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Seeking the unseen : spiritual realities in the Buddhist world / Paul H. De Neui, editor. - 1 online resource (xx, 319 pages) - SEANET series ; Volume 12 . - SEANET series ; Volume 12. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1. Biblical framework. Moving beyond warfare: biblical imagery and the conduct of mission ; Spiritual realities in the Gospels and implications for discipleship among oral learners in northeast Thailand ; Buddhist spiritual realities: divining and discerning the future ; Transforming power encounters into people movements in the Buddhist world and beyond -- Part II. Cultural practices. How Buddhist spirituality influences and shapes Asian cultural practices: missiological implications ; The impact of Buddhism on ancestor veneration in Vietnam: harmless cross-cultural assimilation or dark spiritual influence? ; "I believe for 50%": negotiating spiritual and scientific realities in contemporary Thai cosmologies ; Rituals for blessing and destruction among the Rgyalrongwa of Sichuan, China ; An evangelical Christian analysis of Theravada Buddhist spirituality expressed in the almsgiving ceremony -- Part III. Mission strategy. A post-3/11 paradigm for mission in Japan -- Spiritual realities in the folk Buddhist worldview -- Signs and wonders: necessary but not sufficient -- Christian response to Burmese Nat worship in Myanmar -- People of power: becoming an "alongsider" in Thailand and beyond.

ISBN: 9780878089376 9780878088614 087808861X 0878089373

LCCN: 2015040475

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Missions to Buddhists.
Christianity and other religions--Buddhism.
Buddhism--Relations--Christianity.
Spirituality--Buddhism.
Missions auprès des bouddhistes.
Christianisme--Relations--Bouddhisme.
Bouddhisme--Relations--Christianisme.
Spiritualité--Bouddhisme.
Spirituality--Buddhism
Buddhism
Christianity
Interfaith relations
Missions to Buddhists

LC Class. No.: BV2618 / .S44 2016eb

Dewey Class. No.: 266.0088/2943