Resources - filtered

Bangkok Conference and revivalism by Swanson, Herb

Short article about a revival meeting in Bangkok and a short reflection on this meeting and revivalism in general in a Thai context.

Bangkok: An Urban Arena by Chill, Ronald

A strategy for Baptist church planting in Bangkok

Barriers to Christian Faith in Thailand by Hughes, Philip

Few short aticles on a small research project about the various barriers to becoming, or remaining, a Christian in Thailand.

Bears, Karen, & Noi Wong by Swanson, Herb

Short story about conversion of Noi Wong in north Thailand

Becoming a Christian in Thailand by Visser, Marten

Short summary of factors that influences and don't influence Thai people to become Christians (drawn from Marten Visser's dissertation "Conversion Growth of Protestant Churches in Thailand")

Beyond anti-syncretism: Gospel, context and authority in the New Testament and in Thai conversions to Christianity by Zehner, Edwin

Chapter from the book "Power and identity in the Global Church" using material from the study of Thai Christians and Thai Bhuddist conversions to Christianity in light of the apostle Paul's missiological and theological struggles in his own context, to suggest some of the difficulties in distinguishing between contextualization and syncretism and to argue that missionaries need to avoid being overly directive in the attempt to shape the contextualization of local churches.

Book Review - "From Buddha to Jesus: An Insider’s View of Buddhism & Christianity", by Steve Cioccolanti by Dinkins, Larry

Buddhism & Heathenism by Swanson, Herb

Short articles on Presbyterian missionary views on Buddhism at the end of the 19th century

Buddhism Examined in the Light of the Gospel by Myers, Ron

Theravada Buddhism: What Is It, and What Are Its Teachings? The Thai Buddhist World View From a Christian Perspective, and Vice-versa