A Dialogue between Haizi’s Poetry and the Gospel of Luke

Xiaoli Yang, Ph.D. (2016), University of Divinity, Australia, is Postdoctoral Associate and Adjunct Lecturer at Whitley College of that university. She is a pastor, mentor and poet. She has published journal articles, book chapters and bilingual poetry for both academic and general readers.

Contents

Acknowledgments
List of Illustrations

Introduction

1 Haizi: The Poet Who Never ‘Dies’
  Introduction
  Definitions and Limitations
  Two Decades of Research on Haizi (1989–2016)
  Methodology
  Personal Perspectives
  Summary


Part 1: Roots
2 Haizi: Beyond Homelessness
  Introduction
  Creation Myth
  Songs of the Homeland
  Summary
3 Jesus: Quest for Home
  Introduction
  The Roots of Humanity
  The Identity
  A Home Beyond Borders
  The Homeless Homeland
  Summary


Part 2: Vision
4 Haizi: Returning Home—Chinese Huijia
  Introduction
  A Cultural Premise—The Etymology
  Xiangchou
  The Movement towards Homecoming
  The Ethics of Home
  Summary
5 Jesus: the Hospitality of God
  Introduction
  Casting the Vision
  Table Fellowship
  Summary


Part 3: Journey
6 Haizi: Seeking a Home
  Introduction
  Poetic Adoption from the Greeks
  Learning from the Quest of Modern Movements
  Returning Home—Hui
  Summary
7 Jesus: Embodying the Kingdom
  Introduction
  The Movement of the Journey
  The Way of the Cross
  The Way of Brokenness
  Summary


Part 4: Arrival
8 Haizi: The Death of a Poet
  Introduction
  The Task of a Poet
  Songs of Death
  Self-Surrender
  Summary
9 Jesus: Passion to Embrace
  Introduction
  The Radical Openness of God
  The Radical Vulnerability of God
  Summary
Conclusion
Afterword
Appendices

Bibliography

Index