Moltmann in China - Reception and Dialogue

The book explores the reception of the German theologian J-rgen Moltmann-s theology within the general framework of a budding Chinese academic theology.

The author introduces the reception of Moltmann-s theology in Chinese contexts as a dialogic process of intercultural learning and theological meaning-making, encompassing readings of western intellectual history, Marxist dialogue, political philosophy, and comparative studies. By thus presenting Moltmann studies in China as an interactive, interdisciplinary conversation between contemporary Chinese intellectuals and Western Christianity, the present -theological reception history- argues for the full inclusion and deeper appreciation of Chinese scholarly voices and perspectives in the transmission, reconstruction, and reimagining of contemporary Western theology in Chinese contexts. Featuring a representative array of scholarship on Moltmann in the Chinese academy over the past four decades, the book highlights the un