The people and the people of God : Minjung and Dalit theology in interaction with Jewish-Christian dialogue /

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Author / Creator:Ucko, Hans
Imprint:Münster : Lit ; Piscataway, N.J. : Distributed in North America by Transaction Publishers, [2002?]
Description:xii, 202 p. ; 21 cm.
Language:English
Series:Ökumenische Studien = Ecumenical studies, 0939-9208 ; Bd. 17
Ökumenische Studien ; 17.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13196289
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ISBN:3825855643 (pbk.)
Notes:Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Senate of Serampore College, Serampore, India, 2000.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-202).
committed to retain from JKM Seminaries Library 2023 JKM University of Chicago Library
Table of Contents:
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Doctoral Thesis Abstract
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • i.. Statement of the Problem
  • ii.. Elaboration and importance of the problem
  • iii.. Methodology and limitations
  • iv.. The structure and scope
  • v.. Resources
  • vi.. Conclusion
  • Part 1.
  • Chapter 2. Christian Old Testament or Hebrew Scriptures
  • Section 1. The Role and Weight of the Old Testament in the Church
  • i.. The church being born within the religion of the Jewish people
  • ii.. The church becoming a church of Jews and Gentiles
  • iii.. The church of the Gentiles and the church of the Circumcision
  • iv.. A church of Jews and Gentiles
  • v.. The Hebrew Scriptures become the Christian Old Testament
  • vi.. Marcion: rejection of the Old Testament
  • vii.. Allegorical and antithetical reading to make sense of the Old Testament
  • viii.. Reformation, the Old Testament and Law and Gospel
  • ix.. Salvation history to recover the unity of the Bible
  • x.. Adolf von Harnack: The God of Jesus is different from the God of the Old Testament
  • xi.. Rudolf Bultmann: the kerygma versus continuity with the past
  • xii.. P. Chenchiah: Disconnecting the Old Testament to set Christ free
  • xiii.. "Gospel and Culture" as an attempt to support other old testaments
  • xiv.. C. S. Song: The Old Testament and the Gospel encountering other cultures
  • xv.. Jurgen Moltmann: Is Jesus in conflict with the Law?
  • xvi.. Polarisation of old and new, law and gospel in theological writings
  • Section 2. Jews and Christians Live in the Continuity of Their Scriptures and Tradition
  • i.. Reassessment of Judaism through the Jewish-Christian dialogue
  • ii.. The ten points of Seelisberg as an agenda for Jewish-Christian relations
  • iii.. The WCC and the Vatican engage in Jewish-Christian dialogue
  • iv.. Rediscovery of the Old Testament through the Jewish-Christian dialogue
  • v.. Rediscovery of the Jewish roots in Jesus and Paul
  • vi.. Questions and challenges ahead through the Jewish-Christian dialogue
  • vii.. Theologians from the South engaging in Jewish-Christian dialogue
  • Chapter 3. 'People of God' as a Theme in the Jewish-Christian Dialogue
  • i.. Jewish-Christian dialogue as encounter in equality
  • ii.. Beliefs of Judaism
  • iii.. Rabbinical Judaism
  • iv.. Different foci in the Jewish-Christian dialogue
  • v.. The question of self-definition and the Jewish-Christian dialogue
  • vi.. 'People of God' and Christian self-understanding
  • vii.. Scripture and the 'People of God'
  • viii.. Covenant as a concept
  • ix.. Covenant as a juridical concept
  • x.. Covenant as a relationship between God and humankind
  • xi.. The covenant with Noah
  • xii.. The covenant with Abraham
  • xiii.. The Mosaic covenant
  • xiv.. Election and commandments
  • xv.. Different understandings of covenant in Jewish thinking
  • xvi.. Christian reflections on one or two covenants
  • xvii.. The 'People of God' and the Jewish-Christian dialogue
  • xviii.. The church as co-elected
  • xix.. Statements by the churches on the significance of the 'People of God'
  • xx.. Who are the 'People of God'?
  • xxi.. The concept of the 'People of God' outside the context of the Jewish-Christian dialogue
  • Part 2.
  • Chapter 4. Minjung Theology
  • i.. Introduction
  • ii.. The early history
  • iii.. Opening Korea to the outside world and Christian presence
  • iv.. National consciousness emerging following Japanese annexation
  • v.. The March First Movement
  • vi.. Liberation and the Korean war
  • vii.. Basics in and beginnings of Minjung-theology
  • viii.. Theological reflections on Minjung and the Bible
  • ix.. Comparing the experience of the Minjung with the Biblical story
  • x.. The concept 'Minjung' as formative for theology
  • xi.. The concept 'han' as an integral part of Minjung theology
  • xii.. The Old Testament and Minjung-theology
  • xiii.. Messianic dimensions in Minjung Theology
  • Chapter 5. Dalit Theology
  • i.. Introduction
  • ii.. The caste system
  • iii.. The evolution of the caste system
  • iv.. The appearance of 'outcasts'
  • v.. Caste and religion
  • vi.. Contesting the caste system
  • vii.. Caste and the Bhakti movement
  • viii.. Religious egalitarian attempts
  • ix.. Protest movements within the Hindu world
  • x.. The caste system today
  • xi.. Christianity and Dalits
  • xii.. What is Dalit Theology?
  • xiii.. Dalit Theology and Biblical Imagery
  • xiv.. Dalit Theology and Liberation Theology
  • xv.. The Biblical Paradigm of Dalit Theology
  • xvi.. Conclusion
  • Part 3.
  • Chapter 6. Perspectives from Jewish-Christian Dialogue for the Enrichment of Dalit and Minjung Theologies
  • Section 1. Towards the Encounter of Different Understandings
  • i.. Introduction
  • ii.. Absence of Jewish thought in Asian Christianity
  • iii.. Areas of exploration
  • Section 2. Search for Identity as Focus of Contextual Theology
  • i.. A distinctive concern as a point of departure
  • ii.. Western theology a natural part of Western society
  • iii.. Towards a relevant theology for Christian identity in Asia
  • iv.. Changing identity as a Christian in Asia
  • v.. Jewish identity in a Western Christian context
  • vi.. Asian Christians and the attachment to the West
  • vii.. Dalit identity and theology
  • viii.. Minjung identity and theology
  • ix.. Emotions of Dalits and Minjung as foundation for identity and theology
  • x.. The identity of a minority
  • xi.. Jewish experiences of being a minority
  • Section 3. Biblical Hermeneutics: An Area That Needs Deeper Exploration
  • i.. Hermeneutics as monologue or dialogue
  • ii.. Jewish hermeneutics: revelation is minimal, interpretation maximal
  • iii.. Impact of Jewish methods of hermeneutics on christology
  • iv.. Dalit and Minjung critique of Western theology
  • Section 4. The Role and the Interpretation of the Old Testament
  • i.. Traditional Christian readings of the Old Testament
  • ii.. Meaning of Exodus rediscovered
  • iii.. Old Testament within Minjung theology: a case for reassessment
  • iv.. Old Testament and Dalit theology
  • Section 5. Conclusion: The Calling to be a Minority Messianic Community
  • Bibliography
  • Dalit Theology
  • Articles in journals and magazines
  • Minjung Theology
  • Books
  • Articles in journals and magazines
  • Judaism
  • Books
  • Articles in journals and magazines
  • Jewish-Christian Dialogue
  • Books
  • Articles in journals and magazines
  • General Works Consulted
  • Books
  • Articles in journals and magazines