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      Majority World Theology Series

      Series Editors

      Gene L. Green, Stephen T. Pardue, and K. K. Yeo

      The Majority World Theology series exists because of the seismic shifts in the makeup of world Christianity. At this moment in history, more Christians live in the Majority World than in Europe and North America. However, most theological literature does not reflect the rising tide of Christian reflection coming from these regions. The Majority World authors in this series seek to produce, collaboratively, biblical and theological textbooks that are about, from, and to the Majority World. By assembling scholars from around the globe who share a concern to do theology in light of Christian Scripture and in dialogue with Christian tradition coming from the Western church, this series offers readers the chance to listen in on insightful, productive, and unprecedented in-person conversations. Each volume pursues a specific theological topic and is designed to be accessible to students and scholars alike.

      The Spirit over the Earth

      Pneumatology in the Majority World

      Edited by

      Gene L. Green, Stephen T. Pardue, K. K. Yeo

      © 2016 Gene L. Green, Stephen T. Pardue, and K. K. Yeo

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      This book is published in cooperation with Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., Grand Rapids. First published in 2016 by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., ISBN: 978-0-8028-7273-9 (North American edition)

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      Contents

       Cover

       Introduction The Spirit over the Earth: Pneumatology in the Majority World

      The Holy Spirit in Scripture and Christian Theology through History

      Contemporary Western and Majority World Developments in Pneumatology

      Biblical and Theological Reflections in This Volume

       Chapter 1 I Believe in the Holy Spirit: From the Ends of the Earth to the Ends of Time

      Abstract

      Poured Out on All Flesh: Pneumatology in Global Historical Perspective

      To the Ends (of the Times) of the Earth: Toward a Third Article Theology

      Interim Conclusion—Who Spoke by the Prophets

      Further Reading

       Chapter 2 The Spirit Blows Where It Wills: The Holy Spirit’s Personhood in Indian Christian Thought

      Abstract

      The “Spirit” in India: Christian and Hindu Conceptions

      A Critical Survey of the Holy Spirit’s Personhood in Select Indian Thinkers

      Where the Holy Spirit Blows in India: A Summary Assessment and Prospects

      Further Reading

       Chapter 3 Redefining Relationships: The Role of the Spirit in Romans and Its Significance in the Multiethnic Context of India

      Abstract

      A Brief Overview of Romans 8:14–17

      Redefining Relationship in the Context of the Spirit

      A Pneumatological Relational Element in the Context of India

      Conclusion

      Further Reading

       Chapter 4 Pauline Pneumatology and the Chinese Rites: Spirit and Culture in the Holy See’s Missionary Strategy

      Abstract

      Chinese Pneumatology

      The Chinese Rites Controversy

      Paul on the Holy Spirit, Law, and Custom

      The Commemorating Rites of Ancestors and Confucius: Chinese Custom or Law?

      The Missionary Failure and Its Theological Causes

      Conclusion

      Further Reading

       Chapter 5 Pneumatology: Its Implications for the African Context

      Abstract

      Theological and Exegetical Examination

      Implications for the Twenty-First-Century Church

      Further Reading

       Chapter 6 Who Is the Holy Spirit in Contemporary African Christianity?

      Abstract

      Phases of the Christian Theology of the Spirit in Africa

      Themes in Contemporary African Pneumatology

      Concluding Proposals

      Further Reading

       Chapter 7 In Search of Indigenous Pneumatologies in the Americas

      Abstract

      Geopolitics of Christian Knowledge

      The Spirit outside the Gate: Uncovering an Indigenous Theology of the Spirit

      Traces of the Spirit in the Americas

      Further Reading

       Chapter 8 The Holy Spirit: Power for Life and Hope

      Abstract

      The Spirit of God in Creation and History

      The Spirit of God in Jesus’s Mission

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