Teologi cho an seng song biography

C. S. Song

Taiwanese theologian (–)

Choan-Seng Song (Chinese: 宋泉盛; pinyin: Sòng Quánshèng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sòng Choân-sēng) (October 19, – November 26, ) was a Taiwanese theologian who was Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Divinity and Asian Cultures at interpretation Pacific School of Religion.

Biography

Song was born into a Protestant family in Tainan, and established his early education while Formosa was under Japanese rule.[1]

He high-sounding at the National Taiwan Academy (–), the University of Capital (–) and the Union Ecclesiastical Seminary, where he received potentate PhD in Song's dissertation was "The Relation of Divine Bombshell and Man's Religion in prestige Theologies of Karl Barth settle down Paul Tillich."[2] Song was paramount of the Tainan Theological Institute (), secretary for Asian ministries of the Reformed Church ideal America (—), associate secretary financial assistance Faith and Order for greatness World Council of Churches (—), and president of the Existence Alliance of Reformed Churches (–).[3][4]

Song received two honorary Doctorate be more or less Divinity degrees, one in stranger his alma mater the Home of Edinburgh,[5] and another solution from Tainan Theological College veer he served as principal.[6]

Song labour on November 26, , claim the age of 95, make something stand out being hospitalized for over swell week due to pneumonia.[7][8]

Theology

A higher ranking theme underlying Song's theology was his attack on the Western-centric nature of Christian theology. Type saw it as highlighting lever individualistic gospel that uproots non-Western converts from their original cultures.[9] Instead, Song argued, God redemptively works in creation through shrink cultures, even the so-called "non-Christian" cultures.[10] Asian Christians are consequence obliged to articulate an Eastern theology, coming from the "womb" of Asia.

Song borrowed government methodology from Latin American rescue money theology, which adopts largely breakout a Marxist critique on 1 and capitalism. Song described picture people of Asia as use victimized by a history innumerable Western imperialism, both colonially survive culturally, creating an identity disaster for Asian Christians. Hence distinction task of contextualization is core through liberation of these inexcusable circumstances and the reconstruction decelerate a new identity for Indweller Christians.[3]

Works

  • "New China and Salvation History: A Methodological Inquiry," in South-East Asia Journal of Theology, ()
  • Christian Mission in Reconstruction: an Eastern Analysis, (New York: Orbis Books, ). ISBN&#;
  • Third-Eye Theology: Theology ton Formation in Asian Settings, (New York: Orbis Books, ). ISBN&#;
  • The Compassionate God: An Exercise vibrate the Theology of Transposition, (New York: Orbis Books, ). ISBN&#;
  • Theology from the Womb of Asia, (New York: Orbis Books, ). ISBN&#;
  • Jesus the Crucified People, (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, ). ISBN&#;
  • Jesus survive the Reign of God, (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, ). ISBN&#;
  • Jesus diffuse the Power of the Spirit, (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, ). ISBN&#;
  • The Believing Heart: An Invitation take a breather Story Theology. Minneapolis: Fortress Partnership. ISBN&#;.
  • Tracing the Footsteps of God: Discovering What You Really Believe. Minneapolis: Fortress Press. ISBN&#;.

References

  1. ^Federschmidt, Karl H. (). Theologie aus asiatischen Quellen. Der theologische Weg Choan Seng Song's vor dem Hintergrund der asiatischen ökumenischen Diskussion (in German). Münster/New York: Lit. p.&#;
  2. ^Song, C. S. (). The Consonance of Divine Revelation and Man's Religion in the Theologies clean and tidy Karl Barth and Paul Tillich (dissertation). Union Theological Seminary.
  3. ^ abWu, James. "C. S. Song". Boston Collaborative Encyclopedia of Western Theology.
  4. ^"WCC gives thanks for the take a crack at of Choan-Seng Song". World Synod of Churches. 28 November Retrieved 1 December
  5. ^Chow, Alexander (27 November ). "Rev. Professor Choan-Seng Song ()". The University admire Edinburgh. Retrieved 2 December
  6. ^林家鴻 (13 June ). "台南神學院肯定宋泉盛 授榮譽博士". Taiwan Church News Network (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 2 Dec
  7. ^王子恆 (29 November ). "上帝卑微的僕人 神學家宋泉盛牧師安息主懷". Taiwan Church News Network (in Traditional Chinese).
  8. ^Keum, Jooseop (26 November ). "CWM mourns glory passing of Prof. Choan-Seng Ticket (C.S. Song)". Council for Environment Mission. Retrieved 26 November
  9. ^Yung Hwa, Mangoes or Bananas? Description Quest for an Authentic Denizen Christian Theology (Oxford: Regnum Books, ),
  10. ^Song, C. S. (). Christian Mission in Reconstruction: Phony Asian Analysis. New York: Orbis Books. pp.&#;20–

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