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Research Paper2012PDF

The Christus Victor Atonement Motif Applied to Evangelism among Folk Buddhists in Mainland Southeast Asia by Newhouse, Thomas

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.

Article2000PDF

The Difference Between Religion and The Gospel by Prometta, Tongpan

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.

Article1978PDF

The Gospel Facing Buddhist Cultures by Smith, Alex

The test of this booklet was originally presented as a paper at the Asian Theological Association Annual Meeting. Part of the "Asian Perspectives" series.

Article2011PDF

The Importance of Printed Media by Visser, Marten

60% of the converts said that printed media played a role in their conversion. 17% mentioned an evangelistic tract. For every positive mention I ever heard about the evangelistic value of tracts, I am sure I heard at least ten negative ones in my life. Yet in Thailand evangelistic tracts were influential in the conversion of almost twice as many people as radio and television combined!

Article1998PDF

The Power of the Oikos by Johnson, Alan

Sharing the Gospel through Relational Networks. If Oikos based evangelism is both a Scriptural methodology and effective then we need to develop an intentional plan and strategy for using these principles and methods in our church life.

Article2009PDF

The Sinners Prayer in Thai Churches by Dahlfred, Karl

Every year there are hundreds, if not thousands, of Thai people who pray to receive Christ but never become involved in a church. Is it possible that the sinnerʼs prayer, which is supposed to signal conversion to the Christian faith, actually fails to challenge the animistic worldview of Thai people? What if instead of helping them find new life in Christ, it confirms them in their basically animistic worldview, but merely adds a temporary Christian veneer on the top of their existing beliefs?