Sherman on the Mount: I Started a Joke

I Started a Joke

There is a joke among English-speaking pastors that Chinese preachers don't preach; they tell stories. But without either of them knowing it, the Chinese preachers may have had the last laugh. In conveying the gospel through story-telling, they have in fact come closer to the biblical narrative tradition than their Western-educated counterparts.

Quoted from: Simon Chan, “Problem and Possibility of an Asian Theological Hermeneutic”, Trinity Theological Journal, Vol. 9, 2000, pp.55-6.

Posted by SK on April 23, 2007 1:05 AM | Permalink

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sk,

There is so much truth in that. Unfortunately we are not very good story tellers. We prefer to deliver our theology well packaged. It's easier.

Posted by Alex Tang | April 23, 2007 1:11 PM

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