Particularism and Universalism in the Book of Isaiah

This study offers a critical assessment of the two contested issues, religious pluralism and iconoclasm, from a Korean perspective by looking at a number of Isaiah's central themes, which can be identified as particularistic and universalistic. It also seeks to elucidate the contemporary implications of Isaiah's particularistic and universalistic themes for a pluralistic world, especially for Korean religious communities, which have been overwhelmed by a fiery debate about these issues.

Autorentext

The Author: Se-Hoon Jang holds a M.Div. from Chongshin University in Seoul, South Korea and a Ph.D. from the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. He is Professor of Old Testament at International Theological Seminary & University in Seoul, South Korea.

Inhalt
Contents: The Korean Churches and Religious Pluralism The Korean Churches and Iconoclasm Strategy for Reading Isaiah The Holy One of Israel The Monotheistic Manifesto of Isaiah The Unique Role of Torah in Isaiah Mount Zion as the Cosmic centre The New Creation The New Israel.