Moltmann and China

Theological Encounters from Hong Kong to Beijing

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Jason Lam
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Naomi Thurston
In this volume, Lam and Thurston present a series of important theological debates between Jürgen Moltmann, the contemporary German Reformed theologian, and humanities scholars based in Chinese metropolises from Hong Kong to Beijing between 2014 and 2018. Featured, along with original essays and newly edited contributions by Moltmann, are the voices of such renowned Chinese scholars of religion as He Guanghu, Lai Pan-chiu, Zhuo Xinping and the contemporary comparativist Yang Huilin. These debates matter because they shed light on themes rarely explored in cross-cultural theological dialogue as it unfolds, showcasing the ongoing relevance of theological critique in and with the contemporary humanities. Contributors to the volume are: Hong Liang, Kwok Wai-luen, Lai Pan-chiu, Jason Lam, Jürgen Moltmann, Naomi Thurston, Yang Huaming, Yang Huilin.
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Jason Lam, Ph.D. (2004), University of Cambridge, is a senior lecturer at the Melbourne School of Theology and senior research fellow at the Australian College of Theology. He has published widely in the fields of hermeneutics and modern theology, with recent works on Bonhoeffer, Moltmann and Sino-Christian theology. Naomi Thurston, Ph.D. (2015), University of Wales, is an assistant professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She writes on contemporary developments in Chinese Christianity. Her works include Studying Christianity in China: Constructions of an Emerging Discourse (Brill, 2018).
Acknowledgements
 Jason Lam and Naomi Thurston

Preface
 Jürgen Moltmann

PART 1: Introduction



1 Tao – The Chinese Mystery of the World
 Lao Tsu’s Tao Te Ching Read with Western Eyes
 Jürgen Moltmann
2 Moltmann and China
 Editorial Introduction: Dialogue and Context
 Jason Lam and Naomi Thurston

PART 2: In Dialogue with Jürgen Moltmann: The Hong Kong Forum



3 Introduction to the Hong Kong Forum of 2018
 Jason Lam
4 On the Subject of Hope
 A Reflection on the Proximity between Theology and Philosophy in Moltmann’s Thought
 Jason Lam
5 On the Subject of Hope
 Response to Jason Lam
 Jürgen Moltmann
6 The Chinese Church and Its Mission
 In Dialogue with Moltmann’s Ecclesiology
 Kwok Wai-Luen
7 The Chinese Church
 Response to Kwok Wai-luen
 Jürgen Moltmann
8 In Dialogue with Moltmann on Ethics of Hope
 Lai Pan-Chiu
9 On Ethics of Hope
 Response to Lai Pan-chiu
 Jürgen Moltmann

PART 3: In Dialogue with Jürgen Moltmann: The Beijing Summit of 2014



10 Introduction: The Beijing Summit of 2014
 Naomi Thurston
11 Political Theology and Contemporary China
 2014 Beijing Summit, Morning Session
 Jürgen Moltmann
12 Political Theology and Terrorism
 Chinese Scholars Respond to Moltmann
 Li Qiuling, Zhuo Xinping, Gao Quanxi, Peng Xiaoyu and Li Bingquan
13 The Theology of Hope and the Future of China
 2014 Beijing Summit, Afternoon Session
 Jürgen Moltmann
14 The Theology of Hope and the Future of China
 Chinese Scholars Respond to Moltmann
 He Guanghu, You Bin, Jason Lam, Zhang Baichun and Zhang Xu
15 Thinking Means Transcending
 On the Philosophy and Theology of Hope
 Jürgen Moltmann

PART 4: The Reception of Moltmann’s Thought in Chinese Academia



16 Introduction to the Essays Collected
 Jason Lam
17 A Culture of Life in the Dangers of This Time
 Jürgen Moltmann
18 What Can We Learn From Moltmann Today? A Response to Moltmann
 Hong Liang
19 The Reception of Moltmann’s Thought as Perceived from the Publication of his Chinese Translations
 Jason Lam
20 Moltmann’s Theology in the Context of Christianity’s Sinicization
 Yang Huaming
21 How Can Faith Discourse Intervene in the World?
 Jürgen Moltmann and the Significance of “Hope”
 Yang Huilin
22 Jürgen Moltmann in Chinese Scholarship
 From Import to Dialogue
 Naomi Thurston

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Index

This work will be of interest to scholars and students in Theology, World Christianity, China studies with interests in contemproary issues, philosophy, law, religion, politics, and intellectual history.
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