Christianity with an Asian Face: Asian-American Theology in the Making

by Peter C Phan Ph.D., STD, DD

Overview

Drawing on the twin themes of liberation and inculturation, Peter Phan explicates a new theology forged in the cauldron of the encounter between two vastly different cultures. He devotes particular attention to the meaning of Christ for Asian Americans and the emergence of new christological titles -- Jesus as Eldest Son and Ancestor. Phan also explores his personal roots to sketch the contours of Vietnamese American theology, an expression of faith caught between the Dragon and the Eagle.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781570754661
Publisher:	Orbis Books
Publication date:	06/28/2003
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.70(d)

Table of Contents

	Preface	xi
	Introduction	xiii
	Abbreviations	xvii
Part 1	Liberation and Theology: Methodological Issues
1.	The Experience of Migration as Source of Intercultural Theology in the United States	3
	A New Wave of Immigrants and Their Existential Condition	5
	An Intercultural Theology from the Immigrants' Experience of Cultures as a Ground of Contest in Relations	10
	Pulling the Resources Together for an Intercultural Theology	22
2.	A Common Journey, Different Paths, the Same Destination: Method in Liberation Theologies	26
	A Variety of Grist to the Theological Mill: The Socio-Analytic Mediation	28
	"Do You Understand What You Are Reading?" (Acts 8:30): The Hermeneutical Mediation	35
	"Doing the Truth" (John 3:21): The Practical Mediation	40
	"New Wine into Fresh Wineskins" (Matthew 9:17): A New Theology in a New Method?	44
3.	Inculturation of the Christian Faith in Asian through Philosophy: A Dialogue with John Paul Il's Fides et Ratio	47
	Faith and Reason according to Fides et Ratio	48
	Philosophy and Inculturation of the Christian Faith in Asia	55
	Fides et Ratio and the Inculturation of the Christian Faith in Confucianist Asia	64
Part 2	Inculturation: Toward an Asian American Theology
4.	Kingdom of God: A Theological Symbol for Asians?	75
	Kingdom of God as a Theological Symbol: Challenges from Asia	77
	The Kingdom of God in Asian Theology	80
	Basileia Tou Theou, Still a Meaningful Symbol for Asians?	90
5.	Jesus the Christ with an Asian Face	98
	Context and Method	99
	Asian Portraits of Jesus	104
	Adequacy and Appropriateness	117
6.	Jesus as the Eldest Son and Ancestor	125
	The Eldest Son and Ancestor Veneration	126
	Jesus as the Eldest Son and Ancestor	135
	Ancestor Christology and Feminist Liberation Theology	143
7.	Jesus with a Chinese Face: Choan-Seng Song's Jesus-Oriented Christology	146
	From Application of Western Theology to Story Theology	147
	A Jesus-Oriented Christology	154
	A Christology for Asians?	164
8.	Ecclesia in Asia: Challenges for Asian Christianity	171
	The Asian Synod in Context	172
	The Church Not in But of Asia: The Asianness of Christianity	173
	A New Way of Being Church	176
	Discovering Their Own Identity	182
9.	Human Development and Evangelization: The First to the Sixth Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences	184
	Human Development and Evangelization	185
	The Method of Social Action for Human Development	189
	Human Development in Asia: Challenges and Responses	191
	A New Way of Being Church	199
10.	Catechesis and Catechism as Inculturation of the Christian Faith: Lessons from Asia	202
	Faith, Catechesis, Inculturation	202
	Alexandre de Rhodes's Cathechismus (1651)	213
	Catechism for Filipino Catholics (1997)	221
	Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Learning from the Past	223
11.	The Dragon and the Eagle: Toward a Vietnamese American Theology	228
	Vietnamese American Catholics	228
	Dwelling in the Interstice between Two Cultures and Two Churches	234
	Toward a Vietnamese American Theology	241
	Index	249