Authors: Albert Tizon, Athena Gorospe, Jonathan Nambu, Derek Newton
Keywords: Global, Local, Mustard Seed, Filipino Evangelical Church, Globalization, Maupay nga Kinabuhi, Theological Reflection, Warays, Northern Samar, Lesbianism, Philippine Context, Paul’s Plea for Onesimus, Reinstatement as Slave, Welcome as Brother, Manumission as Freedman, Rhetoric, Letter to Philemon, Phronesis, Practical Wisdom, Theory, Praxis, Kingdom Values, Family, Church, Community, Societal Institutions, Nation, Upward Mobility, Consumerism, Capitalism, Poverty, Environment, Greed, Selfishness, Dualism, Dualistic Thinking, Holism, Transformation Theology, National Faith Identity, Spirituality, Renewal in the Spirit, Networking, Sin, Justice, Peace, Harmony, Injustice, Love, Shalom, Disability, Shame, Guilt, Reconciliation, Slavery, Manumission, Rhetoric, Culture
Description: The issue examines local responses to globalization and complex social issues. Tizon discusses the Filipino evangelical church’s “mustard seed” response to the monster of globalization through holism, spiritual renewal, and promoting national faith identity. Gorospe uses the Waray concept of “Maupay nga Kinabuhi” (good and full life) as a local theological starting point, linking it to the biblical vision of shalom. Nambu offers reflections on lesbianism in the Philippine context, viewing it through the lens of psychological wounds and spiritual rebellion. Newton analyzes Paul’s letter to Philemon, arguing that its rhetoric subtly presses for Onesimus’s manumission (freedom).
- Revisiting the Mustard Seed: The Filipino Evangelical Church in the Age of Globalization – Albert Tizon
- Maupay nga Kinabuhi: A Starting Point for Theological Reflection Among the Warays of Northern Samar – Athena Gorospe
- Reflections on Lesbianism in the Philippine Context – Jonathan Nambu
- Paul’s Plea for Onesimus: Reinstatement as Slave, Welcome as Brother, or Manumission as Freedman? Rhetoric and Intention in the Letter to Philemon – Derek Newton
Insights from PHRONESIS Volume 6, No. 1 (1999)
- “The mustard seed is but one of many examples taken from everyday life in Palestine from which Jesus drew, to convey the meaning of the coming reign or kingdom of God.” -Albert Tizon
- “The concept of maupay has semantic and conceptual similarities with the biblical shalom.” -Athena Gorospe
- “The most basic truth about lesbianism is that it is essentially a choice—one rooted in relational wounds and psychological trauma.” -Jonathan Nambu
- “Paul clearly intends to leave Philemon no choice in the matter of forgiving the runaway slave.” -Derek Newton