Holding Differences and Similarity in Tension: Christianity in Asia
Dr. Lalsangkima Pachuau discusses the similarities and differences between Christianity and other Asian religions and how one needs to hold similarities and differences in tension while living as Christians in the Asian context.
Links:
Dr. Lalsangkima’s page at Asbury Theological Seminary - https://asburyseminary.edu/faculty/lalsangkima-pachuau/
Asian Christian Theology: Evangelical Perspectives - https://langhamliterature.org/asian-christian-theology
#Community #Communitarian #Unity #Similarity #Difference #Continuity #Discontinuity #Asian #Religions #Christianity #Theology
Up next: Situating the Sacred in Asia’s Public Sphere
Meet our guest for the last episode in this series - Dr. Aldrin M. Peñamora. An active academician and activist, he represents a rare blend in theological education. In this interview we talk about the location of the sacred in Asia’s public sphere.
#Asian #Christian #Theology #Evangelical #Perspectives #PublicTheology #Public #Sacred #Context
Exploring Theology and Cultural Identity in Asia
Meet our next guest!
Dr. Lalsangkima Pachuau is the John Wesley Beeson Professor of Christian Mission and Dean of Advanced Research Programs at Asbury Theological Seminary. He is an academic who is deeply involved with the church, both in the United States and his home country, India. In his interview with us, Dr. Pachuau discusses the relationship of cultural identity and theology in Asia.
Asian Christian Theology - https://langhamliterature.org/asian-christian-theology
Dr. Lalsangkima’s page at Asbury Theological Seminary - https://asburyseminary.edu/faculty/lalsangkima-pachuau/
#Asia #Christianity #Theology #Culture #Identity #WorldChristianity #India #Asbury
Talking about Sinfulness in Different Contexts: Dialogue Across Cultures
Talking about Sinfulness in Different Contexts: Dialogue Across Cultures
#Asian #Theology #Culture #BeingAsian #Christian #Context #Contextual #Doctrine #Doctrinal #Tradition #Dialogue #Learning #Sin #Sinfulness #Confucian #Buddhist
Does the idea of sin and sinfulness make sense in cultures which may have a more positive view of humans and their ability to save themselves or better their situation on their own? Dr. Carver Yu addresses this important aspect of doing theology and related questions of dialoguing with other cultures in the next clip!
#Asian #Theology #Culture #BeingAsian #Christian #Context #Contextual #Doctrine #Doctrinal #Tradition #Dialogue #Learning #Sin #Sinfulness #Confucian
Apologies for the audio quality
Being Truly Asian
Meet your next guest - Rev. Dr. Carver Yu as he delves deep into the challenges and methods of doing theology in Asia as Asians.
Dr. Carver Yu is President Emeritus of China Graduate School of Theology and is regarded as one of the leading figures in Asian theology and theological education. At the same time, he has devoted much of his time and energy in helping the Church in China to build a solid foundation for theological education.
#Asian #Theology #Culture #Westernization #BeingAsian #ChineseTheology #Christianity #Identity
Asian Christian Theology: https://langhamliterature.org/asian-christian-theology
China Graduate School of Theology - https://www.cgst.edu/en/
http://globalnetresearch.org/team/prof-carver-yu/
Christian Difference in Creation Care
What can local churches and Christian institutions contribute to creation care? Is there something distinct that Christian communities bring to the table? Santosh Gnanakan address these important issues.
Asian Christian Theology: https://langhamliterature.org/asian-christian-theology
ACTS Academy: https://www.actsacademy.in/
AsthaGuitars: https://asthaguitars.com/
#Saggy #StrangeBrew #AsthaGuitars #Retronome #ACTS #Life #Asia #Theology #AsianChristianTheology #MakingaDifference #Creation #CreationCare #EverydayLife #Jesus #Church #Seminary
Does the church offer anything different?
What can local churches and Christian institutions contribute to creation care? Is there something distinct that Christian communities bring to the table? Stay tuned for the upcoming video where Santosh discusses these important issues.
#Saggy #StrangeBrew #AsthaGuitars #Retronome #ACTS #Life #Asia #Theology #AsianChristianTheology #MakingaDifference #Creation #CreationCare #EverydayLife #Jesus #Church #Seminary
A God and Theology that Matter Everyday
God and theology can often seem distant from our everyday concerns. Especially in contexts where life presents challenges that often need immediate attention. Santosh talks about how God and theology deeply matter everyday for everyone.
