through theological biographical sketches of its main representatives. They formulated a protestant liberation theology under the South Korean military dictatorship of the 1970's and 80's. Their strong emphasis on the suffering (han) of the people (minjung) led them to the formulation of a genuine theology of the cross in Asia. Volker Küster explores the reception of Minjung Theology and raises the question what happened to it during the democratization process and the rise of globalization in the 1990's. Interpretations of art works by Minjung artists provide deep insights into these transformation processes. Prologue and epilogue abstract from the Korean case and offer a concise theory of contextual theology in an intercultural framework.

Contents:

Foreword / by David Kwang-Sun Suh

Writing from this place

Theology in context

People as the subjects of history

Re-constructing Korean identity the Minjung culture movement

Theology and biography theological identity re-constructed

Jesus and the Minjung Ahn Byung-Mu (1922-1996)

A confluence of two traditions Shu Nam-Dong (1918-1984)

Fools for Christ's sake Hyun Young-Hak (1921-2004)

Theology as a social biography of the Minjung Kim Yong-Bock (1938)

A plea for a survival-liberation centered syncretism Chung Hyun-Kyung (1956)

Contextual challenges Minjung theology in intercultural perspective

Contextual transformations Minjung theology yesterday and today

Epilogue: Contextual theologies as open systems.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-78634-2

9786612786341

90-474-2868-4

OCLC:

667271544