000			03656nbm a2200553Ii 4500
001			ocm23021351
005			20240726104014.0
008			910128s1990 xx eng d
039	0	2	_aCI ocm23021351
040			_aSBI _beng _erda _cSBI
043			_aa-ce---
049	0	2	_aSBITD
050	0	4	_aBV4070 _b.T693 1990
050	0	4	_aBV4070
100	1		_ade Visser, Adrian Randolf, _e1
245	1	0	_aTowards a strategy for church planting among the Buddhist community in Sri Lanka /by Adrian Randolf de Visser.
260			_c1990.
300			_aiii, ii, 108, 11 leaves ; _c29 cm.
336			_aunspecified _bzzz _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_aTypescript.
500			_aMinistry 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.
500			_aBibliography: leaves 1.-11 (second series).
500			_a1. Sri Lanka
505	0	0	_aEarly Settlement -- _tFactual Data on Sri Lanka.
500			_a2. Study on Buddhism
505	0	0	_aIntroduction of Buddhism in Sri Lanka -- _tThe Eight Fold Path of Buddhism -- _tNirvana -- _tCentral Buddhist Concept.
500			_a3. National Overview of the Church
505	0	0	_aHistorical Overview -- _tOverview of the Present Church Ministry.
500			_a4. Barriers to Church Growth in Sri Lanka
505	0	0	_aHistory of Proselytizing and Nationalism -- _tPortuguese Era -- _tDutch Era -- _tBritish Era -- _tTowards a Solution -- _tStrategy -- _tBreaking Down the Barriers -- _tIdentification with the People -- _tIdentification and Godly Life -- _tLove for People.
500			_a5. Cultural Alienation
505	0	0	_aHistorical Analysis -- _tPresent Trends -- _tTowards a Solution -- _tTransformation, Not Alienation -- _tCultural Alienation and Vacuum -- _tTowards a Contextualized Model -- _tContextualization Defined -- _tTheological Foundations Towards Critical Contextualization.
500			_a6. Communication, World View and Culture
505	0	0	_aDimensions of Cross-Cultural Communication -- _tCommunicating to the Buddhist Community -- _tDistortion Due to Linguistic Forms -- _tMisunderstanding-Caused on Decoding -- _tTowards a Solution -- _tCommunication and Jesus -- _tPeter and Paul -- _tPeter's Sermon to the Jews and Gentiles -- _tPeter's Sermon to the Gentiles -- _tPaul's Sermon to the Jews and Gentiles -- _tPaul's Sermon to the Gentiles -- _tDialogue in Communication -- _tSummary.
500			_a7. Church Growth and Contextual Factors
505	0	0	_aNational Contextual Factors -- _tPolitical and Ethnic Unrest -- _tHistorical Analysis -- _tA Recent Political Unrest -- _tBuddhism Has Failed -- _tThe Economic Failure -- _tPoverty -- _tChristianity and Poverty -- _tFear of the Unknown.
500			_a8. A New Testament Church Model
505	0	0	_aThe New Testament Church -- _tIts Functions -- _tA Worshipping Community -- _tA Caring Community -- _tA Witnessing Community -- _tIts Form -- _tIts Transition -- _tPolitical Influences -- _tThe Lord's Supper -- _tThe Contemporary Church -- _tConclusion.
500			_a9. Conclusion
530			_a2
610	2	0	_aColumbia Biblical Seminary and Graduate School of Missions. _kMinistry Perspective Project.
650		0	_aMissions to Buddhists.
907			_a.b10766674 _b08-02-17 _c01-22-08
942			_cDT _hBV _m1990 _e _i2020-10-22 _k0.00
998			_acitd _b05-26-09 _cm _db _e- _feng _gxx _h0
945			_g1 _i31923000790861 _j2 _lcitd _n _o- _p0.00 _q- _r- _s- -- _t61 _u0 _v0 _w0 _x0 _y.i11109050 _z01-22-08
999			_c52542 _d52542
902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell