The non-western Jesus : Jesus as bodhisattva, Avatara, Guru, prophet, ancestor or healer? / / Martien E. Brinkman ; translated by Henry and Lucy Jansen

• Autore: Brinkman M. E. <1950-, >
• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xii, 338 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 232.09
• Altri autori: JansenHenry JansenLucy
• Note generali: First published in Dutch as De niet-Westerse Jezus: Jezus als bodhisattva, avatara, goeroe, profeet, voorouder of genezer? by Uitgeverij Meinema 2007.; This edition first published in English 2009 by Equinox Publishing Limited, an imprint of Acument.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-322) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Where is Jesus "at home"? -- The cultural embedding of the Gospel -- Something new about Jesus? -- ; pt. 2. The Asian religious context -- Sources of Asian theology -- The unique nature of Asian theology -- ; pt. 3. The Chinese Jesus -- The Chinese context -- ; pt. 4. Jesus as Bodhisattva -- Jesus in a Buddhist context -- ; pt. 5. The Japanese and Korean Jesus -- The Japanese Jesus -- The Korean Jesus -- ; pt. 6. The Indian Jesus -- Historical encounters -- Examples of reflection on Jesus -- Jesus as Avatara and Guru -- ; pt. 7. The Indonesian Jesus -- The Indonesian religious context -- Indonesian images of Jesus -- Other Indonesian interpretations of Jesus -- ; pt. 8. The African Jesus -- The African religious context -- African images of Jesus -- ; pt. 9. Conclusions -- Methodical conclusions -- Substantial conclusions -- Was Jesus already in Asia and Africa before the missionaries came?
• Sommario/riassunto: The centre of gravity of contemporary Christianity has shifted to the southern hemisphere where, with the exception of Latin America, almost all Christians are minorities in their home countries. Christians in Asia live amongst Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Shamanist or Taoist majorities and this context shapes the local Christian theology. The same is true in Africa where traditional religions and beliefs influence African Christians. Central to this change in both Africa and Asia is the creation of a new Jesus, one who accretes local beliefs and concerns and who, in that process, is transformed. The Non-Western Jesus reveals how a new theology - with its own images and concepts - is coming into being. A wide range of embodiments of Jesus is examined: Jesus as Avatara and Guru in the Indian context; as Bodhisattva in the Buddhist context; and Jesus within Asian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, African and Indonesian religious contexts.
• Titolo autorizzato: The non-western Jesus
• ISBN: 1-317-49042-8; 1-315-71093-5; 1-322-50981-6; 1-317-49043-6; 1-84553-726-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910781166303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Cross cultural theologies.