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• Crucified Bodies and Hope of Liberation: Re-viewing the Cross in Black and Dalit Contexts

  By AATF Admin on November 9, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  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 ›

• Ministering in Honor-Shame Cultures

  By AATF Admin on November 8, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  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 ›

• The Church as a Doxological Community: Worship and Chin Immigrant Churches

  By AATF Admin on November 8, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  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 ›

• Contributions of Missionaries Towards Education in India

  By AATF Admin on November 8, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  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 ›

• “What Do You Believe?” Film Review on Wonder Woman (2017)

  By AATF Admin on November 7, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  “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 ›

• Reflections on the Modern Art of Sho (Calligraphy)

  By AATF Admin on November 7, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  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 ›

• Violence, Otherness and Identity In Isaiah 63:1-6: The Trampling One Coming From Edom

  By AATF Admin on November 7, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  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 ›

• Tongues and Community Building in Corinth (1 Corinthians 12-14)

  By AATF Admin on November 7, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  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 ›

• The Conference on Faith and History

  By AATF Admin on June 21, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Shivraj Mahendra, Editor in History at AATF, is serving as Graduate Student Representative at the Conference on Faith and History (http://www.faithandhistory.org/about-cfh/history/ see also, https://www.facebook.com/groups/faith.history/ ). Please contact him at shivrajkm@gmail.com for more information on membership and benefits.

• Film and Christian Preaching: Toward a Cinemate Homiletic (Part III)

  By AATF Admin on June 10, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  c-2. Application of the cinematic narrative flow for the sermon structure The preacher now has come up with a basic cinematic sermon idea, theme, or flow from the first stage of the cinematic socio-spiritual hermeneutic. At this second stage, the… Read More ›

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