‘A Caravan of Solidarity’: An Asian Constructive Theology for a Triune Economy of Gift
The globalizing economy is not only offering affluence to the elite but also a form of idolatry, in which the idol is ‘the golden calf of global capitalism’. In this article I attempt to inquire a God-talk which engages the challenge of global greed and stimulates solidarity for the people who make...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2015
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Exchange
Year: 2015, Volume: 44, Issue: 4, Pages: 381-402 |
| IxTheo Classification: | FD Contextual theology KBM Asia NBC Doctrine of God NCC Social ethics NCE Business ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Asian theology
constructive theology
trinitarian
economic greed
globalization
economy of gift
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Summary: | The globalizing economy is not only offering affluence to the elite but also a form of idolatry, in which the idol is ‘the golden calf of global capitalism’. In this article I attempt to inquire a God-talk which engages the challenge of global greed and stimulates solidarity for the people who make up the base of the economic pyramid — ‘a triune economy of gift’. I propose an Asian perspective of Trinitarian economy which explicates fragility, frugality, and solidarity as divine characteristics. In so doing, I explore some ecumenical documents and four different voices from Asia which assess structural evil: the theology of ajur-ajer of Father Mangunwijaya, the public theology of Felix Wilfred, the theology of God’s life and emancipation of Paul S. Chung, and the theology of multitude of Kwok Pui-lan. In this, I hope to contribute to global liberation theology. |
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| ISSN: | 1572-543X |
| Contains: | In: Exchange
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/1572543X-12341355 |