Week 7 - Bevans, Ch. 7 (Synthetic Model)

Synthetic model tries to balance all models and everything else. Synthetic does not mean artificial. Cultures are unique and similar to each other. Dialogue essential to human growth. Danger is that it could be too "wishy-washy." Koyama's Waterbuffalo Theology is described as an example. It is a "theology from below." Jose M. de Mesa is a theologian from the Phillipines whose writings outline the synthetic model well. Christology as "vindication" is the best way to speak to Filipinos about Jesus, according to de Mesa.