
A Transformative Reading of the Bible
Explorations of Holistic Human Transformation
- 114 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
In A Transformative Reading of the Bible Yung Suk Kim raises critical questions about human transformation in biblical studies. What is transformation? How are we transformed when we read biblical stories? Are all transformative aspects equally valid? What kind of relationships exists between self, neighbor, and God if transformation is involved in these three? Who or what is being changed, or who or what are we changing? What degree of change might be considered "transformative"? Kim explores a dynamic, cyclical process of human transformation and argues that healthy transformation involves three kinds of transformation: psycho-theological, ontological-theological, and political-theological transformation. With insights gained from phenomenological studies, political theology, and psychotheology, Kim proposes a new model for how to read the Bible transformatively, as he dares to read Hannah, Psalm 13, the Gospel of Mark, and Paul as stories of transformation. The author invites Christian readers, theological educators, and scholars to reexamine the idea of transformation and to engage biblical stories from the perspective of holistic human transformation.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Models of Transformation
- Chapter 2: Toward a Theory of Holistic Transformation
- Chapter 3: Theory of a Holistic Human Transformation
- Chapter 4: A Transformative Reading in Hannah’s Story
- Chapter 5: A Transformative Reading in Psalm 13
- Chapter 6: A Transformative Reading in the Gospel of Mark
- Chapter 7: A Transformative Reading in Paul’s Letters
- Chapter 8: Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Subject Index