Asian Theology

Asian Theology Having completed schooling at a Catholic high school and taught in a number of secondary and primary catholic schools, I have recently wondered why there is a very low percentage of students in the schools that are of Asian descent. What is Asian theology and how does it differ to Christian theology? Is there or could there be a link between the two? Koyama’s (1990) aim is to explain that Asian theology should …

…the culture. Various questions have also been raised in relation to Israel and Asia in an attempt to understand the connection between the Asian people and an event that occurred in Israel. For example, can the Israel story be used to interpret Asia’s own history? Do they have their own exodus and redemption? The other aspects currently under debate include the relationship between Christology and ethics and also the question of universality and apologetics.