**Notes from the Author: This article “was written almost a decade ago, and there are details that the author would change and correct if it was being written today.” Introduction: Protestants in the Philippines In the year 2010, Protestants made… Read More ›
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Uncovering the Pearl: The Hidden Story of Christianity in Asia
Here is a fresh new exploration and interpretation of the history of Christianity in Asia from an amazing team of authors comprising both budding as well as established scholars. This book is one of the seven in the series on… Read More ›
Remapping Biblical Studies: CUREMP at Thirty
This volume celebrates the thirtieth anniversary of the Committee on Underrepresented Racial and Ethnic Minorities in the Profession (CUREMP), a committee within the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) dedicated to advancing underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities in biblical studies. In… Read More ›
Invisible: Theology and the Experience of Asian American Women
Grace Ji-Sun Kim, Professor of Theology at Earlham School of Religion, has made another significant contribution to the field of constructive theology with her book Invisible: Theology and the Experience of Asian American Women. All Kim’s works manifest her calling… Read More ›
The Isaian Servant vis-à-vis a Caged-But-Singing Bird (Stan Swamy): An Inter(con)textual Attempt at Everyday Ethics
1. Introduction Fr. Stan, Rest not in Peace! The intended humor apart, the above epitaph which featured in the JES-WIT section of JIVAN journal,[1] succinctly summarizes the life and the legacy of a Jesuit social activist, Fr. Stanislaus Swamy (henceforth,… Read More ›
Pachinko
When the novel Pachinko by Min Jin Lee came out, a friend of mine—a third-generation Japanese American—suggested I read the book. The first thought I had was, “I wish somebody would turn this into a drama.” I hoped someone would… Read More ›
Is God Still Speaking? Preaching During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear to my cry; do not hold your peace at my tears (Psalm 39: 12a) The Stammering Condition When Indonesia enacted Work from Home (WFH), and America Shelter in Place, our world suddenly began… Read More ›
Decolonial Futures: Intercultural and Interreligious Intelligence for Theological Education
The primary purpose of this book is clear: First, it deconstructs western theological education that identifies intellectual competence and Christianity as the norm; then, it reconstructs traditional terrain from intercultural and interreligious intelligence – defined as “a specific posture and… Read More ›