Contents

Introduction: Navigating Romans Through Cultures 1

Yeo Khiok-khng (K.K.)

Part 1

EUROPE AND AFRICA

1. From Margins to Center: 31

Pentecostal and Orthodox Readings of Romans 8 in Romania

Florin T. Cimpean

Response: Herold O. Weiss 54

2. A “Frontier” Reading of Romans: 57

The Case of Bishop John William Colenso (1814-1883)

Jonathan A. Draper

Response: Gerald O. West 83

Part 2

LATIN AMERICA AND NORTH AMERICA

3. The Righteousness of God and Hurricane Mitch:

Reading Romans in Hurricane-Devastated Honduras 95

Mark D. Baker and J. Ross Wagner

Response: James D. G. Dunn 133 3

4. Repudiating Assimilation in Readings Romans 9-11: 137

A Latino Theologian Locates His Cultural-Religious Hybridity

Juan Escarfuller

Response: Elsa Tamez 168

5. Subjection, Reflection, Resistance: 171

A Three-Dimensional Process of Empowerment in Romans 13

and the Free-Market Economy

Monya A. Stubbs

Response: Kathy Ehrensperge 198

Part 3

ASIA

6. Reading Romans in Southeast Asia: 205

Righteousness and its Implications for the Christian Community

and Other Faith Communities

Daniel C. Arichea, Jr.

Response: Douglas A. Campbell 225

7. Ek Pisteôs Eis Pistin and the Filipinos’ Sense of Indebtedness 234

(Utang Na Loob)

Revelation Enriquez Velunta

Response: Troy A. Martin 256

8. Messianic Predestination in Romans 8 and Classical 259

Confucianism

Yeo Khiok-khng (K.K.)

Response: Brian K. Blount 290

Conclusion: Charting the Course and Steering the Ship 295

Charles H. Cosgrove

Contributors 303

Index of Scriptural References 307

Index of Authors 312

Index of Subjects 317