Moltmann and China

Theological Encounters from Hong Kong to Beijing
Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 978-90-04-54333-1
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 27, 254 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 408 g

Reihe: Theology and Mission in World Christianity

In this volume, Lam and Thurston present a series of important theological debates between Jürgen Moltmann, the contemporary German Reformed theologian, and humanities scholars based in Chinese metropolises from Hong Kong to Beijing between 2014 and 2018. Featured, along with original essays and newly edited contributions by Moltmann, are the voices of such renowned Chinese scholars of religion as He Guanghu, Lai Pan-chiu, Zhuo Xinping and the contemporary comparativist Yang Huilin. These debates matter because they shed light on themes rarely explored in cross-cultural theological dialogue as it unfolds, showcasing the ongoing relevance of theological critique in and with the contemporary humanities.

Contributors to the volume are: Hong Liang, Kwok Wai-luen, Lai Pan-chiu, Jason Lam, Jürgen Moltmann, Naomi Thurston, Yang Huaming, Yang Huilin.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Lam, Jason

Thurston, Naomi

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie Geschichte der Theologie, Einzelne Theologen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements

Jason Lam and Naomi Thurston

Preface

Jürgen Moltmann

PART 1: Introduction

1 Tao – The Chinese Mystery of the World

Lao Tsu’s Tao Te Ching Read with Western Eyes

Jürgen Moltmann

2 Moltmann and China

Editorial Introduction: Dialogue and Context

Jason Lam and Naomi Thurston

PART 2: In Dialogue with Jürgen Moltmann: The Hong Kong Forum

3 Introduction to the Hong Kong Forum of 2018

Jason Lam

4 On the Subject of Hope

A Reflection on the Proximity between Theology and Philosophy in Moltmann’s Thought

Jason Lam

5 On the Subject of Hope

Response to Jason Lam

Jürgen Moltmann

6 The Chinese Church and Its Mission

In Dialogue with Moltmann’s Ecclesiology

Kwok Wai-Luen

7 The Chinese Church

Response to Kwok Wai-luen

Jürgen Moltmann

8 In Dialogue with Moltmann on Ethics of Hope

Lai Pan-Chiu

9 On Ethics of Hope

Response to Lai Pan-chiu

Jürgen Moltmann

PART 3: In Dialogue with Jürgen Moltmann: The Beijing Summit of 2014

10 Introduction: The Beijing Summit of 2014

Naomi Thurston

11 Political Theology and Contemporary China

2014 Beijing Summit, Morning Session

Jürgen Moltmann

12 Political Theology and Terrorism

Chinese Scholars Respond to Moltmann

Li Qiuling, Zhuo Xinping, Gao Quanxi, Peng Xiaoyu and Li Bingquan

13 The Theology of Hope and the Future of China

2014 Beijing Summit, Afternoon Session

Jürgen Moltmann

14 The Theology of Hope and the Future of China

Chinese Scholars Respond to Moltmann

He Guanghu, You Bin, Jason Lam, Zhang Baichun and Zhang Xu

15 Thinking Means Transcending

On the Philosophy and Theology of Hope

Jürgen Moltmann

PART 4: The Reception of Moltmann’s Thought in Chinese Academia

16 Introduction to the Essays Collected

Jason Lam

17 A Culture of Life in the Dangers of This Time

Jürgen Moltmann

18 What Can We Learn From Moltmann Today? A Response to Moltmann

Hong Liang

19 The Reception of Moltmann’s Thought as Perceived from the Publication of his Chinese Translations

Jason Lam

20 Moltmann’s Theology in the Context of Christianity’s Sinicization

Yang Huaming

21 How Can Faith Discourse Intervene in the World?

Jürgen Moltmann and the Significance of “Hope”

Yang Huilin

22 Jürgen Moltmann in Chinese Scholarship

From Import to Dialogue

Naomi Thurston

Bibliography

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Jason Lam, Ph.D. (2004), University of Cambridge, is a senior lecturer at the Melbourne School of Theology and senior research fellow at the Australian College of Theology. He has published widely in the fields of hermeneutics and modern theology, with recent works on Bonhoeffer, Moltmann and Sino-Christian theology.

Naomi Thurston, Ph.D. (2015), University of Wales, is an assistant professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She writes on contemporary developments in Chinese Christianity. Her works include Studying Christianity in China: Constructions of an Emerging Discourse (Brill, 2018).