Good News to the Poor: Re-reading Luke 4:18-21 in the Light of Liberation Approach

1. Introduction
This paper will attempt to reinterpret Good News to the Poor with special reference to Luke 4:18-21 and contextualize the theological significance of Good News to the Poor in Myanmar Context in the light of liberation approach. Scholars do a study of Luke 4:18-21 and term as the Nazareth Manifesto. It seems that Good News to the Poor is not explicitly meant in the affairs of globalization and post-modern age, social affairs, political affairs, economic affairs and religious affairs. We will bring Jesus of Nazareth to Jesus of Myanmar. The author would like to find and dig out the essence and goal of Good News to the Poor and apply its theological application in Myanmar context by re-reading Luke 4:18-21. 

The Stoning of Naboth: Reading 1 Kings 21 from Myanmar Contexts

1. Introduction
The primary purpose will focus on reinterpreting the stoning of Naboth (1 Kings.21) in the light of Praxis Model in Myanmar context. There are documents, books and commentaries of 1 Kings.21, reinterpreting the God’s intervention between Ahab and Naboth, God’s call of the prophet Elijah from different context of the authors. This paper will attempt to reinterpret the case of Naboth and Ahab from the eyes of Myanmar people, to contextualize and find the theological significance and applications to apply in Myanmar context. Biblical background of the text and the current issues of Myanmar expecting socio-politico-religio-economic condition will be mentioned; the third section will provide methodology to solve the problems; the fourth section will be the main reinterpretation of this paper; and the concluding remarks will be followed.

The Pain of Earth Theology: Towards Reconstructing the Disorder Earth into Regular Earth

1. Introduction

            The primary purpose of this research is to liberate the earth from suffering painfulness caused by human in the light of Divine Providence. Ecologically, the earth is under the trials of natural disaster in which human are unaware to sustain the mother earth. It has been said that Myanmar is rich in natural resources and the rarest natural disaster country. However, natural disasters such as flood, landslide and cyclones slide some areas which have never been encountered. In Genesis 1:31, we see that God saw everything He made from chaos into order, and it was good. However, it is certainly true that the earth is subdued into irregularly and disorderly. Thus, the earth is suffering from painfulness which must be healed. This research will attempt to reconstruct the disorder of earth into the regular order and to heal the wounds and pain of the earth in the light of Divine Providence approach.

Reconstructing Christology from Below in Matthew 8:1-3 in Myanmar Context

1. Introduction

The main purpose of this assignment is to reinterpret Mathew 8:1-3 in the light of Christology from below in Myanmar context. In the light of this study is to articulate a new model of theology that will empower people to show the people with HIV/AIDS their compassionate hands by welcoming them and identification with them. Firstly, after this introduction, the paper is going to mention about a brief historical background of the lepers in the chosen text and some problem will be stated. Secondly, to solve the problems and response the critical question, proper methodology will be adopted. Thirdly, in the light of the chosen methodology, attempt will reinterpret people living with HIV/AIDS in order to have reality of their life in our community.  Finally, concluding remarks and future expectations will be offered for further theological explorations and researches.

The Influence of Postmodernism in Mizo Christian Context

Introduction

It is certainly true that everyone touches the essence of postmodernism in each context. Today, I am going to have a critical study on how the sense of Post Modernism influences in the lives of Mizo Christian youths in this present day. The primary purpose of this paper is the advantage and disadvantage of Post Modernism in Mizo Christian youths, how it affects in the religious lives and in the cultural, and how it affects the lives of Mizo Christian youths.

Towards Reinterpreting The Idolatry In The Light of Symbolic Approach (Colossians 3:5)

Introduction

The primary purpose of this research is to reinterpret Idolatry in the light of Symbolic Approach with special reference to Colossians 3:5. The reason why the author chooses this topic is that the present Christians are blurred on the concept of Idolatry how to avoid the acts of idolatry or how to take the concept of idolatry in our Christians lives, even though the idolatry has been prohibited as the Scripture provided. By doing this research, the author expects that we would understand what Idolatry means in our context, literally or symbolically.

In His Own Image: God Created Male and Female Equally (Mizo Context)

 
Introduction

            The primary purpose of this research is to rediscover the theological implications on the “image of God”, to reinterpret and construct the theological and traditional implications on the full humanity of male and female respecting the creation narrative in Mizo context.  The reason why I choose this theological and traditional implication on the image of God in Mizo context is that the reconstructing of traditional understanding on the image of God as male and female is necessarily one of the most essential processes in the community of Mizo people. I see that the Mizo people are engaged with the obligation and responsibility in reconstructing the male-dominated world biases within the dehumanized women in Mizo society; which still produce the violence, exploitation and discrimination upon women in Mizo society, striking women’s dignity and values.     

Locating Marginalized at the Centre: Jesus and the Poor Beggars (Mark 10:46-52) in Myanmar Context

1. Introduction

The primary purpose of this assignment is ‘Locating marginalized at the center: reinterpretation ‘Jesus and the poor beggar’ (Mark 10:46-52) in Myanmar context.” After this introduction, firstly, I am going to describe a brief biblical background of the poor beggar in time of Jesus and critiques. In it, I will find the problems in the background and adapt critiques; from this sense, I will try to make the questions. In the second section of methodology, I am about to search “centralized approach” which is going to the solve question. In section three, I will reinterpret the poor beggar in centralized approach to Myanmar context. Finally, the paper will be concluded by the expectation of the future.

The Crucified God of Jürgen Moltmann In Myanmar

1. Introduction

The primary purpose of this research is to study the theology of The Crucified God of Jürgen Moltmann and bring its theological application for Myanmar context. Firstly, Jürgen Moltmann is not a Burmese, but German Liberation Theologian. The author himself has never met him. The purpose, however, is to introduce his central theology of Crucified God into Myanmar context, and by doing this, the author expects that we can find applications for contextualizing and reinterpreting the suffering of Myanmar people in the light of his theology.