The Spirit over the Earth: Pneumatology in the Majority World

by Gene L. Green, Stephen T. Pardue, K. K. Yeo

Overview

Though the global center of Christianity has been shifting south and east over the past few decades, very few theological resources have dealt with the seismic changes afoot. The Majority World Theology series seeks to remedy that lack by gathering well-regarded Christian thinkers from around the world to discuss the significance of Christian teaching in their respective contexts. The contributors to this volume reflect deeply on the role of the Holy Spirit in both the church and the world in dialogue with their respective contexts and cultures. Taking African, Asian, and Latin American cultural contexts into account gives rise to fresh questions and insights regarding the Spirit's work as witnessed in the world and demonstrates how the theological heritage of the West is not adequate alone to address the theological necessities of communities worldwide.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781783682577
Publisher:	Langham Creative Projects
Publication date:	12/31/2016
Series:	Majority World Theology Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	NOOK Book
Pages:	204
File size:	925 KB

About the Author

Gene L. Green is professor of New Testament at Wheaton College and Graduate School.

Stephen T. Pardue is assistant professor of theology at Asia Graduate School of Theology in the Philippines.

K. K. Yeo is Kendall Professor of New Testament at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary.
 

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Spirit over the Earth: Pneumatology in the Majority World Gene L. Green 1

1 I Believe in the Holy Spirit: From the Ends of the Earth to the Ends of Time Amos Yong 13

2 The Spirit Blows Where It Wills: The Holy Spirit's Personhood in Indian Christian Thought Ivan Satyavrata 34

3 Redefining Relationships: The Role of the Spirit in Romans and Its Significance in a Multiethnic Context of India Zakali Shohe 58

4 Pauline Pneumatology and the Chinese Rites: Spirit and Culture in the Holy See's Missionary Strategy Wei Hua 78

5 Pneumatology: Its Implications for the African Context Samuel M. Ngewa 99

6 Who Is the Holy Spirit in Contemporary African Christianity? David Tonghou Ngong 122

7 In Search of Indigenous Pneumatologies in the Americas Oscar García-Johnson 142

8 The Holy Spirit: Power for Life and Hope C. René Padilla 165

Contributors 184

Index of Names 187

Index of Subjects 192

Index of Scripture References 193

Editorial Reviews

Lamin Sanneh
—Yale Divinity School
"This book discusses a foundational subject—the role of the Holy Spirit in the work and witness of the global church. It is appropriate that the coming of world Christianity should move discussion of the Holy Spirit to front and center for communities of faith across the world. The authors are to be congratulated for bringing to our attention the diverse and lively ways in which we see the Spirit's manifestation in our midst today."

Christopher J. H. Wright
—Langham Partnership
"This book provides all of us with a kind of stereophonic listening to one another across the cultures that shape us but should not define us as Christians. The whole Majority World Theology series promises to be a refreshingly reciprocal contribution to global theology."

Emmanuel Katongole
—University of Notre Dame
"A well-written and much-needed book. Through these essays the reader travels around the world and gets a flavor of the rich theological ferment under way in world Christianity."

Joel Carpenter
—Nagel Institute for the Study of World Christianity
"Christian theology follows Christian mission. Wherever the gospel goes, it needs to engage questions that arise from its latest cultural encounters. Now that most of the world's Christians live outside of the faith's former strongholds in Europe and European settlements, Christian thinking has much new work to do. . . . Kudos to the authors and editors for presenting this work."

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