Churches Engage Asian Traditions

Author : John Lapp
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1680992260
Total Pages : 375 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Churches Engage Asian Traditions written by John Lapp and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Churches Engage Asian Traditions is the first comprehensive history of Mennonite and Brethren in Christ churches in Asia. From the first Mennonite church in Asia in 1851, to 265,000 Mennonites and Brethren in Christ church members in 13 countries today. From the Introduction to the volume: This vast and fascinating area, with its many centuries-old cultures and languages, its huge problems mastering the elements of nature, its immense population (problematic but also an asset), and its serious globalization efforts, is home to many competing, clashing or more often harmoniously cooperating religions. In [this book] we will see how and why Christians, and particularly Mennonites, arrived on the scene and how they have accommodated to the specific contexts of the Asian countries where they are at home.

Author : Fumitaka Matsuoka
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1606081616
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Out of Silence written by Fumitaka Matsuoka and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2009-03-05 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most of us are American, yet not fully acknowledged as American. Asian Americans are plagued with this awareness. We have been in the United States in significant numbers for 150 years. . . . Today, we Asian Americans find ourselves in the midst of opposing tides swirling around us. One current carries us across old enmities toward a solidarity of all people of Asian descent, another urges retreat to the nostalgia of our individual cultures and ethnic groups, and yet a third demands a just place in the larger American society, where many of us are still treated as strangers. --from the Introduction Fumitaka Matsuoka has written a rare and candid theological discussion of Asian Americans, their Christian faith, and racial/ethnic interactions in the United States. Out of Silence probes into particular religious expressions by presenting a description and analysis of the experiences of Asian American Christians of Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, and Korean ancestry. The response to these challenging experiences - far too long ignored--offers new models and dynamics to the work of reconciling humanity. Matsuoka's eloquent treatment of the Asian American church speaks to all Christians--the liberation of each group shall be the bond that unites us all.

Author : Russell Jeung
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780813535029
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Faithful Generations written by Russell Jeung and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Religion - both personal faith and institutional tradition-plays a central role in the lives of the 12.5 million Asians in the United States. It provides comfort and meaning, shapes ethical and political beliefs, and influences culture and arts. This work details the significance of religion in the construction of Asian American identity.

Author : Warren R Beattie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781506477824
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ministry Across Cultures written by Warren R Beattie and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a time when more and more Christians are meeting people from different cultural backgrounds, this book addresses a number of important questions: How do we understand what culture is all about? How do we reach out to people from different cultures? What impact does culture have on making disciples? What impact does culture have on the local church? This book seeks to address and answer these questions and is relevant to all Christians, including members and leaders of local churches who want to reach out to their neighbors and encourage them to be part of the church. It would also be useful for those about to engage in mission in a new culture.

Author : Benjamin C. Shin
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1498232795
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tapestry of Grace written by Benjamin C. Shin and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2016-09-13 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Why do the first generation still act like that?" "Why can't we try some new ideas?" "Why are the second generation so lazy?" "Why are the second generation so disrespectful?" "Isn't it a shame how the church is split between the two generations?" These and many more questions reflect the tangled conflicts within the Asian American church. Cultural differences have led to many misunderstandings and conflicts. Conflicts have created bitterness and churches have split apart. How can these tangled threads be rewoven into a beautiful tapestry of God's grace? What would it take for the Asian American church to reflect God's grace? In Tapestry of Grace, Dr. Benjamin C. Shin and Dr. Sheryl Takagi Silzer apply their years of study and teaching to explain how the cultural complexities that occur between the different generations of the Asian American church can be untangled. Taking lessons from their own spiritual journeys, they show how each generation can experience the amazing grace of the Gospel.

Author : Masao Takenaka
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book God is Rice written by Masao Takenaka and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Joseph C. L. Sawatzky
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 166673912X
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Toward an Anabaptist-Pentecostal Vision written by Joseph C. L. Sawatzky and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2023-03-28 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does Pentecostalism, the fastest-growing Christian expression worldwide, have to do with Anabaptism, whose Mennonite adherents have sometimes been called "the quiet in the land?" In this groundbreaking study, Joseph C. L. Sawatzky explores a mission history of North American Mennonites working with African Initiated and Pentecostal-type churches in southern Africa, illuminating points of divergence and convergence between Anabaptist and Pentecostal streams. Placing testimonies of African and North American participants in this history within a broader biblical and theological framework, this study proposes bases for an emerging Anabaptist-Pentecostal vision, with implications for the church, its leadership, and its witness in the world. This lively, interdisciplinary study will interest students of mission, interculturality, and the Christian faith itself.

Author : John D. Roth
Publisher : MennoMedia, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1513809407
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Cloud of Witnesses written by John D. Roth and published by MennoMedia, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indonesia is home to the oldest Mennonite community outside of Europe and North America. Author John D. Roth traces the 170-year history of Mennonites in Indonesia alongside the larger cultural and religious history of the country. By placing the legacy of European colonization from the sixteenth century to national independence in 1945 beside the history of the Dutch Mennonite mission to Indonesia in the nineteenth century, Roth creates a rich narrative tapestry. A Cloud of Witnesses traces the emergence of the three Mennonite-related groups found today in Indonesia. Like all churches, they have each integrated the good news of the gospel with the local culture, ethnic identity, religious currents, and national history in a distinctive way. In July 2022, these three Mennonite groups in Indonesia will collaboratively host the seventeenth global assembly of Mennonite World Conference in Semarang, Java. A Cloud of Witnesses helps to orient other members of the global Anabaptist-Mennonite church to the history and identity of this unique group of churches while also providing practical travel tips, recipes, reference notes on culture and language and tourist sites—making it the perfect accompaniment for those who plan to travel to Indonesia for Mennonite World Conference in the summer of 2022. ​ Selamat dating!

Author : Andrew Klager
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1625648006
Total Pages : 429 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book From Suffering to Solidarity written by Andrew Klager and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2015-10-23 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As experiences of suffering continue to influence the responses of identity groups in the midst of violent conflict, a way to harness their narratives, stories, memories, and myths in transformative and nonviolent ways is needed. From Suffering to Solidarity explores the historical seeds of Mennonite peacebuilding approaches and their application in violent conflicts around the world. The authors in this book first draw out the experiences of Anabaptists and Mennonites from the sixteenth-century origins through to the present that have shaped their approaches to conflict transformation and inspired new generations of Mennonites to engage in relief, development, and peacebuilding to alleviate the suffering of others whose experiences today reflect those of their ancestors. Authors then explore the various peacebuilding approaches, methods, and initiatives that have emerged from this Mennonite narrative and its preservation and dissemination in subsequent generations. Finally, the book examines how this combined historical sensitivity and resulting peacebuilding theory and practice have been applied in violent conflicts around the world, noting both successes and challenges. Ultimately, From Suffering to Solidarity attempts to answer a question: How can a robust historical infrastructure be used to inspire empathetic solidarity with the Other and shape nonviolent ways of transforming conflict to thrust a stick in the spokes of the cycle of violence?

Author : Emily Ralph Servant
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1725260069
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Experiments in Love written by Emily Ralph Servant and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2021-03-12 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Could it be that the stories we tell in our churches weaken our efforts to be congregations who take risks in mission for the sake of love? In this thought-provoking book, Emily Ralph Servant suggests that the work of today's leaders is to explore new stories, listen to new voices, and open ourselves up to the Spirit's work of transformation. Experiments in Love engages in a three-way dialogue with feminist and liberation theologians, the social and behavioral sciences, and the Anabaptist tradition. Out of this vibrant conversation emerges the story of a God who takes the risk of being radically present to a vulnerable world. Because of God's courageous presence with us, we can also take the risk of being vulnerably present to others as God invites us all to participate in God's community of life, love, and flourishing.