Moltmann in China
The book explores the reception of the German theologian Jürgen Moltmann’s theology within the general framework of a budding Chinese academic theology.
The author introduces the reception of Moltmann’s theology in Chinese contexts as a dialogic process of intercultural learning and theological meaning-making, encompassing readings of western intellectual history, Marxist dialogue, political philosophy, and comparative studies. By thus presenting Moltmann studies in China as an interactive, interdisciplinary conversation between contemporary Chinese intellectuals and Western Christianity, the present “theological reception history” argues for the full inclusion and deeper appreciation of Chinese scholarly voices and perspectives in the transmission, reconstruction, and reimagining of contemporary Western theology in Chinese contexts. Featuring a representative array of scholarship on Moltmann in the Chinese academy over the past four decades, the book highlights the unique critical potential of these cross-cultural, interdisciplinary exchanges.
The book will appeal to academics, postgraduate students, and theologians interested in world Christianity, contextual theology, Moltmann’s theology, and intercultural dialogue.
Naomi Thurston is a scholar of contemporary Chinese Christianity at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). Her research focuses on the contributions of Chinese intellectuals to issues in contextual and academic theologies. She has translated the writings of contemporary Chinese scholars in the fields of art criticism and Christian thought. She serves as director of the China Christianity Studies Group and is the current director of the Resource Center for Contemporary Christian Studies at CUHK.