Moltmann in China
Reception and Dialogue

By (author) Naomi Thurston

ISBN13: 9781032915968

Imprint: Routledge

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Published: 31/03/2025

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The book explores the reception of the German theologian Jürgen Moltmann’s theology within the general framework of a budding Chinese academic theology. The author introduces the reception of Moltmann’s theology in Chinese contexts as a dialogic process of intercultural learning and theological meaning-making, encompassing readings of western intellectual history, Marxist dialogue, political philosophy, and comparative studies. By thus presenting Moltmann studies in China as an interactive, interdisciplinary conversation between contemporary Chinese intellectuals and Western Christianity, the present “theological reception history” argues for the full inclusion and deeper appreciation of Chinese scholarly voices and perspectives in the transmission, reconstruction, and reimagining of contemporary Western theology in Chinese contexts. Featuring a representative array of scholarship on Moltmann in the Chinese academy over the past four decades, the book highlights the unique critical potential of these cross-cultural, interdisciplinary exchanges. The book will appeal to academics, postgraduate students, and theologians interested in world Christianity, contextual theology, Moltmann’s theology, and intercultural dialogue.
Part I: Context and Background 1: Introduction—Moltmann in China: A Sino-theological Reception History 2: Background—Sino-Christian Studies and Sinicizing Christianity: 1980s-2020s Part II: Reception, Interaction, and Dialogue 3: Hope from the Cross—Moltmann’s Theology Across Disciplines: Beijing, Taiwan, and Hong Kong 4: “Covenant or Leviathan?” Moltmann’s New Political Theology in Beijing 5: From Reception to Dialogue: Moltmann and Sino-Theology Part III: Conclusion and Postscript 6: Conclusion—An Ongoing Dialogue: Moltmann in Chinese Theology
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