Asian Faces of Jesus

By: R.S. Sugitharajah

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Paperback | 15 June 1993

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Although Jesus was born in the western part of Asia it was not until 1500 later that Asia experienced the full impact of Jesus? person and teaching. Western missionaries, the primary transmitters of Christianity, left behind a Western understanding of Jesus. Today, Asians are seeking the face of the original Jesus?his Asian face. For them, all understandings of Jesus arise out of particular contextual needs. Enriching the Western understanding of Jesus they employ new interpretive resources and their own cultural symbols and thought patterns as they meet Jesus anew and make sense of his message for their own time and place. Contributors include: Ovey N. Mohammed, Seiichi Yagi, Aloysius Pieris, Stanley J. Samartha, Michael Amaladoss, C.S. Song, Kosuke Koyama, Michael Rodrigo, Chung Hyun Kyung, and Sebastian Kappen. R.S. Sugirtharajah, a Sri Lankan theologian and lecturer, is Professor of Biblical Hermeneutics at the University of Birmingham, England. Prior to his current appointment, he was Senior Lecturer in Third World Theologies at Selly Oak Colleges, Birmingham. His other books include The Post-Colonial Biblical Reader and Voices from the Margin: Interpreting the Bible in the Third World.

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Acknowledgements
Prologue and Perspective
Jesus Amid Other Asian Ways, Truths and Lights
An Interpretative Foreword	p. 3
Jesus and Krishna	p. 9
Christ and Buddha	p. 25
The Buddha and the Christ: Mediators of Liberation	p. 46
The Perfect Realization of Change: Jesus Christ	p. 62
Confessing Christ in the Islamic Context	p. 75
The Pluralism of Religions and the Significance of Christ	p. 85
The Cross and the Rainbow: Christ in a Multireligious Culture	p. 104
Newly Emerging Profiles of Jesus Amid Asia's Poverty and Religious Plurality
An Interpretative Foreword	p. 127
Oh, Jesus, Here with Us!	p. 131
The Crucified Christ Challenges Human Power	p. 149
Jesus and People (Minjung)	p. 163
Jesus and Transculturation	p. 173
The Hope of Liberation Lessens Man's Inhumanity: A Contribution to Dialogue at Village Level	p. 189
Christology from an Asian Woman's Perspective	p. 211
Who Is Jesus for Asian Women?	p. 223
Jesus Christ in Popular Piety in the Philippines	p. 247
Epilogue. Reconceiving Jesus: Some Continuing Concerns	p. 258
Contributors	p. 265
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