Public Lecture: Honor and Shame
Brad Vaughn will give a lecture called, “Salvation in a Chinese Context” on November 11 in Berkeley, CA. Register to attend in person or to receive a link to the recording!
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Free Webinar: “Confucian Shame in Christian Thinking”
Exploring the diverse ways that honor and shame affect our moral decision making as well as Paul’s use of these ideas within his letters.
Seeing the Same China, but for Different Reasons
It is possible to agree on many things about China, yet still talk past one another.
10 Quotes from Jesus, the Path to Human Flourishing by I’Ching Thomas
The presenter for our upcoming webinar, "How Relevant is the Gospel for the Chinese."
Challenged by Different Ways of Seeing, Part 2
Understanding believers with fear culture backgrounds—a story.
Challenged by Different Ways of Seeing
Why we need to understand shame, fear, and guilt cultures.
Reading Romans through Eastern Eyes
Combining research from Asian scholars with his many years of experience living and working in East Asia, Jackson directs our attention to Paul's letter to the Romans. He argues that some traditional East Asian cultural values are closer to those of the first-century biblical world than common Western cultural values. In addition, he adds his voice to the scholarship engaging the values of honor and shame in particular and their influence on biblical interpretation.
Saving God’s Face: A Chinese Contextualization of Salvation through Honor and Shame
Years ago, the author had a startling realization. Theologians and pastors have long taught on the glory of God and its central importance in the Bible. However, because he was living in East Asia, it also dawned on the author that this sort of talk about God’s glory, praising Him, and magnifying His name was simply another way of talking about honor and shame.
More Help in Understanding Contextualization
More on a new resource about contextualization, honor, and shame from Jackson Wu.
Contextualization—a Training Tool
A new resource on contextualization, honor, and shame from Jackson Wu.
3 Questions: Honor, Shame, and the Gospel
A ChinaSource 3 Questions interview with Werner Mischke, author of The Global Gospel: Achieving Missional Impact in Our Multicultural World and coordinator for “Honor, Shame and the Gospel: Reframing Our Message for 21st Century Ministry,” to be held June 19-21 in Wheaton, Illinois.
What Color Are You?
There are numerous models of cultural differences out there. The good folks at Global Mapping International (GMI) have put together a helpful infographic highlighting three primarily cultural orientations as depicted by the three primary colors.