Migration or diaspora, the movement of people from one region to another, has at least four major off-shoots. These are: urbanization, multi-culturalism, “hybridity,” and in places where cultural diversity is embraced – religious pluralism. This is true in my own country, Canada, and of our diverse nation. In this paper, I will focus on religious…
Year: 2018
ANY WHICH WAY, BUT WIN?!
INCREDIBLE INDIA – the Journey Begins… People from India understand the challenges of a religiously pluralistic society. Most of the world’s “Great Faiths” were spawned in India, my motherland. Hinduism, the oldest of the living faiths, thrives with branches worldwide and manifests itself in the New Age Movement – the fastest growing eclectic “religion” in…
EDITORIAL: Pluralism and Mission
The message of the church cannot be changed, but the message must be preached in a way people can best understand and accept. At the Asian Society of Missiology Forum held in Bali, Indonesia, we talked about Christian mission in religious pluralist society. The ASM Forum was a productive and profitable gathering of missiologists from…
REPORT ON THE 5TH TRIENNIAL ASM ACADEMIC FORUM
The Asian Society of Missiology exists to serve churches in Asia, helping them to become dynamic missional churches through research, publication, consultation and education. In the past, ASM had four missiological forums in Bangkok, Semarang, and Seoul. In each forum, the prominent missiologists and scholars participated both from the West and the East. These were…
THE PROGRESS OF THE GOSPEL IN SOUTH KOREA: How to Cope with a Changing Religious Geography
The progress of Protestant Christianity in South Korea has been dramatic during the 20th century. While the Protestant Christianity as an imported faith and practice among Korean believers, has become a familiar phenomenon in the life of the South Korean people. However, South Korea is a land that still needs evangelistic and missionary outreaches. Being…
CONVERSION AND PUBLIC CONVERSATION IN ASIA Christian Witness in Pluralistic Society: A Reflection from the Islamization of the Indonesian Public Life
The Latest controversies over the alleged defamation of the Quran by a Chinese born-again Christian Governor of Jakarta, Mr. Basuki Tjahaya Purnama/Ahok (now jailed since 2017 for 2 years), have to do with the growing intolerance toward minority in Indonesian society. For some Christians, this sentiment have made them hesitant and cautious to manifest their…
CHRISTIAN MISSION IN RELIGIOUS PLURALISTIC SOCIETY: WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO MALAYSIA
INTRODUCTION I am a Malaysian. I live in a religiously pluralistic society. To give round figures on the current religious constituency of the country, approximately 60 percent of the population of Malaysia are Muslims, 20 percent are Buddhists, nine percent are Christians, six percent are Hindus and another two percent are Taoists plus a few…
MANILA DECLARATION
The Twelfth Convention of The Asia Missions Association, Manila, Philippines, 2016 The 12thTriennial Convention of Asia Missions Association (AMA) was held at Greenhills Christian Fellowship in Manila, Philippines on April 18-22, 2016. Some 250 delegates from 23 countries attended the convention with the theme of “Globalization and Missions.” The convention consisted of various plenary, group, and…
INCHON DECLARATION
The Forties Anniversary and Eleventh Convention of The Asia Missions Association, Inchon, Korea, 2013 The Asia Missions Association (AMA) has held its 40thAnniversary and 11thTriennial Convention at State University of New York Korea Campus in Songdo, Incheon, South Korea on October 7-11, 2013. 250 mission leaders from 33 countries attended the convention. Distinguished mission leaders…
JAKARTA AFFIRMATION
The Tenth Convention Of The Asia Missions Association, Jakarta, Indonesia, 2010 Aide–mémoire and Affirmation Of the 10th Triennial Convention of the Asian Missions Association Jakarta, November 3 – 7, 2010 The 10thTriennial Convention of the Asian Missions Association (AMA) was convened at the Mawar Saron Cathedral in Jakarta, Indonesia, with the theme Asian Churches in…