Title: The other Jesus : Christology in Asian perspective /
Authors: Parratt, John.
Publisher: Peter Lang,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Jesus Christ Person and offices.; Jesus Christ Oriental interpretations.; Bible. Study and teaching Asia.; Theology, Doctrinal Asia.; Christianity Asia
Abstract: Standard works on Christology seldom give much consideration to the way Christ is perceived outside the Western tradition. The Other Jesus is an in depth study of understandings of the person of Jesus Christ by major Asian Christian theologians of the 20th century. Taking examples mainly from India and Japan, the author shows how the religious and social contexts of these countries have shaped the way in which Jesus has been understood. The final chapters examine how new approaches to Jesus have emerged from people movements in Asia in Dalit, Minjung, and feminist perceptions. Throughout the author seeks to relate Asian perspectives to Western Christologies, and to suggest ways in which they present challenges to the world wide church.
Contents: Introduction -- I. Jesus outside Christianity -- II. The Jesus of worship and devotion -- III. Jesus, incarnation and raw fact -- IV. Jesus, the cross and Emmanuel -- V. Jesus the saviour figures -- VI. Jesus, dalit and minjung -- VII. The Jesus of Asian women -- Epilogue: the other Jesus.