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Martin Luther and Buddhism: Aesthetics of Suffering carefully traces the historical and theological context of Luther's breakthrough in terms of articulating justification and justice in connection to the Word of God and divine suffering. Chung critically and constructively engages in dialogue with Luther and with later interpreters of Luther such as Barth and Moltmann, placing the Reformer in dialogue not only with Asian spirituality and religions but also with an emerging global theology of religions.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments; Preface; Introduction: Remembering Our History, and Forging Stories of a Hopeful Future; Clashing Cultures and Ethical Values in the Age of HIV/AIDS; A Culture of Death: Poverty and HIV/AIDS; Signposts of Hope: Religion, Revillaging, and Reauthoring; The Palaver and Beyond: A Holistic Narrative Pastoral Care and Counseling Approach; Bibliography.