Introduction The person who administered my wedding comes from my same village in Northeast India. I will always remember him. But I must confess that when I think about him, the first thing that comes to my mind is not… 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 ›
Kazakh Muslim Background Believers’ Response to Ancestor Practices: Contextual Approach
Introduction The purpose of this paper is to investigate what Kazakh Muslim[1] background believers (KMBBs) believe about their dead people from their culture and from the church to which they belong. In order to achieve this goal, the study… Read More ›
Mission as Justice: Part I
Introduction Our context of theology is unjust. The rich get richer, the poor get poorer. It is a globalized context. Asian nations and countries are incorporated irresistibly into the globalized economy. There are inequalities and disparity in people within both… Read More ›
Papal Wisdom for Asian American: What Can We Learn from Francis?
In my last article, I begin the conversation of Pope Francis’ address to the United State Congress and ask what we Asian American can take away from his speech. This time, I would like to share with you the Pope’s… Read More ›
Pope Mania for Asian Americans: Is the Pope for Us?
Unless you have just recently returned to civilization from exploring underground caverns, you probably have heard, seen, felt the palpitation from Pope Francis’ visit to the United States. Pope mania was all over the country as hundreds of millions Catholics… Read More ›
(Part III) Covenant for the Korean American Diaspora: Toward E Plubris Unum
This essay is the third of the three part series that attempts to demonstrate how the global dialectic of convergence and divergence is playing out in the Korean American church, particularly in regards to its communal vision.[1] This essay concludes… Read More ›
(Part II): Glocality and Covenant: Korean American Interchurch Unity
This essay is the second of the three part series that attempts to demonstrate how the global dialectic of convergence and divergence is playing out in the Korean American church, particularly in regards to its communal vision.1 The previous essay… Read More ›
(Part I) Lost in Translation: Silent Exodus and the Korean-American Church
Globalization is striking America back. Roughly defined as socio-cultural-economic interrelatedness of the world and its occupants, globalization has existed since the beginning of humanity. However, the rate, breadth and intensity of the current process of globalization has never been seen… Read More ›
Calvin’s Teaching on the Spiritual Journey toward the Restoration of the Image of God
1. Prologue John Calvin believes that theology is not only an intellectual speculation but also a way of spiritual life. The goal of theology for Calvin is to come to know God, which, in turn, should then serve as piety…. Read More ›
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