Third World Theology
Theology,’ ‘Latin American
Reading Guide
Compiled by John Roxborogh
1998
1. Journals
Asia Journal of Theology,
formerly South East Asia
Journal of Theology.
CTC Bulletin. Bulletin of the
Commission on Theological
Concerns, Christian
Conference of Asia
Exchange
Melanesian Journal of
Theology
PTCA Bulletin, Programme for
Theology and Cultures in Asia
Theology in Context
2. Key Texts
Anderson, Gerald H and Thomas F
Stransky, Mission trends no. 3.
Third World Theologies,
Paulist/Eerdmans, 1976.
Bevans, Stephen B. Models of
contextual theology, Orbis,
1992.
Dyrness, William A. Learning about
theology from the Third World,
Zondervan, 1990.
Schreiter, Robert J. Constructing local
theologies, Orbis, 1985.
Sugirtharajah, R S., ed., Voices from
the margin. Interpreting the
Bible in the Third World,
Orbis, 1991.
3. Introductory articles
‘African Theology,’ ‘Black Theology,’
‘Chinese Theology,’
‘Contextual Theology,’
‘EATWOT,’ ‘Filipino
Theology,’ ‘Indian Theology,’
‘Intercultural Theology,’
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‘Japanese Theology,’ ‘Korean
Theology’. Karl Müller et al
eds. Dictionary of Mission,
Orbis, 1997.
‘African Theology,’ ‘Black Theology,’
Asian Christian Theology,’
‘Contextualization,’ in S B
Ferguson and D F Wright, New
Dictionary of Theology, IVP,
1988.
‘Arab Christian thought,’ ‘Black
theology,’ ‘Chinese Christian
thought,’ ‘Culture and
theology,’ ‘Eastern Orthodox
theology,’ ‘Indian Christian
thought,’ ‘Japanese Christian
thought,’ ‘Korean Christian
thought’ and ‘Liberation
theology.’ Alister McGrath.
ed. Blackwell Encyclopedia of
Modern Christian Thought,
Blackwell, 1993.
‘Asian Theology,’ ‘Contextualization
of Theology,’ in W A Elwell,
ed., Evangelical Dictionary of
Theology, Baker, 1984.
‘Theology African,’ ‘Theology Asian,’
‘Theology Black,’ ‘Theology
by the people,’ ‘Theology
contextual,’ ‘Theology
Liberation,’ ‘Theology
Minjung,’ ‘Theology Pacific,’
‘Third World,’ in N Lossky, et
al, eds. Dictionary of the
Ecumenical Movement,
Eerdman/WCC, 1991.
4. The question of method:
Universal truths and
contextualised theology
Baum, Gregory. ‘Three theses on
contextual theology,’ The
Ecumenist 24(4), May-June
1986, pp.49-59.
Bevans, Stephen B. Models of
contextual theology, Orbis,
1992. [BR118]
Frei, Hans W. ‘Five types of theology,’ 5. General References
chap 5 in his Types of Christian
Abraham, K C, ed. Third World
Theology, Yale, 1992, pp.28-
theologies: commonalities and
55.
divergences, Orbis, 1990.
Gibbs, Philip. The Word in the Third
[BR30]
World. Divine Revelation in the
Amirtham, Samuel and John S Pobee,
Theology of Jean-Marc Éla,
Theology by the people.
Aloysius Pieris and Gustavo
Reflections on doing theology
Gutiérrez, Pontifica Università
in community, WCC, 1986.
Gregoriana, Roma, 1996.
Anderson, Gerald H and Thomas F
Hinsdale, Mary Ann. ‘Surfacing local
Stransky, Mission trends no. 3.
theology in Appalachia: the use
Third World Theologies,
of participatory research in
Paulist/Eerdmans, 1976.
theological reflection,’
Boff, Leonardo and Virgil Elizondo.
Missiology 21(2) Apr 1993,
Theologies of the Third World.
155-172.
Convergences and differences,
Larkin, William J. Culture and biblical
Concilium 199, T&T Clark,
hermeneutics, University Press
1988.
of America, 1993.
Davis, Kortright. ‘Third World
Kato, Byang. ‘The Gospel, cultural
theological priorities,’ Scottish
context and religious
Journal of Theology, 40, 85-
syncretism,’ in J D Douglas,
105.
ed., Let the earth hear his
Dyrness, William A. Invitation to
voice, Worldwide, 1975.
Cross-cultural theology. Case
Kraft, Charles H. ‘The
studies in vernacular
contextualization of theology,’
theologies, Zondervan, 1992.
Evangelical Missions
‘Final document, International
Quarterly, Jan 1978 14(1).
Ecumenical Congress of
Ormerod, Neil. Introducing
Theology ... 1980, Sao Paulo,
contemporary theologies. The
Brazil,’ Occasional Bulletin of
what and the who of theology
Missionary Research, 4(3) Jul
today, Dwyer, Australia.
