Integrating Asian Christianity into History of Christianity Courses

This essay begins with diverse arguments for modifying history of Christianity courses to include the experiences of Asian Christianity. After discussing fundamental assumptions, several problems are articulated. The major portion of the essay describes three different strategies for integrating new materials into current curricular offerings. By conceptualizing the relationships between Asian Christianity and the history of Christianity in terms of (1) parallels, (2) supplements, and (3) challenges, material from theformer can be more readily incorporated into the teaching of the latter. Such strategies can be utilized in different teaching contexts, depending on the needs of students and instructors.     

Stirring Christianity

Book reviewed:
Norman Russell. The Doctrine of Deification in the Greek Patristic Tradition.     

Christianity and Philosophy

Continental Philosophy Review -     

Christianity and Agnosticism

International Journal for Philosophy of Religion -     

Materials on Christianity

Religion is a semiotic phenomenon par excellence. Without signs and signification processes there could not ever have been any religion, and so semiotics should play a prominent role in the investigation of religion(s). However, this has not been the case. Yelle deserves praise for reminding scholars of religion of the research potentials of semiotic theories and methods. This volume is not an introductory manual for beginners, but they will get an impression of the value of semiotic analysis through a number of case studies. Yelle treats his topics in their ostensible specificity so as to trace more general and significant issues concerning signification, communication, ideology, and agency in the construction of social worlds. Semiotics is especially important for theorizing about religion in terms of social constructionism and discourse theory. Finally, a few notes on the available literature are offered.     

Christianity and Bakhtin

Book reviewed in this article:
Ruth Coates, Christianity in Bakhtin: God and the Exiled Author     

Christianity and Bakhtin

Book reviewed in this article: Ruth Coates, Christianity in Bakhtin: God and the Exiled Author