45 resources
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?
An examination of Thai cultural values, functional theology, and theological presuppositions about from a Thai worldview
Research paper on understanding Thai Folk Buddhism
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.
Short article about proposal to make Easter celebration coincide with Songkran
Few short articles about christian marriage
This article looks into the positive and negative consequences of globalization on the Karen and how ministry is carried out with the Karen.
BA Thesis written by a former Buddhist on how to effectively disciple Thai Christians. First by understanding the misconceptions Thai Christians have about salvation, sin and God Himself. Next how Thai Christians perceive Christianity as being more 'to teach how to live' than 'forgiveness of sin.' Finally to continually apply these insights on every occasion when teaching Thais about God.
A veteran missionary reflects on what he'd do differently if he could go back in time and start his missionary career over again
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.
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.
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".