1980, 127-133.
Pobee, John S, ‘Oral theology and
Ferme, Deane William. Third World
Christian oral tradition,’
Liberation Theologies. A
Mission Studies 6(1), 1989, 87-
reader, Orbis, 1986.
93.
Gilliand, Dean S. The Word among us.
Schreiter, Robert J. Constructing local
Contextualising theology for
theologies, Orbis, 1985.
mission today, Word, Dallas,
Smith-Christopher, Daniel. Text and
1989.
experience. Towards a cultural
Kirk, J Andrew. Theology and the
exegesis of the bible, Sheffield
Third World Church
Academic Press, 1995.
Paternoster/IVP, 1983.
‘Theology contextual,’ ‘Third World,’
Lossky, N. et al, eds., Dictionary of the
in N Lossky, et al, eds.,
Ecumenical Movement,
Dictionary of the Ecumenical
Eerdman/WCC, 1991.
Movement, Eerdman/WCC,
Missiology, 12(4) Oct 1984.
1991.
‘Statement of the Ecumenical Dialogue
of Third World Theologians,’
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 Occasional Bulletin of
Missionary Research, 1(1) Jan
1977.
Sugden C and V Samuel, Sharing
Jesus in the Two-Thirds World,
Regnum, Oxford, 1983.
Wessels, Anton. Images of Jesus: How
Jesus is perceived and
portrayed in non-European
cultures, Eerdmans, 1990.
6. Asian Theology
Asia Journal of Theology
CTC Bulletin
‘Asian Christian Theology,’ ‘Pain of
God Theology,’ in S B
Ferguson and D F Wright, New
Dictionary of Theology, IVP,
1988.
‘Asian Theology’ in W A Elwell, ed.,
Evangelical Dictionary of
Theology, Baker, 1984.
‘Statement of the Asian Theological
Conference of Third World
Theologians,’ Occasional
Bulletin of Missionary
Research, 3(3) July 1979, 99-
102.
Anderson Gerald H and Thomas F
Stransky eds Mission trends
No.3 Third world theologies,
Paulist/Eerdmans, 1976.
Asian Women doing theology,
Exchange 47, September 1987.
Batumalai, S. An introduction to Asian
theology, ISPCK, Delhi, 1991.
Bennett, A A & Kwang-Ching Liu.
‘Christianity in the Chinese
idiom: Young J Allen and the
early Chiao-hui hsin-pao, 1868-
1870.’
Boyd, R S. India and the Latin
captivity of the Church, CUP,
1974. [Reviews: Church
History 45, 1976, p.125;
Theology 77, 1974, pp483-485;
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Churchman 89(2), 1975,
pp.139-141; Scottish Journal of
Theology 28(1), 90-92);
Expository Times, 86(1974),
pp59-60.]
Boyd, R H S. ‘Indian Christian
thinking in relation to Christ,’
Scottish Journal of Theology
19(4) Dec 1966, 446-456.
Boyd, Robin. An introduction to
Indian Christian Theology,
CLS, Madras, 1969.
Chao, S H. ‘The Chinese Church and
theology: a discussion,’ East
Asia Journal of Theology,
2(1) 1984, 82-93.
Covell, Ralph R. Confucius, the
Buddha and Christ, Orbis,
1986.
Diaz, Hector. A Korean Theology:
Chu-Gyu Yo Ji: Essentials of
the Lord’s teaching by Chong
Yak-Jong Augustine (1760-
1801), Neue Zeitschrift für
Missionswissenschaft, 1986.
Din, Khin Maung. ‘Some problems
and possibilities for Burmese
Christian theology,’ South East
Asia Journal of Theology,
16(2), 1975, 17-30;
Drummond, Richard Henry. ‘A new
history of Japanese theology’
Mission Studies 11(2), 22,
1994, 243-253.
Elwood, Douglas J. What Asian
Christians are thinking, New
Day Publishers, 1976.
England, John C. Living theology in
Asia, SCM, 1981.
England, John C. ‘Contextual theology
in Asian countries: a selected
annotated bibliography,’
Missiology 12(4), October
1984, 477-489.
Furuya, Yasuo. A history of Japanese
Theology, Eerdmans, 1996.
Glüer, Winfried, ‘The legacy of T C
Chao,’ International Bulletin of
 Missionary Research, 6(4) Oct
1982, 165-169.
Harwood, H J. ‘Salvation and the
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International Review of
Mission, 38(152), Oct 1949,
422-431.
Hughes, P J. ‘The use of actual beliefs
in contextualizing theology,’
East Asia Journal of Theology,
2(2), 1984, 251-258.
Hwa Yung. Mangoes or Bananas? The
quest for authentic Asian
Christian theology. Biblical
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Regnum, 1977.
