A Theology of Dao. (January 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kim, James Jinhong
• Is Part Of: International bulletin of mission research. Volume 44:Number 1(2020)
• Page Start: 52
• Page End: 57
• Publication Date: 2020-01
• Subjects: Daoist Christianity -- systematic theology -- theo-Dao -- neocolonial synthesis -- Confucianist Christianity -- interculturation; Missions -- Theory -- Periodicals; Missions -- Periodicals; 266.005
• DOI: 10.1177/2396939319847427
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2396-9393

Abstract

This article reviews Heup Young Kim's A Theology of Dao, which presents an articulate argument for the synthesis of Daoist and Christian theologies. It also provides a helpful overview of systematic theology that has come out of East Asia in recent decades. As with other works of its kind, one wishes there were (1) more accounting for the decline of Asian values from within, instead of simply assuming their destruction by encounter with Christianity/the West and (2) more grounding of the new theo-Dao with reference to its history within Asian Christianity, which could show its applicability for global Christianity generally.