Asian Christian thinking : studies in a metaphor and its message.

Good, sewn, in yellow and brown wrapper. Spine chipped, reglued. [8], 183 p.; 21.5 cm. Contents: Foreword, by Mathai Zachariah -- Preface -- Part one.Introductory: 1. The significance of a modern Asian parable; 2. The cultural background of the parable -- Part two. Theology and the telegraph poles:3. Indigenization; 4. More about roots; 5. A novelist's approach [Shusako Endo] -- Part three. A root and branch spirituality: 6. A spirituality of depth; 7. A spirituality of hope; 8. A mystical theology -- Part four. Mission and the sweet potato vine: 9. Evangelism; 10. In the secular world; 11. Calcutta sermon -- Part five. Church, ministry and banyan trees: 12. The shape of the church; 13. Layman's viewpoint -- Part six. Worship and the sprouting of the tree stumps: 14. Eastern worship and modern man; 15. Being anddoing; 16. The centrality of the cross -- Endpiece. -- `The book is centred upon one particular piece of symbolism, which recurs very frequently in the writings of many Asian Christians and which appears to have considerablesignificance for their pattern of thinking. For want of a more precise description I call it the symbolism of `the living tree', or of `the root and the branch'. I have taken a look at it in these first two chapters, and it forms a connecting thread throughout the book. In this symbolism and imagery, and its use, a whole distinctive pattern of thought seems to be reflected.' (p. [3]). Binding is Paperbound.…