ACT: https://langhamliterature.org/asian-christian-theology
ACTS Academy: https://www.actsacademy.in/
AsthaGuitars: https://asthaguitars.com/
#Saggy #StrangeBrew #AsthaGuitars #Retronome #ACTS #Life #Asia #Theology #AsianChristianTheology #MakingaDifference #Creation #CreationCare #EverydayLife #Jesus
Santosh goes deep into thinking about how theology and Jesus matter to problems that we see around us. How do Jesus and theology matter to everyday realities?
#Saggy #StrangeBrew #AsthaGuitars #Retronome #ACTS #Life #Asia #Theology #AsianChristianTheology #MakingaDifference #Creation #CreationCare #EverydayLife
Making the Years Count
Meet your next guest, Santosh Gnanakan CEO, ACTS Group of Institutions. A man with diverse experiences working with newspapers, being part of multiple bands, a well known voice on the FM radio, and now leading a major NGO in India. In this interview we talk about a diverse range of topics all centered around making our years count in different ways.
#Saggy #StrangeBrew #AsthaGuitars #Retronome #ACTS #Life #Asia #Theology #AsianChristianTheology #MakingaDifference #Creation #CreationCare
How do we read the Bible? Does our way of reading make a difference? How can we learn to read from different perspectives? Dr. Kay Yong Lim discusses.
#Asia #Theology #Evangelical #Grassroots #Hermeneutics #Bible #Reading #Asian
This is unfair! Reading the Bible
There are different ways to read the same Bible. Who we are and how we read makes a difference. Coming soon! Dr. Kar Yong Lim discusses how we can read the Bible from the grassroots.
#Asia #Theology #Evangelical #Grassroots #Hermeneutics #Bible #Reading #Asian
Suffering, the Gospel, and the Church
Suffering, the Gospel, and the Church
Guest:
Dr Kar Yong Lim
Lecturer in New Testament Studies and Assitant Director of Postgraduate Studies (MTh program) at Seminari Theoloji Malaysia (Malaysia Theological Seminary), Seremban, Malaysia
https://www.karyonglim.com/about.html
Host:
Matthias Gergan,
ATA Digital Content Editor
#Asia #Theology #Evangelical #Suffering #Mission #Church #AsianChurch #Theodicy #localchurch #beingchurch
Clip from:
Episode 5:
Theology of Suffering and Mission for the Asian Church
https://youtu.be/5ETl5R3A3as
Suffering and its relationship to mission
Do we suffer because we engage in mission or is there a part of suffering that is intrinsic to mission? What does this mean for local churches today? In our upcoming topical video Dr. Kar Yong Lim elaborates on the relationship between suffering and mission and its implications for the local church.
#Asia #Theology #Evangelical #Suffering #Mission #Church #AsianChurch #Theodicy
Why write about suffering?
A glimpse into our upcoming interview with Rev. Dr. Kar Yong Lim on his chapter - Theology of Suffering and Mission for the Asian Church. An area that has received limited attention particularly from the Asian perspective.
#Asia #Theology #Evangelical #Suffering #Mission #Church #AsianChurch #Theodicy
Being Church: To what end?
Coming soon! Video on the essence of being church. A conversation with Dr. Simon Chan.
#BeingChurch #mission #identity #essence #GreatCommission #baptism #Ecclesiology #evangelical #asian #asia #evangelism #fundamentals #communion #worship #formation
Being Church: Tradition and Contextual Relevance
Episode 4 - Clip 1
Being Church: Tradition and Contextual Relevance
Watch the full episode here:
https://youtu.be/tIjCXl9ReUk
Episode 4:
Interview with Dr. Simon Chan - Toward An Asian Evangelical Ecclesiology.
About the Guest: Simon Chan (PhD, Cambridge) is a renowned theologian who has been the Earnest Lau Professor of Systematic Theology at Trinity Theological College in Singapore. He is also the Editor of the Asian Journal of Theology since 2016. He is the author of Man and Sin, Pentecostal Theology and the Christian Spiritual Tradition, Spiritual Theology: A Systematic Study of the Christian Life, and Liturgical Theology: The Church as Worshiping Community and Grassroots Asian Theology: Thinking the Faith from the Ground Up.
Tradition Becomes a Dirty Word
Tradition Becomes a Dirty Word
Coming on Sept 2, 2002 - Being Church: Tradition and Contextual Relevance
#History #Tradition #Evangelical #Ecclesiology #Church #Context #Contextual #Relevance #Asia #Identity
