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Contents:
Introduction
Contributors
I. FAMILY NETWORK
1. Evangelizing Whole Families: The Value of Family in the 21st Century
Alex G. Smith
Trends in the new millennium indicate the increasing importance and changing role of families in evangelism in the Buddhist world.
2. Catalyzing “Insider Movements” in Buddhist Contexts
David Lim
Family units must serve as the basic model for house church and insider movements in the Buddhist context.
3. Family Networks: The Context for Communication
Alex G. Smith
Family networks in the Buddhist world provide one of the best platforms for Christian evangelism and church planting.
II. FILIAL PIETY
4. Duty, Obligation and Prostitution: How Family Matters in Entry into and Exit from Prostitution in Thailand
Christa Foster Crawford
Within Theravada Buddhist society familial obligations are gendered in nature.
5. The Ritual of Reconciliation of Thai Culture
Ubolwan Mejudhon
This discipleship tool can assist in healing relational wounds caused by Christian conversion within Thai families.
6. A Day in the Life of a Sinhala Buddhist Family and its Relevance for the Evangelical Christian
G.P.V. Somaratna
Understanding Buddhist families’ reverence for the religious can facilitate meaningful Christian witness.
III. VENERATION
7. The Struggle of Asian Ancestor Veneration
Alex G. Smith
Christianity must provide functional substitutes that reflect important cultural values held towards ancestors.
8. Ancestor Veneration and Family Conversion Revisited
David S. Lim
Refusal to adapt to the cultural values in the Buddhist world will continue to hinder response to the Christian gospel.
IV. MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LIFE
9. A New Family Model for Japanese People
Mitsuo Fukuda
Japanese dissatisfaction with the pursuit of wealth indicates a need to reprioritize relationships and the family.
10. Christianity and Buddhist Marriage In Sri Lanka
G. P.V. Somaratna
Sri Lankan Christians must recover their godly cultural heritage in wedding ceremonies in the face of rising post-colonial, anti-Christian sentiment.
11. Biblical Ideals and Buddhist Images
M.S. Vasanthakumar
Obedience to the biblical perspective can restore Christian blessings upon Sri Lankan marriages.
References
Index
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