The Perception of Christianity as a Rational Religion in Singapore: A Missiological Analysis of Christian Conversion - Couverture souple

Chin, Clive S.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1498298087 ISBN 13 : 9781498298087

Editeur : Pickwick Publications, 2017

Synopsis

This book evaluates the common criticism that Christianity in Asia is westernized. Since the 1980s, Asian evangelical theologians and missiologists argue that the intrusion of Western theology is responsible for the Western and, hence, alien expressions of Christianity in Asia. Yet, in Singapore, the number of Christians has increased over the last few decades. Empirical evidence demonstrates that younger Chinese Singaporeans convert from Buddhism or Taoism to Christianity partly because they perceive it as a "rational" religion over Buddhism or Taoism, which are viewed as "irrational" or "superstitious." Not only do many converts favor Christianity as a rational religion, but they do not regard Christianity as a Western religion at the point of their conversion. What accounts for those recent developments? This study explores the processes of modernization and globalization as important factors, impacting religious change in Singapore. Personal, contextual, and structural elements actually influence one's religion of choice. In facilitating effective mission, one must qualify the use of the categories, "Asian" and "Western," because religious and cultural boundaries overlap. What matters most in missiology is discerning how the gospel of Jesus Christ engages the self-understanding and lived realities of ethnic and religious others in diverse cultural settings.

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À propos de l'auteur

Clive S. Chin is Academic Dean and Professor of Theological and Intercultural Studies at Singapore Bible College (SOTE). He holds PhDs from Dallas Theological Seminary and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pickwick Publications
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1498298087
• ISBN 13: 9781498298087
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 244
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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