The China Aspiration in Light of Jacob’s Narrative (Genesis 25:19-36:43):

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International Journal of Sino-Western Studies Pub Date : 2023-11-30 DOI:10.37819/ijsws.25.1760

Jacob Chengwei Feng, Alexander Chow, Javier C. Hernandez

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Abstract

Compared to the five centuries of global colonial history, China’s (semi-)colonial history lasted only a little over one hundred years (1840-1949). However, since 1949, coloniality, anti-colonialization, anti-imperialism, and decolonization have continued to lurk in ideology, philosophy, politics, and most importantly in Chinese theology. This paper argues by engaging with Jacob’s narrative (Genesis 25:19-36:43), Chinese public theology can adequately engage in meaningful dialogue with the Aspiration, including the China Dream (Zhongguo meng 中国梦) and a Community of Shared Future for Mankind (renlei mingyun gongtongti 人类命运共同体), by articulating a Chinese public theology of human flourishing on domestic and international levels. The paper first analyzes China's (semi-)colonial/anti-colonial history in four stages with its various influences on Chinese theology. Then the paper adopts a three-layered “sandwich” approach to expose the profound epistemic crisis that is deeply embedded in Chinese theology. Finally, the paper attempts at a constructive Chinese public theology for human flourishing in the Third Millennium.

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从雅各的叙述看中国的愿望（创世纪 25：19-36：43）：

与全球五百年的殖民历史相比，中国的（半）殖民历史只有一百多年（1840-1949 年）。然而，自 1949 年以来，殖民性、反殖民化、反帝国主义和非殖民化一直潜伏在意识形态、哲学、政治，以及最重要的中国神学中。本文认为，通过雅各布的叙述（创世记 25：19-36：43），中国公共神学可以通过在国内和国际层面阐述人类繁荣的中国公共神学，与包括中国梦（Zhongguo meng China Dream）和人类共同未来共同体（renlei mingyun gongtongti 人类命运共同体）在内的理想进行有意义的对话。本文首先分四个阶段分析了中国的（半）殖民/反殖民历史及其对中国神学的各种影响。然后，本文采用三层 "三明治 "的方法，揭示了深藏于中国神学中的深刻的认识论危机。最后，本文试图为第三个千年的人类繁荣提出建设性的中国公共神学。

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