Table of Contents
Preface ix
Part I Theodao in Construction: An East Asian Theology of Dao
Chapter 1 Owning Up to Our Own Metaphors: A Christian Journey in the Confucian Stronghold 3
1 A Journey in the Confucian Stronghold 3
2 Theology from the Korean Vantage Point 7
3 Owning Up to Our Own Metaphors: Toward a Theology of Dao (Theodao) 11
Chapter 2 God as the Dao: Toward a Theology of Dao (Theodao) 14
1 A Call for a Macro-Paradigm Shift in Theology 14
2 The Ugumch'i Phenomenon 18
3 The Phenomenology of Sin-ki (Shén qì) 23
4 A Dao of Asian Theology in the Twenty-First Century 29
Chapter 3 Christodao: Jesus Christ as the Dao 34
1 A Koan: Christological Impasse 34
2 Dao: A New Root-Metaphor for Jesus Christ 40
3 Korean Quests for Christodao: Jesus as the Theanthropocosmic Dao 43
4 Jesus Christ as the New T'aeguk (Great Ultimate; [Tài jí]) 48
5 The Coming of Yin Christ 51
Chapter 4 The Dao and the Trinity 57
1 The "Easternization" of the Trinity 57
2 Confucian and Daoist Insights 58
3 A Confucian/Daoist Interpretation of the Trinity 65
4 Review and Conclusion 70
Part II Theodao in Bridge-building: Christianity and East Asian Religions
Chapter 5 Chéng and Agape: Wang Yang-ming Meets Karl Barth 77
1 Introduction to Confucian-Christian Dialogue 77
2 Chéng (Confucian Sincerity): A Confuciology of Wang Yang-ming 83
3 Agape (Christian Love): A Theology of Karl Barth 94
4 Chéng and Agape: Thick Resemblances within Radical Differences 102
5 Toward Christodao: A Confucian Christology 108
Chapter 6 Imago Dei and Tian ming: John Calvin Meets Yi T'oegye 115
1 Original Humanity: Imago Dei and Tian mìng [T'ien-ming] ($$) 117
2 Existential Humanity: The Fallen Nature and the Human Mind 122
3 The Restoration of Original Humanity: Sanctification and Self-Cultivation 130
4 Ecological Vision of Reverence: Pietas Meets Kyong 140
Chapter 7 The Korean Face of Jesus Christ: Ryu Yong-mo's Christodao 147
Introduction 147
1 Jesus Is the Filial Son ($$): A Confucian Christology 150
2 Jesus Is the Rice (Bap): A Sacramental Christology 153
3 Jesus Is the Flower (kkot-pi): An Aesthetic Christology 154
4 Jesus Is the Seed (Ssi): An Anthropological Christology 156
5 Jesus Is the Spirit ($$): A Pneumatological (Ki) Christology 159
6 Jesus Is the Dao ($$): A Cosmic Life Christology 160
7 Jesus Is the Being-in- Non-Being ($$): An Apophatic Christology 163
Conclusion 165
Chapter 8 Multiple Religious Belonging as Hospitality: A Korean Confucian-Christian Perspective 169
1 Multiple Religious Belonging as Hostility: The Korean Context 172
2 Multiple Religious Belonging as an Absurd Religious Tolerance (Epistemology) 174
3 Christological Foundations for Multiple Religious Belonging 178
4 Multiple Religious Belonging as Hospitality 179
5 Trinitarian Hospitality: The Ontological Foundation for Multiple Belonging 181
6 Further Thoughts: The Paradox of Multiple Belonging and None Belonging 183
Part III Theodao in Action: An Ecological and Scientific Age
Chapter 9 Trialogue: Christian Theologies, Asian Religions, and Natural Sciences 189
1 The Context: Asian Christianity 189
2 The Method: A Trialogue of Humility 195
3 The Content: Some Preliminary Suggestions 200
Chapter 10 Eco-Dao: Life, Ecology, and Theodao 204
1 Theanthropocosmic Vision 207
2 The Dao Paradigm of Theology: Theodao 212
3 Pneumatosociocosmic Biography of the Exploited Life 217
Chapter 11 Bio-Dao: Human Embryonic Stem-Cell Debates 223
1 The Political Hermeneutics of Life: A Contemporary Koan 223
2 Is the Embryo Life? 226
3 What Is Human Dignity? 227
4 What Does Human Person Mean? 229
5 Respect for Life 231
6 Some Preliminary East Asian Christian Reflections 234
Chapter 12 Techno-Dao: Transhumanism Debates (Cyborg, Sage, and Saint) 238
1 A Most Dangerous Idea for East Asia 238
2 A Naïve, Ultra-Right Ideology from the West 240
3 The Roots of Transhumanism: Christianity and the Enlightenment 244
4 Transhumanism from an East Asian Christian Perspective 248
Glossary 260
Terms in Chinese Romanization 260
Terms in Korean Romanization 263
Index 265
