Episode 5: 

Theology of Suffering and Mission for the Asian Church  

About the guest:  Dr Kar Yong Lim is Lecturer in New Testament Studies and Assitant Director of Postgraduate Studies (MTh program) at Seminari Theoloji Malaysia (Malaysia Theological Seminary), Seremban, Malaysia  

https://www.karyonglim.com/about.html Host:  Matthias Gergan,  ATA Digital Content Editor   

00:00 - Introduction 

3:39 - Why study the theology of suffering? 

6:43 - The need for a theology of suffering in Asia today 

10:21 - The relationship of suffering and the Gospel 

15:48 - Suffering and the local church 

19:07 - The relationship of suffering and glory 

22:46  Why suffer when Christ has already suffered? 

29:25 - Suffering and acts of penance in the church 

32:21 - Socio-religious shifts in Malaysia 

38:05 - Everyday implications from the the theology of suffering 

46:39 - Reading the Bible from the grassroots 

53:16 - Equipping academia to read from the grassroots 

57:44 - The Bible and our everyday lives 

1:03:52 -  - Upcoming projects