Grassroots Asian Theology: Thinking the Faith from Ground Up by Simon Chan. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2014. Summary: In contrast to the growing list of “contextual” Asian theologies out of academic “elitist” settings, Chan explores the Asian theologies implicit in the popular church movements and writers in the Asian context, and particularly the significance of Pentecostal theology. One of the healthy developments in our post-colonial setting is the increasing number of Majority World theologians … [Read more...] about Book Review: Review: Grassroots Asian Theology
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Meditation . . . Psalms: The Prayer Book of the Bible Part 3
As for me, I am poor and needy, but the Lord takes thought for me. You are my help and my deliverer; do not delay, O my God!. -- Psalm 40:17 In Part 1 I asked the question: How do you “read” and/or pray a Psalm as an individual follower of Christ (possibly as a part of your daily practice) AND as a member of a particular Christian tradition (in corporate and/or daily practice)? As an extension of this consideration I offered the "simple" exercise of comparing/contrasting the reading, praying, and reflecting upon … [Read more...] about Meditation . . . Psalms: The Prayer Book of the Bible Part 3