A01=Henry Jansen
A01=Lucy Jansen
A01=M. E. Brinkman
Advaita Thinking
african
African Theologians
asian
Asian Theology
Author_Henry Jansen
Author_Lucy Jansen
Author_M. E. Brinkman
Bodhisattva
Buddhist Bodhisattva
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Category=QRM
Category=QRVG
Christian Muslim Dialogue
Contemporary African Theology
contextual Christology
contextual theology in Asia and Africa
Cosmic Christ
Dalit Theology
divine
Divine Nearness
double
Double Transformation
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Follow
Harmonious Society
Historical Jesus
Human Suffering
indigenous Christianities
Indonesian Theology
interreligious dialogue
japanese
Japanese Theology
Mahayana Buddhism
minjung
Minjung Theology
minority faith studies
nearness
Non-Western Jesus
Pure Land Buddhism
Reborn
religious pluralism
syncretic theology
theologian
theology
Thomas Christians
transformation
Vice Versa
World Christian Encyclopedia
Product details
- ISBN 9781845533984
- Weight: 700g
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 15 Apr 2009
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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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.
Martien E. Brinkman is professor of theology at the VU University, Amsterdam, and was a staff member for several years at the Centre for Intercultural Theology (Non-Western Theology, Interreligious Dialogue, Missiology and Ecumenics) (Centre IIMO) in Utrecht, the Netherlands.
