TY  - GEN
AU  - de Visser,Adrian Randolf
TI  - Towards a strategy for church planting among the Buddhist community in Sri Lanka /by Adrian Randolf de Visser
AV  - BV4070 .T693 1990
PY  - 1990///
KW  - Columbia Biblical Seminary and Graduate School of Missions
KW  - Ministry Perspective Project
KW  - Missions to Buddhists
N1  - Typescript; 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; 2. Study on Buddhism; 3. National Overview of the Church; 4. Barriers to Church Growth in Sri Lanka; 5. Cultural Alienation; 6. Communication, World View and Culture; 7. Church Growth and Contextual Factors; 8. A New Testament Church Model; 9. Conclusion; Early Settlement --; Factual Data on Sri Lanka; Introduction of Buddhism in Sri Lanka --; The Eight Fold Path of Buddhism --; Nirvana --; Central Buddhist Concept; Historical Overview --; Overview of the Present Church Ministry; 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; 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; 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; 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; 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; 2
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