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Emerging Faith: Lessons from Mission History in Asia

Emerging Faith: Lessons from Mission History in Asia

by Paul H De Neui

In non-Western contexts, Christianity has often been viewed as the religion of foreigners with a hidden political agenda. Sharing the gospel in non-imperialistic ways can be challenging, particularly in Asia. Every location to which God calls his messengers has its own rich history that should be shared with gospel workers and local people. Those desiring to… Read more…

Restored to Freedom from Fear, Guilt, and Shame: Lessons from the Buddhist World

Restored to Freedom from Fear, Guilt, and Shame: Lessons from the Buddhist World

by Paul H De Neui

SEANET proudly presents Restored to Freedom from Fear, Guilt, and Shame, volume 13 in its series on intercultural and inter-religious studies.These three cultural orientations impact the shaping and expression of worldview. While all are present to a certain extent in every context, this volume draws from the expressions and insights found from within the Bu… Read more…

Seeking the Unseen: Spiritual Realities in the Buddhist World

Seeking the Unseen: Spiritual Realities in the Buddhist World

by 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… Read more…

Becoming the People of God: Creating Christ-Centered Communities in Buddhist Asia

Becoming the People of God: Creating Christ-Centered Communities in Buddhist Asia

by Paul H De Neui

A comprehensive exploration into the efforts and methodologies of creating Christian communities within Buddhist contexts in Asia.How do Christ followers celebrate unity in the midst of diversity? How do we become the people of God in more than name only? A unifying Christ-centeredness demands living out kingdom values and bearing witness to transformation i… Read more…

Developing Indigenous Leaders: Lessons in Mission from Buddhist Asia

Developing Indigenous Leaders: Lessons in Mission from Buddhist Asia

by Paul H De Neui

Every movement is only one generation from dying out. Leadership development remains the critical issue for mission endeavors around the world. How are leaders developed from the local context for the local context? What is the role of the expatriate in this process? What models of hope are available for those seeking further direction in this area, particul… Read more…

Complexities of Money and Missions in Asia

Complexities of Money and Missions in Asia

by Paul H De Neui

What happens when an expatriate missionary is thrust into a context where the standard of living is so divergent that perceived or actual wealth suddenly becomes the strongest draw of attraction? What actual message is communicated through the wordless witness of the Western Christian missionary lifestyle? Is attention to so-called good news now so financial… Read more…

Suffering: Christian Reflections on the Buddhist Dukkha

Suffering: Christian Reflections on the Buddhist Dukkha

by Paul H De Neui

What is dukkha? In Buddhism this word encompasses the concepts of dis-ease, unsteadiness, sorrow, and lack of inner calm. In English it is usually translated simply as “suffering”. However it is defined, dukkha is central to understanding Buddhism. The Buddha described not only what it was, but taught that there is a way out of it. Suffering is … Read more…

Family and Faith in Asia: The Missional Impact of Social Networks

Family and Faith in Asia: The Missional Impact of Social Networks

by Paul H De Neui

If Christian mission in Asia and most of the non-Western world is ever to advance, it must seriously consider the importance of family networks. Far too long the strategy of a “one by one” approach has stifled the spread of the gospel, reinforced a highly individualized unbiblical theology and destroyed social relationships that might lead to conversatio… Read more…

Communicating Christ in Asian Cities: Urban Issues in Buddhist Contexts

Communicating Christ in Asian Cities: Urban Issues in Buddhist Contexts

by Paul H De Neui

Communicating Christ in Asian Cities: Urban Issues in Buddhist Contexts is the sixth volume in a series produced from the annual SEANET Missiological Forum held in Chiang Mai, Thailand. It developed from a keen awareness that certain urban concerns for evangelistic mission must be addressed in a unique way when viewed within the myriad and complex cultures f… Read more…

Communicating Christ Through Story and Song: Orality in Buddhist Contexts

Communicating Christ Through Story and Song: Orality in Buddhist Contexts

by Paul H De Neui and David S Lim

Communicating Christ Through Story and Song, the fifth volume in the Buddhist World series, presents models and case studies of communication of the Gospel through orality in Southeast Asia. With contributions from seasoned practitioners working in Cambodia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, and the Philippines, this insightful book explores the Biblical foundati… Read more…

Sharing Jesus in the Buddhist World

Sharing Jesus in the Buddhist World

by Paul H De Neui, David Lim and Steve Spaulding

This book on Christian missions to the Buddhist world not only provides understanding of many Buddhist cultures, but provides culturally relevant ideas on sharing Jesus with Buddhists around the world. It lives up to the editors’ goal “to provide the global church with knowledge and understanding of the Buddhist world and how to reach it for Christ.”… Read more…