|  | Title: A New Hope for Understanding: Adapting the Buddhist Paradigm of Merit Transference to Explain the Substitutionary Sacrifice of Christ
Author: Dahlfred, Karl
Description: This paper aims to examine the implications, benefits, and challenges of using the Buddhist concept of merit transference to explain the redemptive work of Christ to those with a karmic worldview, with particular attention to the Theravada Buddhist context. The first part of the paper will examine the nature of karma, merit, and merit transference as they exist in the minds of Buddhists, particularly Theravada Buddhists. The second part of the paper will deal with adapting the merit transference paradigm to explain the cross of Christ, followed by an analysis of the potentially positive and negative consequences of presenting the Gospel in this way.
Subject: Contextualization; Evangelism
Year Published: 2003
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| | Title: Animism, Syncretism, and Christianity in Thailand
Author: Dahlfred, Karl
Description: To gain a better understanding of the forces at work in shaping Christianity in the global South, the following study will look at the nature of animism and syncretism in general, and then focus in upon Christianity in Thailand as a case study of the effect of animism upon Christian belief and practice in the global South. 8 We will then look at examples of efforts being made by both missionaries and Thai Christians to move beyond syncretism. Our study will conclude with some recommendations for further work.
Subject: Syncretism; Contextualization
Year Published: 2011
Pages: 21 Filesize:
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| | Title: Christianity and Buddhism in Thailand
Author: Hughes, Phillip
Description: Study highlighting the differences and similarites between Buddhist and Christian soteriology
Subject: Contextualization; Buddhism
Year Published: 1983
Pages: 19 Filesize:
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| | Title: Christianity and Buddhism in Thailand: The "Battle of the Axes" and the "Contest of Power"
Author: Cohen, Erik
Description: Insightful article written by a non-Christian about the difficultly missionaries have in converting Thai's to Christianity. The article contrasts the difference between Buddhist thought and Christian thought and how effects the spread of Christianity in Thailand
Subject: Contextualization; Buddhism
Year Published: 1991
Pages: 27 Filesize:
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| | Title: Contextual Theology Analysis: Thailand
Author: King, David
Description: An examination of Thai cultural values, functional theology, and theological presuppositions about from a Thai worldview
Subject: Contextualization
Year Published: 1981
Pages: 36 Filesize:
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| | Title: Contextualizing with Thai Folk Buddhists
Author: DeNeui, Paul
Description: Research paper on understanding Thai Folk Buddhism
Subject: Contextualization; Buddhism
Year Published: 2002
Pages: 36 Filesize:
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| | Title: Karen Stories of Creation
Author: Danpongpee, Esther
Description: A paper about Karen beliefs on God and creation. The author also compares Karen beliefs of creation with Biblical stories of creation.
Subject: Tribal; Contextualization; Bible
Year Published: 2002
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| | Title: Research of Christian Concepts in a Buddhist Context
Author: Visser, Marten and Esther
Description: A research project to find out how certain Christian concepts are understood by Buddhist people, to find out which meaning these Christian concepts carry for Christians with a Buddhist background, to examine suitability of the Christian concepts in reaching out to Buddhist, and to examine availability of suitable alternative concepts.
Subject: Buddhism; Contextualization
Year Published: 2005
Pages: 10 Filesize:
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| | Title: Thai Christian converts and traditional supernaturalism: The conflict of intersecting worldviews
Author: Zehner, Edwin
Description: This article explores the contours and intersections of thetwo sets of beliefs of Thai Christians and Thai non-Christians, and the way the differences are played out in talk ebout the supernatural, and in the practice of and responses to proselytization.
Subject: Contextualization; Buddhism
Year Published: 1990
Pages: 35 Filesize:
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| | Title: The Christus Victor Atonement Motif Applied to Evangelism among Folk Buddhists in Mainland Southeast Asia
Author: Newhouse, Thomas
Description: The thesis of this paper is that the ancient Christus Victor atonement motif is more relevant to the worldview of folk Buddhists in mainland South East Asia than the penal substitution view of the atonement. Many modern evangelistic presentations are based almost entirely on a penal substitution view of the atonement. Often these gospel presentations are also used in a mainland South East Asian folk Buddhist context. Folk Buddhists in mainland South East Asia incorporate many animistic beliefs in their worldview. The Christus Victor atonement motif emphasizes that Christ’s death on the cross and subsequent resurrection resulted in victory over Satan and the demonic powers. Evangelistic presentations which have a more holistic view of the atonement that include the Christus Victor motif would be more relevant to the worldview of folk Buddhist in mainland South East Asia.
Subject: Evangelism; Contextualization
Year Published: 2012
Pages: 33 Filesize:
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