Intercultural Theology

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Intercultural Theology offers a set of groundbreaking essays that describe the nature of intercultural theology as a domain of theology that pays particular attention to the identity of non-western forms of Christianity in dialogue with western forms. It is theological discourse engaged in multi-disciplinary dialogue and therefore uses the insights from historical, socio-cultural, inter-religious and empirical studies. Intercultural theology is a development from previous discussions within mission studies, contextual theology, studies in world Christianity and Third World theology

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• Publié par: Hymns Ancient & Modern
• Date de parution: 29 novembre 2012
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780334047780
• Langue: English

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Intercultural Theology
Intercultural Theology
Approaches and Themes
Edited by
Mark J. Cartledge and David Cheetham
© The Editors and Contributors 2011
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Contents
Acknowledgements
Contributors
Introduction
1 The Cultural Origins of ‘Intercultural’ Theology
Werner Ustorf
2 Intercultural Theology and Political Discipleship
Graham Ward
3 Intercultural Theology and Interreligious Studies
David Cheetham
4 Pentecostal Theological Method and Intercultural Theology
Mark J. Cartledge
5 Gender Issues in Intercultural Theological Perspective
Kirsteen Kim
6 When Buddhist Women Go to Church: Reflections on the Nature of Ethical Mission
Louise Nelstrop
7 Context and Catholicity: An Anglican–American Dilemma?
Martyn Percy
8 Intercultural Theology, Walter J. Hollenweger and African Pentecostalism
Allan Anderson
9 ‘Practical Christianity and Public Faith’: Nigerian Pentecostal Contributions to Intercultural Theology
Richard Burgess
Bibliography
Index
Dedication
To Joan and Naina
Acknowledgements
The editors of this volume would like to acknowledge the support and assistance of various academic colleagues in the compilation of this book, either through providing a text for publication or by peer-reviewing submissions for us. We are especially grateful to colleagues in the Department of Theology and Religion at the University of Birmingham and to guest speakers and postgraduate students who attended the Intercultural Theology seminars in the academic session of 2007–08. The seminar series provided the basis for this collection of essays. We are also extremely grateful to academic colleagues who were not part of that initial seminar series but nevertheless agreed to join the project at a later date. Even though this project started life as a discussion among academic colleagues and postgraduate students, we have been able to deliver some of this research to Honours-level students on the BA Theology programme. It is hoped that many more researchers and students will be able to appreciate the insights that these essays bring through their publication here.
Two essays appearing in this collection were previously published. Chapter 1 by Werner Ustorf was previously published as: ‘The Cultural Origins of “Intercultural Theology”’, Mission Studies 25.2 (2008), pp. 229–51. Permission for publication has been obtained from Brill, Leiden (licence number 2522620174045). Chapter 4 by Mark J. Cartledge was previously published as: ‘Pentecostal Theological Method and Intercultural Theology’, Transformation: An International Journal of Holistic Mission Studies 25.2/3 (2008), pp. 92–102. Permission for publication has been obtained from Koorong Publisher, Sydney, previously owned by Paternoster Press, Milton Keynes.
Contributors
Allan Anderson is Head of the School of Philosophy, Theology and Religion and Professor of Global Pentecostal Studies at the University of Birmingham. He studied theology at the University of South Africa, where he majored in Church History and Mission Studies and wrote his doctoral thesis on African Pentecostalism in South Africa. He is author of many articles on Pentecostalism and African independency, and several books, the latest being: Zion and Pentecost (University of South Africa, 2000), African Reformation (2001), An Introduction to Pentecostalism (Cambridge University Press, 2004) and Spreading Fires: The Missionary Nature of Early Pentecostalism (SCM, 2007). His work focuses on the relationship between Pentecostalism and cultures and religions, especially those of Southern Africa, where he lived and worked for almost 43 years. He is currently completing a book on the significance of Pentecostalism for the changing demographics of global Christianity during the twentieth century.
