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Grassroots Asian Theology: Thinking the Faith from the Ground up
Simon Chan, professor of systematic theology at Trinity College in Singapore, challenges the way in which Asian theology has been understood and reified by Western theologians. Chan poses the question of why Asian theology largely consists of elitist theological accounts… Read More ›
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Intercultural Ministry: Hope for A Changing World
In response to the contemporary challenge of multiculturality and the problem of what Martin Luther King Jr. once called “Sunday 11:00 am the most segregated hour in the US,” Grace Ji-Sun Kim and Jann Aldedge-Clanton wrote a timely needed book,… Read More ›
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A Theological Response to the Buddhist Doctrine of Karma and The Christian Doctrine of Theodicy
Introduction The question was asked of a Brahman who believes in God as the Creator by Buddha: “if God is good and omnipotent, why do humans become murderers, thieves, and liars?”[1]This question is more understandable when a noted Japanese Buddhist… Read More ›
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Vol. 4 No. 1
Vol. 4 No. 1 Articles & Book Reviews Bible Article: “Everything They Owned Was Held in Common” Peter D. Skewes-Cox, PDF Book Review on Daughter Zion Talks Back to the Prophets: A Dialogic Theology of the Book of Lamentations, Naeyoun Cho,… Read More ›
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Introduction to World Christian History
This latest introduction to World Christianity comes with some bold new claims and unique perspectives. It carefully builds on the existing resources and secures a place for itself with a fresh emphasis. However, to those who have journeyed with Earl… Read More ›
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Decolonizing Preaching: The Pulpit as Postcolonial Space
The colonial period ended long ago, but the impact of colonialism and imperialism persists in a new guise. Ongoing effects of colonialism/imperialism continue to shape a post-colonial world order and the lives of those who live in this post-colonial reality…. Read More ›
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Sermon: “A Symphony of Grace”
Good morning family. What a privilege it is to stand before you and add harmony to God’s symphony of Amazing Grace. As people of God, as members of the body of Christ, we are part of this marvelous symphony we… Read More ›
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Amazing Grace: A Word for the Less Than Able-Bodied
Introduction I am an amputee. Upon my disability I immediately became a member of the one minority population to which anyone may belong at anytime any place under unanticipated circumstances. An infection in my leg resulted in gangrene. I was… Read More ›
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Rev. Oscar T. Lohr: The Apostle to the Satnami People
Introduction Christian missionaries have strategically been the vital agents of socio-cultural transformation in most needy places around the world. They have contributed significantly to the development and modernization of societies and communities in particularly remote and backward areas. During the… Read More ›
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A History of Charismatic Influence on the Anglican Church in Nigeria
Introduction Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa. It is situated on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa. Its neighbors are Benin, Niger, Cameroon, and Chad. The lower course of the River Niger flows south through the Western… Read More ›
Asian American Theological Forum 