Beschreibung
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.
Autorenportrait
John Parratt was previously Professor of Third World Theologies at the University of Birmingham (England). He has taught and researched extensively in Africa, India and the Pacific, and is the author of numerous books on the interaction of religion, culture and politics in the non-Western world.
Inhalt
Contents: Jesus Christ – Christology – Asian theology – Indian theology – Japanese theology – East Asian Christology – Third World theology – Liberation theology – Feminist Christology – Contextual theology.
