Mangoes or Bananas?: The Quest for an Authentic Asian Christian Theology - Softcover
Book 8 of 40: Studies in Mission
Synopsis
Over the past few decades there has been a growing awareness of the need for contextual theologies throughout Asia. But how genuinely contextual are they? Based on the premise that theology and mission are inseparable, the author applies four missiological criteria to representative examples of Protestant Asian writings to assess their adequacy or otherwise as contextual theologies.
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""I can hardly find the words to praise sufficiently this new edition of "Mangoes or Bananas?," a book I have long considered one of the most important theological works of the past quarter-century. This edition preserves the wealth of its predecessor and adds an autobiographical dimension that brings into relief both the theological options Hwa Yung has followed and why. That testimony adds depth to a book that everyone interested in world Christianity and mission must read. Hwa Yung helps us grasp what occurs when Asian Christians recover the transcendent depths of their cultures and open themselves to the light that the Gospel sheds on living Christianity authentically as Asians."" --William R. Burrows
About the Author
Hwa Yung is a retired bishop of the Methodist Church in Malaysia. In July 2001, he was appointed the first Director of the Centre for the Study of Christianity in Asia (CSCA), Trinity Theological College, Singapore. Over the years he has held significant positions in various church and mission-related bodies, both in Malaysia and on the international scene. He has also authored three books and a substantial number of papers and articles in academic journals and books in the fields of mission and Asian Christianity.
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