Pilgrims and citizens : Christian social engagement in East Asia today / edited by Michael Nai-Chiu Poon ; foreword by Bishop Robert Solomon ; introduction by Archbishop John Chew.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Series on Christianity in Asia ; IPublication details: Adelaide : ATF Press, Australasian Theological Forum, 2006.Description: xxi, 209 p. ; 21 cmSubject(s):
Contents:
Preliminaries -- 1. Religion in governing a country: a positive or negative factor? / Lim Siong Guan -- 2. A message of peace and harmony from the East to the West / Ye Xiaowen -- Biblical studies -- 3. Pilgrims and citizens: the paradox for the first Christians according to 1 Peter / Bruce Winter -- 4. 'Seek the welfare of the city': contributions of diaspora Jews (323 BCE-66 CE) / Tan Kim Huat -- 5. Jesus, Paul and Peter and the Roman state / Paul Barnett -- Historical and theological studies -- 6. All authority is from God / Oliver O'Donovan -- 7. Christian social responsibilities in East Asia: lessons from the Early Church / Michael Nai-Chiu Poon -- 8. Civil society and its emergence in the modern world / Hwa Yung -- 9. Resident aliens and alienated residents / Daniel KS Koh -- Contemporary engagements -- 10. The role of Chinese Christians in the development of China / Cao Shengjie -- 11. The Christian contribution to China in history / Zhuo Xinping -- 12. The Christian role in a pluralistic society, with specific reference to Singapore / Richard Magnus -- 13. Roman Catholic perspectives on seeking the welfare of the city / Kenson Koh -- Concluding reflections: ways forward in seeking the welfare of the city -- 14. Fellow-citizens with the saints / Oliver O'Donovan -- 15. The role of Christianity in the construction of a harmonious society today / Zhuo Xinping -- 16. Christian social engagement in Asia / Daniel KS Koh.
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Book: Standard Hewitson Library, Presbyterian Research Centre England Collection BR1280 .S44 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 18-543
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Contributors: Paul Barnett ... [et al.].

Essays from the conference "Seek the welfare of the city" held in Trinity Theological College, Singapore in August 2005.

Preliminaries -- 1. Religion in governing a country: a positive or negative factor? / Lim Siong Guan -- 2. A message of peace and harmony from the East to the West / Ye Xiaowen -- Biblical studies -- 3. Pilgrims and citizens: the paradox for the first Christians according to 1 Peter / Bruce Winter -- 4. 'Seek the welfare of the city': contributions of diaspora Jews (323 BCE-66 CE) / Tan Kim Huat -- 5. Jesus, Paul and Peter and the Roman state / Paul Barnett -- Historical and theological studies -- 6. All authority is from God / Oliver O'Donovan -- 7. Christian social responsibilities in East Asia: lessons from the Early Church / Michael Nai-Chiu Poon -- 8. Civil society and its emergence in the modern world / Hwa Yung -- 9. Resident aliens and alienated residents / Daniel KS Koh -- Contemporary engagements -- 10. The role of Chinese Christians in the development of China / Cao Shengjie -- 11. The Christian contribution to China in history / Zhuo Xinping -- 12. The Christian role in a pluralistic society, with specific reference to Singapore / Richard Magnus -- 13. Roman Catholic perspectives on seeking the welfare of the city / Kenson Koh -- Concluding reflections: ways forward in seeking the welfare of the city -- 14. Fellow-citizens with the saints / Oliver O'Donovan -- 15. The role of Christianity in the construction of a harmonious society today / Zhuo Xinping -- 16. Christian social engagement in Asia / Daniel KS Koh.

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