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 ›
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 ›
If we are going to conquer racism, we need to acknowledge it’s not binary. During Chris Rock’s Oscars monologue Sunday night, he addressed the exclusion of black actors in this year’s nominations and argued that the Academy Awards needs to… Read More ›
Intro: Why in Such a Hurry? Once again, there is an emotional eruption and political commotion in South Korea after the Japanese and Korean governments announced their diplomat “deal” on the Comfort Women on December 28, 2015.1 The official agreement… Read More ›
Intro In his chapter on “The Sources and Norms of Black Theology” in A Black Theology of Liberation (1990), James Cone cites Black culture as one starting place for doing theology insofar as it gives expression to Black self-reflection on… Read More ›
Introduction After the era of colonization, globalization became a powerful driving force implementing the West’s rationalistic and capitalist way of life in the third world countries. Now, the majority of the global population wears westernized clothes and makes use of… Read More ›
I. Introduction 1. Literary Character Tevye and its Complexity “Tevye is no woman.” Tevye, the narrator and protagonist of Sholem Aleichem’s Tevye the Dairyman, repetitively emphasizes his maleness throughout his monologue. The intention of this repetitive emphasis, however, seems… Read More ›
Allow me to begin with a story: “There was a Korean ajusshi1 who wanted to grow in his Christian faith. He remembered a Bible passage that spoke of Jesus going up a mountainside early in the morning to pray. Since… Read More ›
Asian American Theological Forum 