Abstract / Description of output
This article aims to retrieve Abraham Kuyper’s theology to develop Reformed theology in mainland China. It shall argue that Kuyper’s concern about the varying contexts where theology is practiced shows an underdeveloped proto-Reformed contextual theology. Nonetheless, his idea of common grace serves as a conceptual apparatus through which his proto-Reformed contextual theology can underpin the construction of Sino-Reformed theology, a Reformed theology that is organically united with the history of Christianity while taking root in Chinese culture and interacting closely with the Chinese context. Such a contextualised Reformed theology can make Reformed faith an indigenous plant in the garden of Chinese Christianity on the one hand and prove conducive to the development of an organic Reformed community and theology on the other.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 163-185 |
Number of pages | 23 |
Journal | Journal of Chinese Theology |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 2 |
Early online date | 28 Dec 2022 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 28 Dec 2022 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- Abraham Kuyper
- Chinese theology
- contextual theology
- Reformed theology