Christian Theology and Tribal Culture In Dialogue With C.S. Song

includes index and biblioraphy

1. Historical - Cultural Context and Theological thoughts of C. S Song towards theology of Cultures ...........1 Life and theological background of C S Song ........1 Formative factors of C S Song .........2 Cultural Context of C S song ..............3 Brief discussion on Song`s Theological Methodology...........6 Moving towards his Theology of Culture ............9 Evaluation of Song`s theological thoughts ........18 2. C S Song`s Theology of Culture in Asian Context ....23 Different definition and Explanations of Culture .........24 Song`s Understanding of Cultures in Relation to christian theology ..............25 Theological Understanding of Cultures.............32 Evaluation of Song`s Theology of Cultures .........43 3. Theologizing asian Resources : Story Theology ........47 Doing theology with asian Resources ..........47 Story Theology .............53 Asian stories and Biblical Stories in Reciprocation .........60 Evaluation of Song`s Story Theology ...............65 4. The Kuki Socio-Religious - Cultural Context ........69 A brief history of the Kukis, its origin , migration and settlement ..........70 Impact of Western christianity on Kuki Tribal religious and cultural Traditions ....77 Prevailing social and Cultural Ethics ........77 Communitarian value system of the Kuki people .......86 The Tribal philosophical Foundation ..........91 A shift from Tradition to modernity .........103 5. A theological Appraisal on the Kuki Culture from C S Song`s Theology of Culture ..........109 Theological significance of Mythical Stories .........110 Theology of Cultures in Dialogue ........120 Liberative and Negative Elements of Kuki Culture .........130 Critical Evaluation of Theology of Culture .............132