| ![View the PDF document View the PDF document](/gsdl/web/images/ipdf.gif) | Title: A PROLEGOMENA FOR THE THAI CONTEXT: A Starting Point for Thai Theology (Article) Author: Taylor, Steve Description: The article explores the statement why "Thai are not interested in systematic theology’. The reason is most theology taught in Thailand is Western in origin. The problem is that the thought processes and epistemology of the Thai have generally not developed along Western lines. They hold different presuppositions and world view to that of the West. Furthermore, ‘local theologies which are directly applicable to the Thai mind and culture have not yet emerged’. The gospel of Jesus Christ can not yet be said to have become rooted in the Thai mind. This article discusses the necessity for develop of a Thai systematic theology. Subject: Contextualization; Leadership; Discipleship Year Published: 2003 Pages: 19 Filesize:
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| ![View the PDF document View the PDF document](/gsdl/web/images/ipdf.gif) | Title: Accomodation Author: Swanson, Herb Description: Short article about the question of giving donations to the local temple for various occasions. Subject: Contextualization Year Published: 1997 Pages: 1 Filesize:
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| ![View the PDF document View the PDF document](/gsdl/web/images/ipdf.gif) | Title: Allowing Jesus to Be Reborn in Weddings (And Other Ceremonies) Author: Prometta, Tongpan Description: Write-up of a seminar given by Rev. Tongpan Prometta at the Isaan Congress II, Khon Kaen, Thailand, translated by Paul H. DeNeui talking about contextualization of the gospel by using things found in local culture: Wedding ceremony. Subject: Contextualization Year Published: 2000 Pages: 8 Filesize:
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| ![View the PDF document View the PDF document](/gsdl/web/images/ipdf.gif) | Title: Allowing Jesus to be Reborn at Funerals Author: Prometta, Tongpan Description: Write-up of a seminar given by Rev. Tongpan Prometta at the Isaan Congress II, Khon Kaen, Thailand, translated by Paul H. DeNeui talking about contextualization of the gospel by using things found in local culture: funeral ceremonies. Subject: Contextualization; Isaan; Evangelism Year Published: 2000 Pages: 9 Filesize:
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| ![View the PDF document View the PDF document](/gsdl/web/images/ipdf.gif) | Title: Book Review - "From Buddha to Jesus: An Insider’s View of Buddhism & Christianity", by Steve Cioccolanti Author: Dinkins, Larry Subject: Buddhism; Contextualization; Evangelism Year Published: 2009 Pages: 3 Filesize:
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| ![View the PDF document View the PDF document](/gsdl/web/images/ipdf.gif) | Title: Christian Theology in a country of temples Author: Staveren, Karsten van Description: Article about the difficultly explaining the gospel to a Thai Buddhist. One of the author's key point is focusing on the exclusive differences between Theravada Buddhism and Christianity will not be fruitful in a Thai context Subject: Contextualization; Church Planting Year Published: 2011 Pages: 15 Filesize:
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| ![View the PDF document View the PDF document](/gsdl/web/images/ipdf.gif) | Title: Christmas and Contextualization in Thailand Author: Lambert, John Description: Have you ever wondered about how Thai people view Christmas? What do Thai Christians do to celebrate the holiday? Do people realize that Christmas is the work of missionaries? Why does this matter for the Thai church? Subject: Contextualization Year Published: 2011 Pages: 4 Filesize:
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| ![View the PDF document View the PDF document](/gsdl/web/images/ipdf.gif) | Title: Dancing to the Temple, Dancing in the Church: Reflections on Thai Local Theology Author: Swanson, Herb Description: Article about the Suwanduangrit Church located east of Chiang Mai in the community of Ban Dok Daeng and its participation in Buddhist celebrations and the subsequent participation of Buddhists in Christian celebrations. Subject: Contextualization Year Published: 2002 Pages: 11 Filesize:
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| ![View the PDF document View the PDF document](/gsdl/web/images/ipdf.gif) | Title: Easter & Songkran Author: Swanson, Herb Description: Short article about proposal to make Easter celebration coincide with Songkran Subject: Contextualization Year Published: 1995 Pages: 1 Filesize:
