It’s not often you find the words ‘Asian’ and ‘theologian’ in the same sentence, at least not in this part of the world.
But this is the way that theology should go: embracing theologians that are not white men and Professors. There are some great female theologians emerging – Kathryn Tanner springs to mind. But they are still largely trans-Atlantic or European.
So when you come across a good theologian like Ajith Fernando, who I heard and met in person last year in Kuala Lumpur, then he is worth reading. You can do so here
