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Seeking the Unseen (SEANET 12)

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Introduction 
Contributors 


Part I: Biblical Framework
1. Moving beyond Warfare: Biblical Imagery and
the Conduct of Mission 
Dwight P. Baker


2. Spiritual Realities in the Gospels and Implications for
Discipleship among Oral Learners in Northeast Thailand 
Mark Caldwell

3. Buddhist Spiritual Realities:

Divining and Discerning the Future 
Alex G. Smith
4. Transforming Power Encounters into People Movements
in the Buddhist World and Beyond 
David S. Lim


Part II: Cultural Practices
5. How Buddhist Spirituality Influences and Shapes
Asian Cultural Practices: Missiological Implications 
Sheryl Takagi Silzer
6. The Impact of Buddhism on Ancestor Veneration
in Vietnam: Harmless Cross-Cultural Assimilation
or Dark Spiritual Influence? 
Tin Nguyen
7. “I Believe for 50%”: Negotiating Spiritual and Scientific
Realities in Contemporary Thai Cosmologies 
Daniëlle Koning
8. Rituals for Blessing and Destruction among
the Rgyalrongwa of Sichuan, China 
David Burnett
9. An Evangelical Christian Analysis of Theravada Buddhist
Spirituality Expressed in the Almsgiving Ceremony 
G. P. V. Somaratna


Part III: Mission Strategy
10. A Post-3/11 Paradigm for Mission in Japan 
Hiroko Yoshimoto, Simon Cozens, Mitsuo Fukuda,
Yuji Hara, Atsuko Tateishi, Ken Kanakogi, Toru Watanabe
11. Spiritual Realities in the Folk Buddhist Worldview
of Sri Lanka 
Ravin Caldera
12. Signs and Wonders: Necessary but Not Sufficient 
Alan R. Johnson
13. Christian Response to Burmese Nat Worship in Myanmar 
Peter Thein Nyunt
14. People of Power: Becoming an “Alongsider” in
Thailand and Beyond 
John P. Lambert

Index 
Scripture Index 

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Seeking the Unseen (SEANET 12)
Spiritual Realities in the Buddhist World
Paul H. de Neui

Buddhism claims no god, yet spiritual realities abound in popular practice. What are these realities? What do they mean to the practitioners? How can understanding these realities inform Christ-followers seeking to communicate the good news of Jesus in ways that all can understand and relate to? In answer to these and other questions, SEANET proudly presents its twelfth volume, Seeking the Unseen: Spiritual Realities in the Buddhist World. Christian practitioners from thirteen different Buddhist cultures share insights gained from their wideranging experiences and perspectives. From Sri Lanka to Japan, from China to the Philippines, these women and men, Asian and Western, present on a topic that is often missing in mission literature today. And for readers seeking personal insight into the growing spiritual complexities of their own place in the postmodern world, lessons from these authors will guide you with practical principles from engaging, firsthand cultural encounters.

Additional Details

  • Pages: 340
  • Publisher: William Carey Publishing
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Publish Year: 2018
  • ISBN: 9780878080465
  • Vendor: William Carey Library