Jesus without Borders

Description

Though the makeup of the church worldwide has undeniably shifted south and east over the past few decades, very few theological resources have taken account of these changes. Jesus without Borders — the first volume in the emerging Majority World Theology series — begins to remedy that lack, bringing together select theologians and biblical scholars from various parts of the world to discuss the significance of Jesus in their respective contexts.
Offering an excellent glimpse of contemporary global, evangelical dialogue on the person and work of Jesus, this volume epitomizes the best Christian thinking from the Majority World in relation to Western Christian tradition and Scripture. The contributors engage throughout with historic Christian confessions — especially the Creed of Chalcedon — and unpack their continuing relevance for Christian teaching about Jesus today.

Informations

• Publié par: Langham Creative Projects
• Date de parution: 14 janvier 2015
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781783688869
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

Majority World Theology Series
Series Editors
Gene L. Green, Stephen T. Pardue, and K. K. Yeo
The Majority World Theology series exists because of the seismic shifts in the makeup of world Christianity. At this moment in history, more Christians live in the Majority World than in Europe and North America. However, most theological literature does not reflect the rising tide of Christian reflection coming from these regions. The Majority World authors in this series seek to produce, collaboratively, biblical and theological textbooks that are about, from, and to the Majority World. By assembling scholars from around the globe who share a concern to do theology in light of Christian Scripture and in dialogue with Christian tradition coming from the Western church, this series offers readers the chance to listen in on insightful, productive, and unprecedented in-person conversations. Each volume pursues a specific theological topic and is designed to be accessible to students and scholars alike.
TITLES IN THIS SERIES
Jesus without Borders: Christology in the Majority World | 2015 | 9781783689170
The Trinity among the Nations: The Doctrine of God in the Majority World | 2015 | 9781783681051
The Spirit over the Earth: Pneumatology in the Majority World | 2016 | 978178368256
So Great a Salvation: Soteriology in the Majority World | 2017 | 9781783683789
The Church from Every Tribe and Tongue: Ecclesiology in the Majority World | 2018 | 9781783684489
All Things New: Eschatology in the Majority World | 2019 | 9781783686469

Jesus without Borders
Christology in the Majority World
Edited by
Gene L. Green, Stephen T. Pardue, and K. K. Yeo© 2015 Gene L. Green, Stephen T. Pardue, and K. K. Yeo

© 2014 Gene L. Green, Stephen T. Pardue, and K. K. Yeo
First published in 2014 by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
This edition published in 2015 by Langham Global Library
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978-1-78368-886-9 ePub
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Jesus without borders : Christology in the majority world.
-- (Majority world theology series)
1. Jesus Christ--Person and offices. 2. Globalization--
Religious aspects--Christianity.
I. Series II. Green, Gene L. editor.
232’.09-dc23
ISBN-13: 9781783689170
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To our brothers and sisters in the Majority World who offer us renewed visions of the Faith
Contents

Cover


Introduction An Invitation to Discuss Christology with the Global Church


World Christianity: So What?


Why Christology?


The Plan of the Book


Part I


Chapter 1 Christology in the West: Conversations in Europe and North America


Introduction


The Marriage of Theology and Missiology: Homage to Andrew Walls


Premodern Roots: The Deep-Seated Shape of Western Christology


Modern Reactions to Two-Nature Christology: From Metaphysics to Morals, History, and Myth (and Back Again)


Back to (or Beyond) Chalcedon? Conversations in Contemporary Western Christology


Concluding Ontological-Contextual Postscript: On the Development of Any Future Global Christology


For Further Reading


Chapter 2 Jesus as God’s Communicative and Hermeneutical Act: African Christians on the Person and Significance of Jesus Christ


Introduction


Jesus as the Problem of Christology: Lessons from the Ecumenical Councils


African Christology from the 1980s to the Present: Imagining Jesus Christ from the Contexts of Africa


Concluding Remarks


For Further Reading


Chapter 3 Christologies in Asia: Trends and Reflections


Introduction


What Is the Asian (Church) Setting?


Christology in the Plural?


Toward Missiological Christologies in Asia


Concluding Reflections


For Further Reading


Chapter 4 ¿Quién Vive? ¡Cristo! Christology in Latin American Perspectives


Introduction


A Précis of Liberation Theology in Latin America


A Précis of Protestant Theology in Latin America


Jesucristo el Salvador: The Shape of Christology in Latin America


Conclusion


For Further Reading


Part II


Chapter 5 Reading the Gospel of John through Palestinian Eyes


Introduction


A New Beginning


Holy Space


Holy Time


Holy Experience


Holy People


Holy Land


A New Creation


Concluding Remarks


For Further Reading


Chapter 6 From Artemis to Mary: Misplaced Veneration versus True Worship of Jesus in the Latino/a Context


Introduction


Veneration in the Latino/a Context


Summary and Survey of Latino/a Views of Mary


For Further Reading


Chapter 7 Christology and Cultus in 1 Peter: An African (Kenyan) Appraisal


Introduction


Colonial and Postcolonial African Response to the Western Missionary Enterprise


How Does Christology Figure in This African Scenario?


Christology and Cultus in 1 Peter


Chalcedonian Definition Revisited: Where Do the Creeds Fit in All This?


For Further Reading


Chapter 8 Biblical Christologies of the Global Church: Beyond Chalcedon? Toward a Fully Christian and Fully Cultural Theology


Introduction


Chinese Christian Christologies


Biblical Christologies and Chalcedon: Diversity (Contexts) and Unity (Ontology)


Global Christologies and (Beyond) Chalcedon: Biblical Mandate and Eschatological Truth


Chinese Christology (Renren) and Contextual-Global Imago Dei Christologies: Christ(ologies) as the Image(s) of God


Conclusion


For Further Reading


Contributors


About Langham Partnership

Endnotes
Introduction
An Invitation to Discuss Christology with the Global Church
Stephen T. Pardue

World Christianity: So What?
You may have heard about the tectonic shift in global Christianity that is happening before our eyes. A teacher or a friend may have noted that 80 percent of Christians lived in North America and Europe at the turn of the twentieth century but currently almost 70 percent live in the Majority World. If you are like many Christians around the world today, you understand that these changes are not just about numbers, but also about real people. If you have not experienced church life in a rapidly growing part of the world firsthand, you likely know someone who has, and that means you are connected to the people that this statistical story is all about. The increasing interconnectedness of the world and our awareness of people once invisible to us — a phenomenon often called globalization — ensure that we cannot remain disconnected from what is happening elsewhere.
This massive shift has received significant attention in recent years from missiologists, sociologists, and historians. All of them agree that the trends in global Christianity (decline in Europe and North America and swift growth on every other continent and Oceania) will continue more or less unabated for the foreseeable future. Many have pointed out an important reality: the kind of Christianity growing in the Majority World has a number of characteristics that differentiate it from the kind that has historically thrived in the North Atlantic region. Indeed, while the core tenets of the faith may not change from Berlin to Nairobi, its texture and trajectories differ from place to place. What it means, in thought, word, and deed, to make Jesus Lord in Bangkok is quite different from what it means to do the same in Chicago (although there are many commonalities, of course). What’s more, in learning what it means for Jesus to be Lord in other places, we often grasp the gospel more fully for ourselves and are more able to see the blind spots of our own locally embodied versions of Christianity. Learning from the church throughout the world, as well as through history, is an essential activity f