活在「連字號」之間
紅包、綠包、紫包,看似相似的節慶習俗,背後卻有無法完全互譯的文化意義。吳孟翰從馬來西亞、美國與台灣的生活經驗出發,結合保羅書信與基督身體的意象,思考「連字符號」如何讓不同的身分彼此相連,而不抹去差異。
紅包、綠包、紫包,看似相似的節慶習俗,背後卻有無法完全互譯的文化意義。吳孟翰從馬來西亞、美國與台灣的生活經驗出發,結合保羅書信與基督身體的意象,思考「連字符號」如何讓不同的身分彼此相連,而不抹去差異。
對於一個擁有多重語言、文化與地域背景,既尊重傳統、又重視自身處境的人而言,神學思考究竟意味著什麼?
「華語」不只有一種聲音,「家」也不只有一個地方。面對多元的華語世界,神學如何超越單一中心,在差異中展開真正的對話?
What happens to faith when the structures that once sustained it become uncertain?
The public witness of the church is not to win political power or cultural hegemony in this “competition of gods.” Rather, it is to imitate Christ, seeking the peace of the city in exile, living out embodied love in the virtual, and witnessing to the eternal kingdom in suffering.
Can the Malaysian Chinese Church shift from a community primarily concerned with its own survival to one that participates in the holistic mission of God and seeks the peace of this land?
In a context where public space is restricted and church institutionalization is still taking shape, the “community of virtue” reminds the Chinese house church that public theology is not only about how the church speaks to the world, but also about whether the church itself lives out a life of peace, justice, humility, and mutual service.
Peace in Chinese culture, for example, often means requiring others to be the same as oneself, whereas biblical peace means being able to live with people who are different.
The phenomenon of child prostitution is closely related to human trafficking, the collapse of social values, poverty in Indigenous families, and the violence and inhumanity of the sex industry.
What kind of face does the church present in public? Do our tone and rhythm make people willing to approach us, and do they make us easier to understand?
Long before the word “Trinity” was rendered into Chinese as sanwei yiti (三位一體), Christians in Tang China were already searching for language to express the mystery of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
我們被訓練去負責會眾的靈魂,去履行大誡命,但我們自己究竟在何時學習如何「牧養自己的靈命」?