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| ![View the PDF document View the PDF document](/gsdl/web/images/ipdf.gif) | Title: Getting Married Properly Author: Swanson, Herb Description: Few short articles about christian marriage Subject: Church History | 1800-1900; Contextualization Year Published: 1995 Pages: 2 Filesize:
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| ![View the PDF document View the PDF document](/gsdl/web/images/ipdf.gif) | Title: Globalization and Ministry with the Karen Author: Danpongpee, Esther Description: This article looks into the positive and negative consequences of globalization on the Karen and how ministry is carried out with the Karen. Subject: Contextualization; Tribal Year Published: 2003 Pages: 3 Filesize:
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| ![View the PDF document View the PDF document](/gsdl/web/images/ipdf.gif) | Title: If I Had to Do It All Over Again Author: Dinkins, Larry Description: A veteran missionary reflects on what he'd do differently if he could go back in time and start his missionary career over again Subject: Contextualization Year Published: 2009 Pages: 2 Filesize:
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| ![View the PDF document View the PDF document](/gsdl/web/images/ipdf.gif) | Title: Illustrating the Gospel from Thai History Author: Dahlfred, Karl Description: Because the concept of substitution is largely absent from Buddhist thinking, there are a couple of illustrations from Thai history that I will often use to explain to people how Jesus could die on the cross, not for his own sin (which he didnʼt have) but in order to save others. I take no credit discovering or coming up with either example, but I have found them useful and hope that anyone else doing evangelism among Buddhists, particularly Thai Buddhists, might find them useful. Subject: Contextualization; Evangelism Year Published: 2009 Pages: 1 Filesize:
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| ![View the PDF document View the PDF document](/gsdl/web/images/ipdf.gif) | Title: Jesus Must Be Reborn Author: Prometta, Tongpan Description: Write-up of a seminar given by Rev. Tongpan Prometta at the Isaan Congress II, Khon Kaen, Thailand, translated by Paul H. DeNeui talking about contextualization of the gospel by using things found in local culture. Subject: Contextualization; Isaan; Evangelism Year Published: 2000 Pages: 11 Filesize:
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| ![View the PDF document View the PDF document](/gsdl/web/images/ipdf.gif) | Title: Karen Culture and the Karen Church, A Report on a Consultation on Karen Theology Author: Swanson, Herb Description: A report on a consultation held in Nov 2000 on Karen theology to explore themes and ideas in the development of Karen theologies, particularly with reference to the traditional Karen religious poetry known as "ta". Subject: Tribal; Contextualization Year Published: 2000 Pages: 5 Filesize:
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| ![View the PDF document View the PDF document](/gsdl/web/images/ipdf.gif) | Title: Lecture on Contextualization of Christianity in Thailand given by Rev. Tongpan Promeeta Author: DeNeui, Paul Description: Hours two and three of a lecture given at Isaan Congress II on the contextualization of Christianity in Isaan Subject: Contextualization; Isaan Year Published: 2000 Pages: 34 Filesize:
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| ![View the PDF document View the PDF document](/gsdl/web/images/ipdf.gif) | Title: Musical Indigenization Author: Swanson, Herb Description: Short article about a first attempt in CCT to musical indigenization Subject: Contextualization Year Published: 1996 Pages: 1 Filesize:
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| ![View the PDF document View the PDF document](/gsdl/web/images/ipdf.gif) | Title: STRINGS: MEDIA FOR GOSPEL COMMUNICATION IN NORTHEAST THAILAND Author: DeNeui, Paul Description: This article reflects upon the contextualization potential and use of the string-tying sukhwan ceremonies of the Isaan culture as a media for use in conveying the gospel within this culture. Subject: Isaan; Evangelism; Contextualization Year Published: 2002 Pages: 14 Filesize:
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| ![View the PDF document View the PDF document](/gsdl/web/images/ipdf.gif) | Title: Structural And Ministry Philosophy Issues In Church Planting Among Buddhist Peoples Author: Johnson, Alan Description: Missionaries involved in church planting among Buddhist populations wrestle with the problem of very slow church planting and church growth among existing congregations. The author response to this has been to deal with issues of contextualization to see how the Gospel message and church life can be made to better fit the local context and thus become more relevant to the people. Subject: Contextualization; Church Planting Pages: 20 Filesize:
