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• Film Review: Silence

  By AATF Admin on February 28, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Japanese Catholic novelist Shusaku Endo’s novel Silence (Chinmoku) is a profound yet controversial work published in1966. Japanese film director Masahiro Shinoda made it into a film in 1971 under the title 沈黙 (Chinmoku)–SILENCE in Japan. Endo collaborated with Shinoda for… Read More ›

• Kuan-Yin: A Case of Inculturation in Chinese Buddhism

  By AATF Admin on February 28, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Among the most beloved Buddhist figures in East Asia, none has surpassed Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva. She is known as Kuan-yin in China, Kannon in Japan, and Quan Âm in Vietnam. As the personification of divine benevolence, she displays a unique role… Read More ›

• Theological Reflection on the Problem of Discrimination Found in Four Films

  By AATF Admin on December 22, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Introduction Films can be one of the most important tools in Christian education. In the films we can find the problems of our society, biblical messages, and God who is working in the problems of our time. Therefore, the purpose… Read More ›

• Eve’s Apple (2011)

  By AATF Admin on December 21, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  In the setting image, the front of one apple has the clear surface on the table stage, otherwise the mirror reflected apple could not be solid surface such as bitten shape. The apple symbolizes human minds that wish to follow… Read More ›

• Luke 18:1-8: A Biblical Defense of the “Nasty Woman”

  By AATF Admin on December 10, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  Recent United States Presidential Election and the Nasty Woman In American culture, intelligent women who voice their opinions and stand up for justice are labeled bitches. They are called “nasty” in Presidential elections and threatened with jail. Once a woman… Read More ›

• Vol. 3 No. 3

  By AATF Admin on December 4, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Vol. 3 No. 3 Articles & Book Reviews Bible Article: “A Deconstructive Reading of Luke 15: 8‒10” Sophia Park, PDF Article Response to “Where Is the Home for the Man of Luz?” Kyung-Hee Lee, PDF Theology Article: “So That Nothing May Be Lost:… Read More ›

• A New Book: Theological Reflections on the Hong Kong Umbrella Movement

  By AATF Admin on December 1, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Editors: Justine K.H. Tse and Jonathan Y. Tan Series: Asian Christianity in the Diaspora Hardcover: 184 pages Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; 1st ed. 2016 edition (July 15, 2016) From Book Cover This book gathers the voices of four local Hong Kong… Read More ›

• Exhibition Review: “Christianity in Asia: Sacred Art and Visual Splendour”

  By AATF Admin on December 1, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Exhibition: “Christianity in Asia: Sacred Art and Visual Splendour” Place and date: Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore, May 27-Sep 11, 2016 The exhibition “Christianity in Asia: Sacred Art and Visual Splendour,” which opened at Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) in Singapore in… Read More ›

• A New Book: Evangelical Pilgrims from the East: Faith Fundamentals of Korean American Protestant Diasporas

  By AATF Admin on December 1, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Author: Sunggu Yang Series: Asian Christianity in the Diaspora Hardcover: 163 pages Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; 1st ed. 2016 edition (November 19, 2016) From Book Cover In this book Sunggu Yang proposes five socio-ecclesial codes as unique faith fundamentals of Korean… Read More ›

• Hope Abundant: Third World and Indigenous Women’s Theology

  By AATF Admin on December 1, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Feminist theologians in Asia, Africa, and Latin America gathered together and produced this edited volume of theologies from the perspectives of indigenous women in Third World. In this book, the indigenous women are not merely defined by geographical locations, but… Read More ›