TY - BOOK AU - Asis, Michael Demetrius H. TI - The filipino Christ and the historical Jesus SN - 9786214481231 AV - BT 303.2 .A85 2021 PY - 2021///, CY - Quezon City PB - Bluebooks KW - JESUS CHRIST. KW - THEOLOGY KW - PHILIPPINES KW - CHRISTIANITY N1 - Includes bibliography; General introduction--Historic biblical Christ--Filipino faces of Jesus--Filipino popular devotions--A filipino Christology--Recommendations N2 - The Filipino Christ and the Historical Jesus is a book based on current historical Jesus studies in the Philippines and abroad. It asks the question, “How does the historical Jesus interact with Filipino Christianity—its popular Christ figures and images, doctrinal pronouncements, cultic practices, and ethical choices?” The book ultimately proposes Jesus as “Bayani”—one who gives himself up for others and the nation and inspires “bayanihan”—so that Filipinos may become lifegiving agents and catalysts of meaningful social change in the nation ER -