Kitamori, Theology of the pain of God.
Koyama, Kosuke. ‘Asian Theology,’
David F Ford, The modern
theologians, Blackwell, 1989,
217-234.
Koyama, Kosuke. Mount Fuji and
Mount Sinai. A pilgrimage in
theology, SCM 1984, Orbis,
1985.
Küster, Volker, ‘Minjung theology and
Minjung art,’ Mission Studies
11(1), 21, 1994, 108-129.
Lam Wing-hung, ‘Patterns of Chinese
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of Missionary Research, 4(1)
Jan 1980, 20-24; Evangelical
Review of Theology, 6(2) Oct
1982.
Lam, Wing-Hung. Chinese theology in
construction, William Carey
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Laschenski, S J. ‘The meaning of the
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Theology, 2(1), 1984, 75-81.
Mackie, Steven G. ‘God’s people in
Asia: A key concept in Asian
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240.
McKenzie, Douglas G. The Mango
Tree Church. The story of the
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1988.
Michaelson, Carl. Japanese
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Minjung Theology. People as the
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Miura, Hiroshi. The life and thought of
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Nacpil, Emerito P and Douglas J
Elwood, The human and the
holy. Asian perspectives in
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Niles, D Preman and Charles C West,
‘Reviewing and responding to
the thought of Choan-Seng
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Missionary Research, 1(3) Jul
1977, 9-15.
Niles, D Preman. ‘The Word of God
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James T Butler, E W Conrad
and B C Ollenburger, eds.,
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W Anderson, JSOT, 1985, 281-
313.
Noble, Colin. ‘Endo Shusaku’s Jesus -
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1991, 28-32.
Partonadi, Sutarman S. Sadrach’s
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roots: A nineteenth century
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Pieris, Aloysius. An Asian theology of
liberation, Orbis/T&T Clark,
1988.
Pieris, Aloysius. ‘The place of non-
Christian religions and cultures
in the evolution of a Third-
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3(2) August 1982, 43-61.
Ro, Bong Rin and Mark C Albrecht,
God in Asian contexts, Asia
Theological Association, 1988.
Ro, Bong Rin, and Ruth Eshenour, The
bible and theology in Asian
contexts, Asia Theological
Association, 1984.
Ro, Bong Rin , Christian alternatives
to ancestor practices, Asia
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[BLU 67]
Roxborogh, John. ‘Whose history and
whose theology? Reflections
from Malaysia on the study of
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Mission Studies, 8(1), April
1991, 93-103.
Schilling, S Paul. ‘Emerging
ecumenical theology in south
East Asia,’ South East Asia
Journal of Theology, 1970,
(12), 65-73.
Sheldon Sawatzky ‘Review and
critique of C S Song’s theology
of mission,’ Taiwan Journal of
Theology March(4) 1982 229-
248.
Simatupang, T B. ‘Doing theology in
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3(2) August 1982, 20-29.
Song, C S. The compassionate God,
Orbis, 1982.
Song, C S. Theology from the womb of
Asia, SCM, 1988.
Sound the Bamboo, CCA Hymnal
1990, Christian Conference of
Asia, 1990.
Sugirtharajah, R S., ed., Asian faces of
Jesus, SCM, 1993.
Takenaka, Masao and Ron O’Grady,
The Bible through Asian eyes,
Auckland and Kyoto, 1991.
Thaiwatcharamas, Pracha. ‘God and
Christ in the context of
Buddhism,’ in V Samuel and C
Sugden, Sharing Jesus in the
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Thomas, M M. ‘My pilgrimage in
mission,’ International Bulletin
of Missionary Research, 13(1)
1989, 28-31.
Ting, K H. ‘Theological mass
movements in China,’
International Bulletin of
Missionary Research, 9(3)
1985 98-102.
Yu, Carver T. ‘Chinese Christian
Thought’ in A E McGrath, ed.,
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7. African Theology
Journal of Religion in Africa
‘African Theology,’ Black Theology,’
in S B Ferguson and D F
Wright, New Dictionary of
Theology, IVP, 1988.
Adelowo, E Ada. ‘A comparative look
... Yoruba oral tradition,’ Asia
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October 1987, 334-354.
Anderson, Allan. ‘African
Pentecostalism and the
Ancestor cult: confrontation or
compromise?’ Missionalia
21(1) April 1993, 26-39.
Akinade, Akitunde E, ‘‘Who do you
say that I am?’ : An assessment
of some Christological
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Bediako, Kwame. ‘Biblical
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African Traditional Religions,’
in C Sugden and V Samuel,
Sharing Jesus in the Two-
Thirds World, Regnum,
Oxford, 1983, 115-175.
Bediako, Kwame. ‘Jesus in African
culture,’ Evangelical Review of
 Theology, 17(1), Jan 1993, 54-
64.
