Elements of Filipino theology /

Mercado, Leonardo Nieva

Elements of Filipino theology / Leonardo N. Mercado, edited by Victoria S. Salazar; Preface by C.G. Arevalo. - Tacloban City : Divine Word University Publications [c1975] - [24] 251 p. ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents I. On Indigenizing theology -- The needs for indigenization --The Approach to Filipino theology -- Faith and its varied manifestations -- Adaptation vs. incarnation -- The theologian's role--Some clarifications -- Appendix: Related documents. Part I: The Frame of reference -- II. The incarnational world view--The incarnation -- Profane vs. sacred secularization -- Salvation involves the whole man/world -- Heaven, eternity, and the infinite -- On time and history -- Related proverbs. -- III. God, Spirits, and the departed -- God-- Attributes -- Good and evil -- The Spirits -- The departed-- Related proverbs. -- Iv. The individual, society & ownership -- The Filipino as individual -- Human dignity -- Society-- Ownership -- Related Proverbs. --V. Fate and freedom -- Fate -- Freedom-- palad a negative and positive-- Related Proverbs. VI. Sin and Gaba -- Guilt and Shame -- Sin-- Sin in oriental thought -- Filipino concept of sin-- Sin and guilt -- Gaba -- Related Proverbs. VII. Law -- Religion vows -- The Santacruzan and religious legislative -- Related Proverbs -- VIII. Work and Leisure -- Work and leisure in the Sakop philosophy-- World view and work-- Leisure -- Christ and work leisure -- Harmony with nature -- Related Proverbs. Part II: Response -- Ix. Faith -- Faith as interpersonal -- Utang na loob as faith -- The grand inquisitor -- Faith and culture -- Faith and the future --X. Hope -- Related Proverbs --XI. Mercy and love (AWA) --On prayer -- Related Proverbs -- XII. Respect and obedience -- Related Proverbs. -- XIII. Non-egoism (PAILOB) -- Non-egoism and oriental thought -- Kenosis--Related proverbs. Part III: Worship in the life cycle -- XIV. Sign and worship -- The nature of signs -- Signs of as incarnational - Religious sign and causality-- Signs in the Bible -- XV. Water and baptism -- The symbolic of water -- Water and baptism in scriptures -- John -- Paul -- Peter -- Baptism and penance -- XVI. Food, Fiesta, blood, & The Eucharist -- Blood as man -- Blood as sign of union -- Blood as sacrifice -- Blood in scriptures -- The Eucharist --The Eucharist as meal -- The Eucharist as Fiesta of God's Sakop -- The Eucharist as sandugan -- The Eucharist as sacrifice. XVII. Marriage and Celibacy -- Marriage -- Sakop and marriage -- Marriage symbols -- On Civil and Church weddings -- Children and marriage -- Celibacy -- Male and female -- Celibacy in scriptures-- Filipino approach to the evangelical counsels -- Related Proverbs. -- XVII. The Ministry -- Traditional ministerial role -- The ministry in scriptures --XIX. Health and sickness -- harmony with man -- Harmony with nature -- Harmony with the other world -- The Rites of healing --The Scriptures on health and disease --XX. Death -- The "soul" in Filipino thought -- The aspects of death -- Death in the Bible -- Related Proverbs -- Epilogue.


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