The Holy Spirit, Chi, and the Other

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This is an excerpt from the introduction of my second book, The Holy Spirit, Chi, and the Other.

“Within church history, Western theologians have tried to present Christian theology as pure, pristine, and unaltered, as if Christian theology has had no outside influence from other religions, societies, cultures, or values. Most modern scholars have accepted the reality that Christian theology emerged and developed within the Greco-Roman cultural hegemony and thus was heavily influenced by its philosophy, thought, practices, and understandings. Had Christian theology emerged elsewhere, perhaps in the East, our

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Anselm Min’s Review of “The Holy Spirit, Chi, and the Other”

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My second book, The Holy Spirit, Chi and the Other has been reviewed by Dr. Anselm Min in the Journal of American Academy of Religion (December 2012).  Please click here to read the review.

[read also:  Amos Yong’s review]

Jon Rinnander’s Review of the “Holy Spirit, Chi, and the Other”

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John Rinnander recently reviewed my book Holy Spirit, Chi, and the Other for the parish newsletter at St. Michaels and all Saints parish:

What is the Pneuma saying?

“Pneumatology” sounds like a medical specialty but it is in fact a dynamic field of theology, drawing on the reflections and talents of a new generation of thinkers from around the world.

Speaking at the Synod of British Columbia

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SYNOD OF BRITISH COLUMBIA: Oct 19-21, 2012

Guest Speaker

Grace Ji-Sun Kim received her M.Div. from Knox College (University of Toronto) and her Ph.D. from the University of St. Michael’s College (University of Toronto).  She is an Associate Professor of Doctrinal Theology and the Director of the Master of Arts in Theological Studies program at Moravian Theological Seminary.

Sheri Kling’s Review of “The Holy Spirit, Chi, and the Other”

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My second book, The Holy Spirit, Chi and the Other was released last year on October 11, 2011.  To celebrate its publication, I will be posting a series of book reviews which have come out in the past year.  The first review comes from Sheri Kling who reviewed my book in the journal,  Interreligious Dialogue.

“In this worthy addition to inter-religious dialogue and inter-cultural dialogue, Grace Ji-Sun Kim introduces the term “Spirit-Chi” and builds a strong case for her assertion that the Holy Spirit as present in the Christian tradition is more resonant than dissimilar to the Eastern concept of Chi found in Taoism, Hinduism and Buddhism.