The Question of Identity - Chinese Lutheran Christians in West Malaysia

CONTENTS

Acknowledgements

List of Abbreviations

Map of The Peninsula Malaysia (West Malaysia

1. INTRODUCTION

2. IDENTITY AND RELIGIOUS CONVERSION IN THE SOCIAL
2.1. Identity and the formation of identity
2.2. Religious Conversion

3. THE CONTEXT OF LUTHERAN CHRISTIANS IN WEST MALAYSIA
3.1. The socio-cultural and religious context of Malaysia
3.3. The historical and theological context of the Lutheran Church in Malaysia

4. CONVERSION AND IDENTITY - AN EMPIRICAL STUDY ON CHINESE MEMBERS OF LCM
4.1. Research design and methods
4.2. Description and compilation of the findings from the interviews
4.3. Analysis and interpretation of the findings

5. CONVERSION AND RELIGIOUS IDENTITY IN BIBLICAL AND HISTORICAL THEOLOGY (EXCURSUS)
5.1. Aspects of conversion in the Old Testament
5.2. Aspects of Jewish identity in the Old Testament and in the Jewish tradition
5.3. Aspects of conversion in the New Testament
5.4. Perspectives of Christian identity in the New Testament and in early Christianity
5.5. Aspects of conversion and Christian identity in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages - from the Second to the Sixteenth century

6. CONVERSION AND IDENTITY IN LUTHERAN AND ASIAN THEOLOGY
6.1. Luther's view of conversion and Christian identity
6.2. The development in the understanding of Conversion and identity after Luther
6.3. Asian theologians on conversion, identity, and the relevance of Lutheran theology in Malaysia/Southeast Asia

7. THEOLOGICAL RELEVANCE OF IDENTITY AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR LUTHERAN CHRISTIANS IN MALAYSIA
7.1. The relevance of denominational identity in the ecumenical and multireligious setting of West Malaysia
7.2. Elements of denominational identity, shared by LCM members and the LCM as a church
7.3. Challenges for the denominational identity of the LCM in the context of Malaysia
7.4. Opportunities that arise from the LCM's denominational identity

8. SUMMARY
8.1. Comprehensive Summary
8.2. Ausführliche Zusammenfassung

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