Author Archives
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Honor and Shame in Sirach
Introduction Ben Sira was a wisdom teacher in Jerusalem in the late third century through the early second century B.C.E., and Sirach, the collection of his teachings, was composed sometime between 190 and 175 B.C.E.[1] As a member of those… Read More ›
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Asian Theological Summer Institute 2018
Asian Theological Summer Institute 2018 May 29-June 1, 2018 Held on United Lutheran Seminary’s Philadelphia campus, the Asian Theological Summer Institute (ATSI) seeks to identify and encourage Asians/Asian Americans who are focused on theological education at the PhD and ThD… Read More ›
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Vol. 5 No. 1
Vol. 5 No. 1 Articles & Book Reviews Bible Article: “Violence, Suffering, and Solidarity: A Fanonian Reading of Jeremiah 11:18–12:6,” Tae Woong Lee, PDF Book Review on Messiah in Weakness: A Portrait of Jesus from the Perspective of the Dispossessed, La Hkawng, PDF… Read More ›
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Self-Forgiveness: A Moral Compass Reflected in Prologue of John
Introduction[1] Forgiveness helps us to mend the unwanted brokenness in our lives. Many people feel burdened by guilt and grief over what they have done or failed to do, ultimately desiring forgiveness either from themselves or from others. As Anthony… Read More ›
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Missionary Christianity and Local Religion: American Evangelicalism in North India, 1836-1870
This is an exciting study on the history of Christian missions and their encounter with local religious sects in North India. It explores the relationship between American evangelical Christianity and the Hindu bhakti traditions in the Uttar Pradesh region during… Read More ›
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Sermon: “The Lord Is Coming”
Note: The sermon was delivered for 3rd Sunday of Lent on March 4, 2018. Readings: Ex. 20.1-17; Ps. 19; 1 Cor. 1.22-25; Jn. 2.13-25 Jesus went up to Jerusalem since the Passover of the Jews was near. At the Jerusalem… Read More ›
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Theologizing Christology and Discipleship in Earliest Christian Writings: Reflections for the Context of Burma
Introduction Drawing upon insights gleaned from observations regarding the formation of early Christian living and community amid the dominance of Rome, this study will offer theological analysis of Christians’ response to ill-treatment in the context of Burma through the lens… Read More ›
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Gods, Heroes, and Ancestors: An Interreligious Encounter in Eighteenth-Century Vietnam
An Tran has written a valuable book which gives us insight into the religious beliefs and practices in eighteenth-century Vietnam, and of Christian missionary responses to and understandings of those beliefs and practices. The core of his book is a… Read More ›
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The Value of Habermas’ Discourse Ethics for an Inclusive Perspective toward Belonging and Protection of the Stateless’ Human Rights
Despite the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that professed to acknowledge the intrinsic “inalienable rights” of every human being, human rights are not observed universally in reality. Even after the 1951 Refugee Convention and the 1967 Refugee… Read More ›
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Preaching with Cultural Intelligence
Preaching with Cultural Intelligence has made a positive impression by winning the ‘2018 Preaching Book of the Year’ from Preaching Magazine. The author, Matthew Kim, is the associate professor of preaching and ministry at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary as well as… Read More ›
