1st Edition

Pneumatodao and the Way of the Spirit A Theology of Breath in the Anthropocene and AI Age

By Heup Young Kim Copyright 2027
264 Pages
by Routledge

Pneumatodao and the Way of the Spiri t develops a constructive East Asian Christian theology of the Holy Spirit for a breathless age. Beginning from the ecological suffocation of the Anthropocene and the technological reduction of life in the AI age, Heup Young Kim retrieves Dao, ki, and ganying as foundational grammars for renewing pneumatology: the Spirit as living Way, the creaturely... Read more

Preface  A Note on Key East Asian and Korean Terms  Introduction: A Theology of Breath in a Breathless Age  1. The Dao of the Spirit: From Static Substance to Living Way  2. The Ki of the Spirit: Life-Breath, Embodiment, and Transformation  3. The Ganying of Grace: Responsive Resonance and the Spirit’s Relational Movement  4. Christodao: The Incarnate Way and the Indwelling Spirit  5. The Yin Spirit: Receptivity, Hiddenness, and Non-Coercive Power  6. Spiritual Cultivation: Body-Breath Practice and Embodied Sanctification  7. Ecodao: The Spirit’s Way in Wounded Creation  8. Technodao in the AI Era: Pneumatology, Artificial Intelligence, and the Ethics of Breath  Conclusion — The Life of Pneumatodao: Breath, Communion, and Hope in a Breathless Age  Index

Biography

Heup Young Kim is a retired Professor of Systematic Theology at Kangnam University, South Korea. He is the author of A Theology of Dao, Theodao (Theology of Dao) II, Christodao, and Techno-Dao, and a founding fellow of the International Society for Science and Religion (ISSR).