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…
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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…
EPHESUS MANIFESTO
The Ninth Convention of The Asia Missions Association, Ephesus, Turkey, 2006 The ninth triennial convention of the Asia Missions Association was held in Ephesus, Asia Minor, the heartland of the apostolic mission from November 7 to 10, 2006 of Anno Domini. Over two hundreds participants, mainly from Asia and other continents of the world such…
MOSCOW DECLARATION ON CHRISTIAN WORLD MISSION
The Eighth Convention Of The Asia Missions Association, Moscow, Russia, 2003 We gathered in Moscow, the capital of the Federal of Russia at the heart of Eurasia, for the Eighth Triennial Convention of the Asia Missions Association and to commemorate the Thirtieth Anniversary of the All-Asia Consultation, Seoul ’73. We 350 participants, representing North-East Asia,…
JAKARTA DECLARATION CHRISTIAN WORLD MISSION
The Seventh Convention Of The Asia Missions Association, Jakarta, Indonesia, 2000 We, Asian Christian mission leaders, are gathered in Jakarta, Indonesia, a key South Pacific nation located at a crossroads of East, West, South, and North, of six continents and five oceans for the Seventh Triennial Convention of the Asia Missions Association (AMA) and to…
ASIAN COMMITMENT TO CHRISTIAN MISSION
The Third Convention of The Asia Missions Association, Seoul, Korea, 1982 Preamble The Third Triennial Convention of the Asia Missions Association took place on August 16-22, 1982, in Seoul, the capital city of the Republic of Korea. Invitations were sent to representatives of Asian countries, including Japan, China, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Bangladesh,…
STATEMENT OF ALL-ASIA MISSION CONSULTATION
All-Asia Missions Consultation, Seoul, Korea, 1973 Having gathered in Seoul from August 27-30, 1973, as Christians with deep concern for the missionary outreach of the Asian churches and having been invited by the Host Committee of Korea for the first All-Asia Mission Consultation, we came from Hong Kong, Indonesia, India, Japan, Korea, Khmer, Malaysia, Philippines,…
SOCIAL CONFLICT AND IDENTITY CRISIS IN A UNIFIED KOREA
INTRODUCTION Unification is a ‘clashing’ of different social entities. It is a shocking process that two heterogenic states should be accustomed to the abruptly changed environment. It will also be a tough process that a socially accustomed entity meets with entirely different human community, so that it leads to much conflict in the realms of…
THE STRUGGLES OF JAPANESE CHRISTIANS TO PRACTICE THEIR FAITH (1549-1945)
This paper discusses the impact of Japanese international and domestic politics on the Japanese government’s attitude towards Japanese Christians until the end of the Second World War. It reflects on the Japanese government’s reaction to the West’s politics and its effects on Japanese Christians. Since the arrival of Christianity in 1549 until the end of…
A MISSIOLOGY OF PHILIPPINE ROMAN CATHOLICISM ON OVERCOMING NOMINAL CHRISTIANITY
This article approaches the issue of nominal Christianity (in short, nominalism) as a challenge faced by the Roman Catholic Church (RCC) since Vatican II (1965), particularly in the Philippines. We will show that it is possible to overcome the common failure of almost all Christendom churches in overcoming the static maintenance religiosity of church structures…