Majority World Theology

More Christians now live in the Majority World than in Europe and North America. Yet most theological literature does not reflect the rising tide of Christian reflection coming from these regions. If we take seriously the Spirit's movement around the world, we must consider how the rich textures of Christianity in the Majority World can enliven, inform, and challenge all who are invested in the ongoing work of theology. Majority World Theology offers an unprecedented opportunity to enter conversations on the core Christian doctrines with leading scholars from around the globe. Seeking to bring together the strongest theological resources from past and present, East and West, the volume editors have assembled a diverse team of contributors to develop insights informed by questions from particular geographic and cultural contexts. This book features - a comprehensive overview of systematic theology, with sections on the Trinity, Christology, pneumatology, soteriology, ecclesiology, and eschatology - contributors including Amos Yong, Ruth Padilla DeBorst, Victor I. Ezigbo, Wonsuk Ma, Aída Besançon Spencer, Randy S. Woodley, Munther Isaac, and Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen - explorations of how Scripture, tradition, and culture fit together to guide the church's theological reflection - scholars demonstrating how to read the Bible and think theologically in light of contextual resources and concerns - inside views on what doing theology looks like in contributors' contexts and what developments they hope for in the futureWhen we learn what it means for Jesus to be Lord in diverse places and cultures, we grasp the gospel more fully and are more able to see the blind spots of our own local versions of Christianity. Majority World Theology provides an essential resource for students, theologians, and pastors who want to expand their theological horizons.

K. K. Yeo (PhD, Northwestern University) is Harry R. Kendall Professor of New Testament at Garrett-Evangelical Seminary and affiliate professor at the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. His books include What Has Jerusalem to Do with Beijing? and The Oxford Handbook of the Bible in China. Stephen T. Pardue (PhD, Wheaton College) is associate professor of theology at the International Graduate School of Leadership and the Asia Graduate School of Theology in Manila. He is the author of The Mind of Christ: Humility and the Intellect in Early Christian Theology and coeditor of Asian Christian Theology. Gene L. Green (PhD, University of Aberdeen) is the dean of Trinity International University-Florida and professor emeritus of New Testament at Wheaton College and Graduate School. He is the author of Vox Petri: A Theology of Peter and coeditor of Global Theology in Evangelical Perspective.