Richard Burgess is a Research Fellow in the School of Philosophy, Theology and Religion, University of Birmingham. Until 2010 he was employed on the NORFACE-funded research programme entitled ‘Re-emergence of Religion as a Social Force in Europe?’ He is currently conducting research on Nigerian Pentecostalism as part of the Pentecostal and Charismatic Research Initiative, funded by the University of Southern California’s Center for Religion and Civic Culture and the John Templeton Foundation. Dr Burgess was previously a lecturer at the Theological College of Northern Nigeria, Jos, Nigeria. He is the author of articles on Pentecostalism in Africa and the African Diaspora.
Mark J. Cartledge is Director of the Centre for Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies in the University of Birmingham. He is an Anglican priest and has worked in a variety of jobs combining Christian ministry with academic work. He has published extensively in the fields of Theology and Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies. His publications include: Testimony in the Spirit: Rescripting Ordinary Pentecostal Theology (Ashgate, 2010), Encountering the Spirit: The Charismatic Tradition (Darton, Longman & Todd, 2006; and Orbis Books, 2007), (ed.) Speaking in Tongues: Multidisciplinary Perspectives (Paternoster, 2006), Practical Theology: Charismatic and Empirical Perspectives (Paternoster, 2003), Charismatic Glossolalia: An Empirical-Theological Study (Ashgate, 2002) and (ed. with David Mills) Covenant Theology: Contemporary Approaches (Paternoster, 2002). He is the Editor of PentecoStudies: An Interdisciplinary Journal for Research on the Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements (Equinox).
David Cheetham is Senior Lecturer in Theology and Religion at the University of Birmingham, UK. He specializes in the philosophy and theology of religions. He publications include: John Hick (Ashgate, 2003), (ed. with Rolfe King) Contemporary Practice and Method in the Philosophy of Religion (Continuum, 2008) and numerous articles in journals including The Heythrop Journal , Sophia , Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations and Studies in Interreligious Dialogue and other articles in the Westminster Dictionary of Theology (John Knox Press, 2008) and The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Theologians (Blackwell, 2010). He is currently completing a new book on the theology of religions.
Kirsteen Kim is Associate Principal Lecturer and Director of Programmes in Theology and Religious Studies at Leeds Trinity University College. Originally from the UK, her interest in the intercultural dimensions of gender issues goes back to experiences of living in South Korea (1987–92) and India (1993–7). These have also formed the starting point of her explorations of pneumatology and theology of mission in publications such as The Holy Spirit in the World: A Global Conversation (Orbis, 2007) and Joining in the with Spirit: Connecting World Church and Local Mission (Epworth-SCM, 2009). Kim is also joint author with her husband, Sebastian C. H. Kim, of Christianity as a World Religion (Continuum, 2008), and they are currently working on a book on Korean Christianity for Cambridge University Press.
Louise Nelstrop is currently a Junior Research Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Christianity and Culture, Regent’s Park College, Oxford and a Visiting Lecturer at Union Biblical Seminary, Pune, India. She combines an interest in Christian spirituality with Practical Theology and has published in the area of Christian Mysticism and the Emerging Church in the UK. Recent publications include: Christian Mysticism: An Introduction to Contemporary Theoretical Approaches (Ashgate, 2009) and Evaluating Fresh Expressions: Explorations in Emerging Church (SPCK, 2008), which she co-edited with Martyn Percy.
Martyn Percy is Principal of Ripon College Cuddesdon and the Oxford Ministry Course. He is also Honorary Professor of Theological Education at King’s College London, Professorial Research Fellow at Heythrop College, London, and Honorary Canon of Salisbury Cathedral. He served as curate at St Andrew’s, Bedford, and was then appointed Chaplain and Director of Studies, Christ’s College, Cambridge. From 1997 to 2004 he was Director of the Lincoln Theological Institute. His main research interests are Christianity in contemporary culture, modern ecclesiology and practical theology. He is also engaged in public theology, which has included roles with the Advertising Standards Authority, the Portman Group, Direct Marketing Commission and the British Board of Film Classification. Recent books include: Engaging Contemporary Culture: Christianity and the Concrete Church (Ashgate, 2005), Clergy: The Origin of Species (Continuum, 2006) and the Oxford University Press Handbook of Anglican Studies (forthcoming).
Werner Ustorf taught at Hamburg and, later, Heidelberg University before succeeding Walter J. Hollenweger in 1990 as Professor of Mission in the University of Birmingham until his retirement in 2010. He is currently Emeritus Professor of Mis