Sinn / Wing Sze Interactive Pluralism in Asia

Religious Life and Public Space
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-3-374-04656-0
Verlag: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 1/2016, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 230 mm

Reihe: LWF Studies

In den heutigen multiethnischen und multikulturellen asiatischen Kontexten ist religiöse Vielfalt für viele Gesellschaften kennzeichnend. Dieses Buch bietet neue Einblicke in die gegenwärtige Situation des religiösen Lebens in Hongkong, Indien, Indonesien, Japan, Malaysia und Myanmar, beleuchtet den Einfluss religiösen Engagements im öffentlichen Raum und stellt dar, wie christliche Theologie sich mit den gegenwärtigen Realitäten in Asien auseinandersetzt. Christliche Theologen aus verschiedenen Denominationen reflektieren in diesem Band auf faszinierende Weise über Rechtfertigung, Erlösung, den Heiligen Geist und die Trinität und diskutieren die wechselseitigen komplexen Entwicklungen sowohl in und als auch zwischen den asiatischen Gesellschaften und weltweit.

In today's multi-ethnic and multi-cultural Asian contexts, religious plurality is one of the hallmarks of many societies. This book provides new insights into the current realities of religious life in Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia and Myanmar, highlights the influence of religious commitment on the public space, and examines how Christian theology engages with contemporary realities in Asia. Christian theologians of different denominations offer fascinating theological reflections on justification, salvation, the Holy Spirit and the Trinity, and discuss interactions within and between Asian societies as well as with the world at large.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sinn, Simone

