Western Christians often despair of finding meaning in the paradoxical statement that God is both "One" and "Three". The problem, says Jung Young Lee, is not with the doctrine of the Trinity itself; rather, it is with the Western conceptual tendency to view reality in exclusive, "either/or" terms. The Trinity is at its heart an inclusive doctrine of one God who is nonetheless three distinct persons. In order to grasp this fact, we need different conceptual categories, not only with which to view God, but all of reality. The Asian philosophical construct of yin and yang can offer a way out of this problem, with its inherently "both/and" way of thinking. Drawing on a variety of East Asian religious traditions, Lee offers a creative reinterpretation of this central Christian doctrine. He shows how a global perspective can illuminate Western theological constructs as he establishes the necessity of a contextual approach to the doctrine of the Trinity.
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Lee takes the concept of trinity and the asian concept of the yin-yang to show the "greek flaw" in much of trinitarian theology. The focus on "substance" and "either/or" rather than on the asian emphasis on inclusivisity, duality, change... the Father is IN the Son..and the relation of IN to the father and son is SPIRIT. read it yourself. it rocks.
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The world we live in today is quite different from the early sixties, when I was in seminary studying the theologies of Barth, Brunner, Bultmann, Rahner, Tillich, Niebuhr, and other seminal scholars deeply rooted in European traditions. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- A History of Chinese Philosophy (2 Volume Set) by Yu-Lan Feng on 15 pages
- Korean Shamanistic Rituals (Religion & Society) by Jung Young Lee on 7 pages
- Chinese Religions by Julia Ching on 7 pages
- Systematic Theology. Three Volumes in One by Paul Tillich on 5 pages
- Ancestor Worship and Christianity in Korea (Studies in Asian Thought and Religion) by Jung Young Lee on 5 pages
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- Wu Wei, Negativity, and Depression: The Principle of Non-Trying in the Practice of Pastoral Care by Siroj Sorajjakool Ph.D. in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Handbook of U.S. Theologies of Liberation by Miguel De La Torre on page 179, and Back Matter
- Christianity With an Asian Face: Asian American Theology in the Making by Peter C. Phan on page 33, and page 244
- Culture Clash: The Americanized Teenagers Implications for Parenting, Teaching, and Mentoring by Lutie Orteza Lee in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Karl Barth's Trinitarian Theology: A Study of Karl Barth's Analogical Use of the Trinitarian Relation by Peter S. Oh on page 39, and Back Matter
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