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| Meekness: A New Approach to Christian Witness to the Thai People | ||
| 作者 | Mejudhon, Nantachai (著) |
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| 出處題名 | Dissertation Abstracts International |
| 卷期 | v.５９ n.５ Section A |
| 出版日期 | 1998 |
| 出版者 | ProQuest LLC |
| 出版者網址 | https://www.proquest.com/ |
| 出版地 | Ann Arbor, MI, US [安娜堡, 密西根州, 美國] |
| 資料類型 | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 學位類別 | D.Miss. |
| 校院名稱 | Asbury Theological Seminary |
| 系所名稱 | E. Stanley Jones School of World Mission and Evangelism |
| 畢業年度 | 1997 |
| 附註項 | 438p |
| 關鍵詞 | Thailand |
| 摘要 | This dissertation is concerned with the meek approach in Christian witness in Thailand. This study develops an alternative approach of evangelism appropriate for use in Thailand by combining theoretical frameworks and models of intercultural communication. These theoretical frameworks intend to solve the problem of the Christian church in Thailand where Christian witness is viewed as having violated the cultural and religious values of reciprocity and harmony by its use of aggressive methods and is now deprived of the opportunity to initiate dialogue about the gospel. Criteria for locating meek or aggressive witnessing are derived from nine value clusters of the psychology of the Thai and eight cultural domains of Thais and Americans developed by Thai and American scholars. These criteria are used to evaluate Christian witness of missionaries and Thai Christians (Roman Catholics and Protestants) in early and modern missions, and the interview results of contemporary missionaries, Thai Christians, and Buddhists to determine whether they worked positively toward or negatively against the meek approach. The meek approach was derived from a combination of library, historical, and interview research. The meek approach requires: (1) positive attitudes toward Buddhism and Thai culture, (2) genuine and sincere relationships with Buddhists, (3) presentation of the gospel showing benefits and help, rather than confrontation and threat, (4) a longer time for diffusion of the gospel, and (5) indigenous strategies for communication of the gospel. Missiological applications help to clarify how the meek approach can be used in real life situations in Thailand. |
| ISBN | 0591877678; 9780591877670 |
| 點閱次數 | 253 |
| 建檔日期 | 1999.10.26 |
| 更新日期 | 2022.03.31 |
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