Wing Sze, Tong

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Politik & Religion, Religionsfreiheit
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religiöses Leben und religiöse Praxis
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religion & Politik, Religionsfreiheit
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Dialog & Beziehungen zwischen Religionen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Cover;1
2;Imprint;5
3;Contents;6
4;Preface;8
5;Introduction;10
6;Theological Reflections;16
6.1;The Role of Religions in the Dialectic of Public Space in Asia;18
6.1.1;The constitution of public space;18
6.1.2;The dialectic of public space in a pluralist society;21
6.1.3;The role of religions in the public space of Asia;24
6.2;The Trinitarian and the Public Space;34
6.2.1;Problems in Theologies of Religions;34
6.2.2;The Trinitarian space: perichoresis and participation;36
6.2.2.1;The Triune God;38
6.2.2.2;The Son;38
6.2.2.3;The Spirit;39
6.2.3;Multiple religious participation;40
6.2.4;The imaginative Trinitarian space for society;41
6.3;Religious Diversity and Public Space in China: A Reconsideration of the Christian Doctrine of Salvation;44
6.3.1;Introduction;44
6.3.2;Religious diversity in China and the Christian doctrine of salvation;45
6.3.3;Christian salvation and the Chinese public sphere;48
6.3.4;Salvation in Chinese religions and Christianity;52
6.3.5;Concluding remarks;58
6.4;Lutheran Theology Between Exclusivism and Openness: Reconsidering the Classical Lutheran Distinctions Between “Creation” and “Salvation”;60
6.4.1;Creation and salvation — two different concerns?;60
6.4.2;Approaching the theme;61
6.4.2.1;Missionary conversions;61
6.4.2.2;Lutheran contributions;62
6.4.3;Lutheran “yes” and “no” to other religions;62
6.4.4;Conflict and crisis shaping identity;64
6.4.5;Suggestions for further investigation;66
6.4.5.1;Creation theology;66
6.4.5.2;Creation theology is more than an affirmation of the world;67
6.4.5.3;Salvation today;68
6.4.5.4;Theology of the cross;69
6.4.6;A preliminary conclusion;70
6.4.7;A Christian mandala of “God in Christ”?;71
6.5;The Holy Spirit, Spirits and Spirituality: Spirit-filled Guidelines for Transformative, Loving Dialogue;74
6.5.1;Introduction;74
6.5.2;“The spirit catches you and you fall down”;75
6.5.3;The “spiritual but not religious”;75
6.5.4;A fresh articulation of a Christian doctrine of the Holy Spirit;77
6.5.5;Openness and flexibility are a good thing;77
6.5.6;Trinitarian;78
6.5.7;Troubling;80
6.5.8;Tangible;83
6.5.9;Conclusion;86
7;Discerning Hong Kong Realities;88
7.1;The “Post”-Umbrella Movement, Hong Kong Identity and Christians;90
7.1.1;Revisiting the Umbrella Movement;91
7.1.1.1;Hong Kong: no longer a borrowed place on borrowed time;92
7.1.2;Localism at the crossroads;94
7.1.3;Ecumenism: universality and particularity;96
7.1.4;Conclusion;99
7.2;Public Space and Islamic Piety: Spatial Politics, Madrasah and Ethnic Muslim Minority in Hong Kong;100
7.2.1;The madrasah: public Islamic space in Hong Kong;100
7.2.2;Madrasahs and Muslim minority youth in Hong Kong;103
7.2.3;Growth of Muslim ethnic minorities in Hong Kong;104
7.2.4;Muslim parents’ perception: madrasah as an embodiment of Islamic piety;106
7.2.5;Conclusion: madrasah as public religious space countering atheism;107
7.3;Jesus, Creativity and Nuclear Power: A Post-Fukushima Reading of Gordon Kaufman’s Christology from a Hong Kong Perspective;110
7.3.1;Fragility of nuclear technology;111
7.3.2;Creativity transmuting into destructiveness;113
7.3.3;Jesus as the norm of human creativity;115
7.3.4;A local voice for restraining human creativity;119
7.3.5;Conclusion;121
8;Discerning other Asian Realities;124
8.1;India: Ek-Centric Engagement — Reshaping Christian Engagement in the Public Space from the Perspective of the Margins;126
8.1.1;Introduction;126
8.1.2;(Re)-turn to the “other” — the methodology of ek-centric public engagement;128
8.1.3;Revisiting subaltern conversions;131
8.1.4;The shape of Christian “with-ness” in India;135
8.1.5;“(In)”conclusion;139
8.2;Indonesia: The Challenge of Plurality. Building Communion for the Sake of Peace and Justice;140
8.2.1;Introduction;140
8.2.2;Religious diversity in Indonesia;140
8.2.3;Pancasila — a unique characteristic of Indonesian democracy;141
8.2.4;Challenges to democracy in Indonesia today;143
8.2.5;Signs of hope;144
8.2.6;Building interfaith communion;146
8.3;Japan: Mission and the Public Sphere;150
8.3.1;Religion in Japan;150
8.3.1.1;Religious life in Japan today;150
8.3.1.2;The trend of Kyusai-shukyo (salvation religions);151
8.3.1.3;“Things religious” in the public sphere;153
8.3.1.4;Christian perspectives on involvement in public issues;154
8.3.2;Lutheran legacy for missiology;155
8.3.2.1;Which way, Lutheran identity?;155
8.3.2.2;Salvific experience;156
8.3.3;In the midst of the public sphere;159
8.3.3.1;Inter-contextuality;159
8.3.3.2;Missions in the world;160
8.4;Malaysia: Reimagining Solidarity — The “Allah” Controversy, Public Discourse and Interreligious Relations;162
8.4.1;Introduction;162
8.4.2;A public controversy over the use of the world “Allah” (2007–2015);164
8.4.3;Conflict between the church and the government: The High Court judgment and public debate (2007–2009);165
8.4.4;Speaking truth to power: Arson attacks, detained Bibles and continual debate (2010–2012);168
8.4.5;Revisiting Malaysian solidarity: Thirteenth general election, global attention and legal defeat (2013–2015);171
8.4.6;Closing remarks;178
8.5;Myanmar: Religious Presence in the Public Space and Interreligious Relations;180
8.5.1;Background;180
8.5.2;The role of religion in the public space;181
8.5.3;Towards a peaceful and harmonious society;185
8.5.4;The need for interfaith spirituality in the public space;189
8.5.5;Conclusion;192
8.6;Communiqué Interfaith Consultation “Religious Life and Public Space in Asia”;194
8.6.1;Why Hong Kong?;194
8.6.2;Key Points;195
9;List of contributors;198

Über Autor(innen)

Sinn, Simone
Simone Sinn, Dr. theol., Jahrgang 1975, studierte Evangelische Theologie in Bethel, Heidelberg und Tübingen und Ecumenical Studies in Dublin. Sie arbeitete ab 2009 als wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin im Exzellenzcluster 'Religion und Politik' an der Universität Münster und schloss ihr Dissertationsprojekt zu religiösem Pluralismus 2012 ab. Seit 2013 ist sie zuständig für interreligiöse Beziehungen in der Theologieabteilung des Lutherischen Weltbundes.

Wing Sze, Tong
Tong Wing Sze, Dr. theol. ist seit 2013 Direktorin des Tao Fong Shan Christian Centre in Hongkong und arbeitet als Dozentin am Chung Chi College und am Lutheran Theological Seminary in Hongkong.