A dialogue between Haizi's poetry and the Gospel of Luke : : Chinese homecoming and the relationship with Jesus Christ / / by Xiaoli Yang.

• Author: Yang, Xiaoli.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2018.
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: Theology and Mission in World Christianity 9.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (346 pages).
• Notes: Based on the author's dissertation (doctoral)--University of Divinity, Australia, 2015.

In A Dialogue between Haizi’s Poetry and the Gospel of Luke Xiaoli Yang offers a conversation between the Chinese soul-searching found in Haizi’s (1964–1989) poetry and the gospel of Jesus Christ through Luke’s testimony. It creates a unique contextual poetic lens that appreciates a generation of the Chinese homecoming journey through Haizi’s poetry, and explores its relationship with Jesus Christ. As the dialogical journey, it names four stages of homecoming—roots, vision, journey and arrival. By taking an interdisciplinary approach—literary study, inter-cultural dialogue and comparative theology, Xiaoli Yang convincingly demonstrates that the common language between the poet Haizi and the Lukan Jesus provides a crucial and rich source of data for an ongoing table conversation between culture and faith.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 Haizi: The Poet Who Never ‘Dies’ -- 2 Haizi: Beyond Homelessness -- 3 Jesus: Quest for Home -- 4 Haizi: Returning Home—Chinese Huijia -- 5 Jesus: the Hospitality of God -- 6 Haizi: Seeking a Home -- 7 Jesus: Embodying the Kingdom -- 8 Haizi: The Death of a Poet -- 9 Jesus: Passion to Embrace -- Conclusion -- Afterword -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index of Subjects and Authors -- Index of Ancient Sources.