The Non-Western Jesus
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- Publisher:
- Acumen Publishing
- Publication date:
- 05 June 2014
- 30 June 2009
- ISBN:
- 9781845537265
- 9781845533977
- 9781845533984
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- 00kg,
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- 00kg,
- Subjects:
- Religion, Religion: General Interest
- Series:
- Cross Cultural Theologies
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Book description
The centre of gravity of contemporary Christianity has shifted to the southern hemisphere where, with the exception of Latin America, almost all Christians are minorities in their home countries. Christians in Asia live amongst Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Shamanist or Taoist majorities and this context shapes the local Christian theology. The same is true in Africa where traditional religions and beliefs influence African Christians. Central to this change in both Africa and Asia is the creation of a new Jesus, one who accretes local beliefs and concerns and who, in that process, is transformed. The Non-Western Jesus reveals how a new theology - with its own images and concepts - is coming into being. A wide range of embodiments of Jesus is examined: Jesus as Avatara and Guru in the Indian context; as Bodhisattva in the Buddhist context; and Jesus within Asian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, African and Indonesian religious contexts.
Reviews
"Brinkman's thesis is simple and startling. Every time a culture searches for a title for Jesus in India, Africa, China, Japan, or Indonesia there is a process of double transformation.'"
Source: Reviews in Religion and Theology
"Brinkman offers an excellent, readable volume. Recommended.'"
Source: CHOICE
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