The Church in Asia
Author : Donald E. Hoke
Publisher : Moody Publishers
Page : 712 pages
File Size : 29,96 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Religion
ISBN :
Revelation
Author :
Publisher : Canongate Books
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 50,99 MB
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 0857861018
Book Description
The final book of the Bible, Revelation prophesies the ultimate judgement of mankind in a series of allegorical visions, grisly images and numerological predictions. According to these, empires will fall, the "Beast" will be destroyed and Christ will rule a new Jerusalem. With an introduction by Will Self.
Christians in Asia before 1500
Author : Ian Gilman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 23,11 MB
Release : 2013-01-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1136109781
Book Description
The history of Christianity in Asia is little dealt with either by Church historians or by historians of religion. It is generally unknown, even amongst theologians, that there was a long history of Christianity in Persia, India, Central Asia and China before the appearance on the scene of the first missionaries from the West. A systematic history of the Christian Church in Asia before 1500 is needed. Drawing on material hitherto unknown in the English speaking world, this is a timely and important book because there is a heightened interest today in the early forms of Asian Christianity. The Church in Asia today seeks to find forms of religious expression that are in harmony with Asian culture as was the case in the earlier period. The book covers the period up to 1500 CE. The geographical areas dealt with are Palestine, Syria, Mesopotamia, Persia, India, Central and South East Asia, China and Japan. The book takes into account the outward development of the Church in these areas as well as the inner, theological issues.
History of the Church in Asia. A Historical Survey. Ediz. Integrale
Author : Fernando Guillén Preckler
Publisher :
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 25,19 MB
Release : 2017-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9788840160313
Book Description
The Church of the East in Central Asia and China
Author : Brepols Publishers
Publisher :
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 25,19 MB
Release : 2020-11-04
Category :
ISBN : 9782503586649
Book Description
A collection of papers on the history of Christianity along the Silk Road and in pre-modern China, pushing back the frontier of knowledge in a fast developing new area of research.00The diffusion of Christianity along the Silk Road from Iraq and Iran to China in the pre-modern era has attracted scholarly attention in the West since the discovery of the famous Xi?an (Nestorian) Monument c. 1623. This initial discovery was dismissed as a?Jesuit forgery? by Voltaire, Edward Gibbon and many other scholars of the Enlightenment. However, its authenticity has been more than vindicated by the discovery of genuine (Nestorian / Jingjiao) Christian texts in Chinese from Dunhuang and in Syriac, Sogdian and Old Turkish from Turfan (Bulayïq) at the beginning of the last century. The discovery of a second major inscription which included part of a Chinese Christian (Jingjiao) text already known to scholars from Dunhuang, and the recent re-discovery of several Dunhuang Christian texts in a Japanese library, has removed any lingering doubts about the authenticity of the texts recovered from Dunhuang. The surviving material spans almost a millennium from the introduction of Christianity along the Silk Road in the sixth and seventh centuries through the Mongol period and beyond.
Jesus in Asia
Author : R. S. Sugirtharajah
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 20,9 MB
Release : 2018-02-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0674051130
Book Description
Jesus in the sutras, stele, and suras -- The heavenly elder brother -- A Judean jnana-guru -- The non-existent Jesus -- A Jaffna man's Jesus -- Jesus as a Jain tirthankara -- An Upanishadic mystic -- A minjung messiah -- Jesus in a kimono -- Conclusion: Our Jesus, their Jesus
Letters to the Seven Churches of Asia In their Local Setting
Author : Colin J. Hemer
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 14,53 MB
Release : 1987-03-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0567319431
Book Description
With a new foreword by David E. Aune, this modern classic by Colin J. Hemer explores the seven letters in the book of Revelation against the historical background of the churches to which they were addressed. Based on literary, epigraphical, and archaeological sources and informed by Hemer's firsthand knowledge of the biblical sites, this superb study presents in the clearest way possible a picture of the New Testament world in the later part of the first century and its significance for broader questions of church history.
The Letters to the Seven Churches of Asia
Author : Sir William Mitchell Ramsay
Publisher :
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 41,94 MB
Release : 1904
Category : Bible
ISBN :
Book Description
The Oxford Handbook of Christianity in Asia
Author : Felix Wilfred
Publisher :
Page : 685 pages
File Size : 26,4 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0199329060
Book Description
Named by the International Bulletin of Missionary Studies as an Outstanding Book of 2014 for Mission Studies Despite the ongoing global expansion of Christianity, there remains a lack of comprehensive scholarship on its development in Asia. This volume fills the gap by exploring the world of Asian Christianity and its manifold expressions, including worship, theology, spirituality, inter-religious relations, interventions in society, and mission. The contributors, from over twenty countries, deconstruct many of the widespread misconceptions and interpretations of Christianity in Asia. They analyze how the growth of Christian beliefs throughout the continent is linked with the socio-political and cultural processes of colonization, decolonization, modernization, democratization, identity construction of social groups, and various social movements. With a particular focus on inter-religious encounters and emerging theological and spiritual paradigms, the volume provides alternative frames for understanding the phenomenon of conversion and studies how the scriptures of other religious traditions are used in the practice of Christianity within Asia.
Growing Healthy Asian American Churches
Author : Peter Cha
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 22,17 MB
Release : 2009-09-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0830875425
Book Description
The Asian American church is in transition. Congregations face the challenges of preserving ethnic culture and heritage while contextualizing their ministry to younger generations and the unchurched. Many Asian American church leaders struggle with issues like leadership development, community dynamics and intergenerational conflict. But often Asian American churches lack the resources and support they need to fulfill their callings. Peter Cha, Steve Kang and Helen Lee and a team of veteran Asian American pastors and church leaders offer eight key values for healthy Asian American churches. Drawing on years of expertise and filled with practical examples from landmark churches like Evergreen Baptist Church of Los Angeles, NewSong Church and Lighthouse Christian Church, the book provides soundly biblical perspectives for effective ministry that honors the Asian American cultural context. Insights from such pioneering leaders as Ken Fong, David Gibbons, Grace May, Wayne Ogimachi, Steve Wong, Nancy Sugikawa and Soong-Chan Rah make this an essential guide for Asian American church leaders wanting to help their congregations achieve health and growth. Produced in partnership with the Catalyst Leadership Center, a resource organization for Asian American church ministry.
