Author Archives
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ATSI Breakfast at AAR/SBL 2017
ATSI will host a breakfast meeting for its alums and faculty at AAR/SBL 2017 in Boston. Date: November 19, 2017 Time: 7:30 am Place: Charles Eilot Room of the Eliot Hotel By invitation only Special thanks to JC Lee (PSR),… Read More ›
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Planetary Solidarity: Global Women’s Voices on Christian Doctrine and Climate Justice
The term, Climate Justice, comes from the premise that climate change, or global warming in narrow sense, has real impact on the entire planet. In terms of matter of climate justice and injustice, the problematic structure of reality is that,… Read More ›
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Crucified Bodies and Hope of Liberation: Re-viewing the Cross in Black and Dalit Contexts
Christian faith is founded and firmly rooted in the cross of Jesus Christ. Even though Jesus’ life and message had a powerful influence on his followers—both during and after his time—there can be no doubt that his death on the… Read More ›
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Ministering in Honor-Shame Cultures
Honor-shame culture orientation is the societal reality for 80% of the world population yet few theological or pastoral reflections have been written in this field. Jayson Georges expands on his foundational work (The 3D Gospel: Ministry in Guilt, Shame and… Read More ›
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The Church as a Doxological Community: Worship and Chin Immigrant Churches
Introduction According to a recent research done by the Burmese American Community Institute (BACI), the total number of Burmese refugees resettled in the US have reached 169,949. This consists of Karen 71,353 (42%), Chin 59,679 (35%), Karenni (Kayah) 12,490 (7%),… Read More ›
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Contributions of Missionaries Towards Education in India
Jonathan Masih has done a commendable service to Christian historians by exploring and outlining the contributions of missionaries towards education in India. In his foreword to this important book, Arthur McPhee rightly calls it one of the “finest overviews” of… Read More ›
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“What Do You Believe?” Film Review on Wonder Woman (2017)
“Men are easily corrupted, and that they do not deserve the Amazons’ protection.” “It is not about what they deserve. It is about what you believe.” “What do you believe?” “I believe in love. Only love will truly save the… Read More ›
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Reflections on the Modern Art of Sho (Calligraphy)
Sho書 (as it is referred to in Japan; Ch shu) is the simple exercise of writing kanji 漢字 (Ch hanzi or ideograms) and phonetic scripts such as Japanese kana and Korean hanguel to communicate thoughts, express feelings, and share information…. Read More ›
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Violence, Otherness and Identity In Isaiah 63:1-6: The Trampling One Coming From Edom
It is “a damn Edom theology.” Bruce Cresson’s outright summary seems accurate, when one looks into Hebrew Bible’s dominant portrayals of Edom. Once Jacob’s envied brother yet a subjugated nation, if not a vassal, of past is now Israel’s arch… Read More ›
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Tongues and Community Building in Corinth (1 Corinthians 12-14)
Introduction A study of the frequency of the phrase “speaking in tongues” in Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians suggests that the phenomenon was significant in the Corinthian churches. The New Testament (NT) has thirty-five references to “speaking in tongues.”… Read More ›
