Towards a strategy for church planting among the Buddhist community in Sri Lanka /by Adrian Randolf de Visser.

By: Publication details: 1990.Description: iii, ii, 108, 11 leaves ; 29 cmContent type:
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  • BV4070 .T693 1990
  • BV4070
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Contents:
Factual Data on Sri Lanka.
The Eight Fold Path of Buddhism -- Nirvana -- Central Buddhist Concept.
Overview of the Present Church Ministry.
Portuguese Era -- Dutch Era -- British Era -- Towards a Solution -- Strategy -- Breaking Down the Barriers -- Identification with the People -- Identification and Godly Life -- Love for People.
Present Trends -- Towards a Solution -- Transformation, Not Alienation -- Cultural Alienation and Vacuum -- Towards a Contextualized Model -- Contextualization Defined -- Theological Foundations Towards Critical Contextualization.
Communicating to the Buddhist Community -- Distortion Due to Linguistic Forms -- Misunderstanding-Caused on Decoding -- Towards a Solution -- Communication and Jesus -- Peter and Paul -- Peter's Sermon to the Jews and Gentiles -- Peter's Sermon to the Gentiles -- Paul's Sermon to the Jews and Gentiles -- Paul's Sermon to the Gentiles -- Dialogue in Communication -- Summary.
Political and Ethnic Unrest -- Historical Analysis -- A Recent Political Unrest -- Buddhism Has Failed -- The Economic Failure -- Poverty -- Christianity and Poverty -- Fear of the Unknown.
Its Functions -- A Worshipping Community -- A Caring Community -- A Witnessing Community -- Its Form -- Its Transition -- Political Influences -- The Lord's Supper -- The Contemporary Church -- Conclusion.
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Ministry Perspective Project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts, Columbia Biblical Seminary and Graduate School of Missions, Columbia, South Carolina, 1990.

Bibliography: leaves 1.-11 (second series).

1. Sri Lanka

Early Settlement -- Factual Data on Sri Lanka.

2. Study on Buddhism

Introduction of Buddhism in Sri Lanka -- The Eight Fold Path of Buddhism -- Nirvana -- Central Buddhist Concept.

3. National Overview of the Church

Historical Overview -- Overview of the Present Church Ministry.

4. Barriers to Church Growth in Sri Lanka

History of Proselytizing and Nationalism -- Portuguese Era -- Dutch Era -- British Era -- Towards a Solution -- Strategy -- Breaking Down the Barriers -- Identification with the People -- Identification and Godly Life -- Love for People.

5. Cultural Alienation

Historical Analysis -- Present Trends -- Towards a Solution -- Transformation, Not Alienation -- Cultural Alienation and Vacuum -- Towards a Contextualized Model -- Contextualization Defined -- Theological Foundations Towards Critical Contextualization.

6. Communication, World View and Culture

Dimensions of Cross-Cultural Communication -- Communicating to the Buddhist Community -- Distortion Due to Linguistic Forms -- Misunderstanding-Caused on Decoding -- Towards a Solution -- Communication and Jesus -- Peter and Paul -- Peter's Sermon to the Jews and Gentiles -- Peter's Sermon to the Gentiles -- Paul's Sermon to the Jews and Gentiles -- Paul's Sermon to the Gentiles -- Dialogue in Communication -- Summary.

7. Church Growth and Contextual Factors

National Contextual Factors -- Political and Ethnic Unrest -- Historical Analysis -- A Recent Political Unrest -- Buddhism Has Failed -- The Economic Failure -- Poverty -- Christianity and Poverty -- Fear of the Unknown.

8. A New Testament Church Model

The New Testament Church -- Its Functions -- A Worshipping Community -- A Caring Community -- A Witnessing Community -- Its Form -- Its Transition -- Political Influences -- The Lord's Supper -- The Contemporary Church -- Conclusion.

9. Conclusion

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