The Non-Western Jesus

Jesus as Bodhisattva, Avatara, Guru, Prophet, Ancestor or Healer?

By: M. E. Brinkman, Henry Jansen, Lucy Jansen

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Paperback | 15 April 2009 | Edition Number 1

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The centre of gravity of contemporary Christianity has shifted to the southern hemisphere where, with the exception of Latin America, almost all Christians are minorities in their home countries. Christians in Asia live amongst Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Shamanist or Taoist majorities and this context shapes the local Christian theology. The same is true in Africa where traditional religions and beliefs influence African Christians. Central to this change in both Africa and Asia is the creation of a new Jesus, one who accretes local beliefs and concerns and who, in that process, is transformed. 'The Non-Western Jesus' reveals how a new theology - with its own images and concepts - is coming into being. A wide range of embodiments of Jesus is examined: Jesus as 'Avatara' and 'Guru' in the Indian context; as 'Bodhisattva' in the Buddhist context; and Jesus within Asian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, African and Indonesian religious contexts.

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Acknowledgments	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Where is Jesus "at Home"?	p. 1
The Cultural Embedding of the Gospel	p. 3
Something New about Jesus?	p. 17
The Asian Religious Context	p. 37
Sources of Asian Theology	p. 39
The Unique Nature of Asian Theology	p. 51
The Chinese Jesus	p. 57
The Chinese Context	p. 59
Jesus as Bodhisattva	p. 79
Jesus in a Buddhist Context	p. 81
The Japanese and Korean Jesus	p. 101
The Japanese Jesus	p. 103
The Korean Jesus	p. 123
The Indian Jesus	p. 139
Historical Encounters	p. 141
Examples of Reflection on Jesus	p. 149
Jesus as Avatara and Guru	p. 158
The Indonesian Jesus	p. 169
The Indonesian Religious Context	p. 171
Indonesian Images of Jesus	p. 181
Other Indonesian Interpretations of Jesus	p. 191
The African Jesus	p. 201
The African Religious Context	p. 203
African Images of Jesus	p. 224
Conclusions	p. 241
Methodical Conclusions	p. 243
Substantial Conclusions	p. 254
Was Jesus Already in Asia and Africa before the Missionaries Came?	p. 261
Notes	p. 263
Bibliography	p. 294
Index of Names	p. 323
Index of Subjects	p. 328
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