Bediako, Kwame. ‘The roots of
African theology,’
International Bulletin of
Missionary Research, 13(2)
Apr 1989 58-65.
Bediako, Kwame. Theology and
identity. The impact of culture
upon Christian thought in the
second century and in modern
Africa, Regnum, Oxford, 1992.
‘Communique of the Pan African
Conference of Third World
Theologians,’ Occasional
Bulletin of Missionary
Research, 2(3) Jul 1978, 92-94.
Daneel, M L. ‘African Christian
theology and the challenge of
earthkeeping,’ Neue Zeitschrift
für Missionswissenschaft, 47,
1991(2) 129-142; 1991(3),
225-246.
De la Haye, Sophie, Byang Kato:
Ambassador for Christ, Africa
Christian Press, Ghana, 1986.
Dickson, Kwesi A. ‘Development of
African Theologies,’ Mission
Studies 1(2) 1984, 53-61.
Gehman, Richard J. Doing African
Theology. An Evangelical
perspective, Evangel, Nairobi,
1987.
Gitari, David. ‘The claims of Jesus in
the African context,’
Evangelical Review of
Theology, 6(2) Oct 1982,
International Review of
Mission, January 1982.
Kato, Byang H. ‘Black Theology and
African Theology,’ Evangelical
Review of Theology, 1(1) Oct
1977, 35-48.
Kato, Byang H. Theological Pitfalls in
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Kalu, Ogbu U. African Church
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perspective, Evangelische
Arbeitsstelle Oekumene
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King, Fergus J. ‘Angels and Ancestors:
A basis for Christology?’
Mission Studies 11(1), 21,
1994, 10-26.
Kinney, John W. ‘The theology of
John Mbiti: his sources, norms
and method,’ Occasional
Bulletin of Missionary
Research, 3(2) Apr 1979, 65-
68. [And the comment by John
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Martey, Emmanuel. African theology.
Inculturation and Liberation,
Orbis, 1993.
Mbiti, John. The Bible and Theology in
African Christianity, 1986.
Mbiti, John. ‘The biblical basis for
present trends in African
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of Missionary Research, 4(3)
Jul 1980, 119-124.
Mugabe, H J. ‘Christology in an
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Musasiwa, Roy B. ‘The finality of
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Okorocha, Cyril. The meaning of
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Parratt, John ed. A reader in African
theology, SPCK TEF Study
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Priest, Doug. Doing theology with the
Maasai, William Carey
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Taylor, J T V. Primal Vision, 146-163.
Tienou, Tite. ‘Indigenous African
Christian theologies: the uphill
road,’ International Bulletin of
Missionary Research, 14(2)
Apr 1990, 73-77
Tienou, Tite. ‘Biblical Foundations for
African theology,’ Missiology
10(4) October 1982, 435-448.
Tienou, Tite. ‘Threats and dangers in
the theological task in Africa,’
Evangelical Review of
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47.
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Bible and cultures. Contrasting
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Van Rheenen, Gailyn. ‘Cultural
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8. Black Theology
‘Black Christian Interpretation,’ in R J
Coggins and J L Houlden, A
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Interpretation, SCM, 1990.
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Evangelical Dictionary of
Theology, Baker, 1984.
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D F Wright, New Dictionary of
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Gerloff, Roswith. A plea for British
Black Theologies ... with
special reference to the
Pentecostal Oneness
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9. Pacific (Melanesia, Maori,
New Zealand, Oceania)
Theology
Catalyst
Colloquium
Melanesian Journal of
Theology
Point
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Brown, Andrew. ‘What constitutes a
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Board for Christian Education,
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Christ in Melanesia. Exploring
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Series, Melanesian Institute,
1977.
Hagesi, Robert. ‘Towards a
Melanesian Christian
Theology,’ Melanesian Journal
of Theology, 1(1) 1985.
Haire, James. ‘Visions of the Spirit for
the Church in the Great
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of Theology, 6(2), 1992, 250-
262.
Irwin, J. ‘Towards a Maori Theology,’
Colloquium, 1983, 1-19.
Ker, John M and Kevin J Sharpe,
Toward an authentic New
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Auckland Chaplaincy, 1984.
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in Pacific/Asian theology,’
 Mission Studies 8(1), 1991, 49-
56.
May, John D’Arcy. Living Theology in
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1985.
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Pech, Rufus. ‘The name of God in
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Rzepkowski, Horst. ‘Stepping stones
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Strelan, John G. Search for Salvation.
Studies in the history and
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Lutheran Publishing House,
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Trompf, G W. The Gospel is not
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World Alliance of Reformed
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Theology, November 1984,
420-426.

10. Liberation Theology

Anderson, Gerald H and Thomas F
Stransky, eds. Mission trends
No.4, Liberation theologies,
Paulist/Eerdmans, 1979.
Chopp, Rebecca S. ‘Liberation
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