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| ![View the PDF document View the PDF document](/gsdl/web/images/ipdf.gif) | Title: The Difference Between Religion and The Gospel Author: Prometta, Tongpan Description: Write-up of a seminar given by Rev. Tongpan Prometta at the Isaan Congress II, Khon Kaen, Thailand, translated by Paul H. DeNeui talking about contextualization of the gospel by using things found in local culture. Subject: Isaan; Contextualization; Evangelism Year Published: 2000 Pages: 11 Filesize:
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| ![View the PDF document View the PDF document](/gsdl/web/images/ipdf.gif) | Title: The Importance of Ceremony in Isaan Author: Prometta, Tongpan Description: Write-up of a seminar by Ajarn Tangpon Prometta about the importance of ceremonies and about the use of ceromonies to communicate the gospel in Isaan. Subject: Contextualization; Isaan Year Published: 2001 Pages: 6 Filesize:
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| ![View the PDF document View the PDF document](/gsdl/web/images/ipdf.gif) | Title: The Missionary As Stranger: Phenomenological Analysis of Christian Missionaries' Encounter with the Folk Religions of Thailand Author: Cohen, Erik Description: Two major dimensions of strangeness, the cognitive and the normative, are distinguished in Schuetz’s classical phenomenological model of transition from strangeness to familiarity. It is argued that there is a category of stranger whose roles and obligations encourage a cognitive, but preclude a normative transition from strangeness to familiarity. The argument is examined on empirical data on Christian missionaries in Thailand. Specifically, the changing attitudes to local beliefs in spirits (phii) and their accommodation into the missionaries’ worldview are examined. It is found that the missionaries tend to ‘Christianize’ the spirits, thus modifying their worldview, but not changing it fundamentally. Subject: Contextualization Year Published: 1990 Pages: 15 Filesize:
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| ![View the PDF document View the PDF document](/gsdl/web/images/ipdf.gif) | Title: The Playboy Bunny and Contextualization Author: Dahlfred, Karl Description: The use of the Playboy bunny symbol in Thai fashion illustrates the challenge of deciding the meaning of certain cultural items in the process of contextualization Subject: Contextualization; Culture Year Published: 2009 Pages: 2 Filesize:
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| ![View the PDF document View the PDF document](/gsdl/web/images/ipdf.gif) | Title: The Significance of Phra See Ahn for Northeastern Thai Buddhists Author: DeNeui, Paul Description: Article about the Buddhist prophecy of Phra See Ahn and the coming of Jesus Subject: Buddhism; Contextualization; Isaan; Evangelism Year Published: 2004 Pages: 6 Filesize:
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| ![View the PDF document View the PDF document](/gsdl/web/images/ipdf.gif) | Title: Truly Christian, Truly Thai Author: Swanson, Herb Description: Article about a Christian "bone gathering ceremony" that blends certain Buddhist forms, northern Thai attitudes, and a Western Christian heritage. Subject: Contextualization Year Published: 2002 Pages: 2 Filesize:
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| ![View the PDF document View the PDF document](/gsdl/web/images/ipdf.gif) | Title: What Does Seoul Have to do with Bangkok? Church Growth in Korea & Thailand Author: Swanson, Herb Description: This articles anaylses difference in church growth between Korea and Thailand using external factors, like differences in geo-political, religious, and missiological conditions, but also internal factors like the relationship between Christians and culture. Subject: Evangelism; Syncretism; Contextualization Year Published: 2004 Pages: 15 Filesize:
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| ![View the PDF document View the PDF document](/gsdl/web/images/ipdf.gif) | Title: What Happened When Grandma Danced Author: DeNeui, Paul Subject: Contextualization; Isaan Year Published: 2001 Pages: 2 Filesize:
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| ![View the PDF document View the PDF document](/gsdl/web/images/ipdf.gif) | Title: Wrapping the Good News for the Thai Author: Johnson, Alan Description: Suggestions for a contextualized presentation of the Gospel in Thai society Subject: Contextualization; Evangelism Pages: 30 Filesize:
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