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Author : Clive Shuck-Lung Chin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781321616774
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (167 download)
Download or read book The Perception of Christianity as a Rational Religion in Singapore written by Clive Shuck-Lung Chin and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Clive S. Chin
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1498298095
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (982 download)
Download or read book The Perception of Christianity as a Rational Religion in Singapore written by Clive S. Chin and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2017-03-23 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : Clive S. Chin
Publisher : Pickwick Publications
ISBN 13 : 9781498298100
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (981 download)
Download or read book The Perception of Christianity as a Rational Religion in Singapore written by Clive S. Chin and published by Pickwick Publications. This book was released on 2017-03-23 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This study draws upon Chee Kiong Tong's thesis of the perception of Christianity as a rational religion in Singapore and explores the extent and ways to which this is a factor for Christian conversion among younger Chinese Singaporeans. Taking the mode of qualitative research, the study involves interviews of thirty-five Chinese Singaporeans who converted from Buddhism and/or Taoism to Christianity. The findings are then analyzed in view of three domains of literature, including (1) contextualization of Christianity in Asia, (2) modernization, globalization, and religious change, and (3) Christian conversion theories in Singapore, in order to better understand the phenomena in Singapore."--Page ix.
Author : Clive S. Chin
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1498298087
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (982 download)
Download or read book The Perception of Christianity as a Rational Religion in Singapore written by Clive S. Chin and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2017-03-23 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : Chee Kiong Tong
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004156941
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (41 download)
Download or read book Rationalizing Religion written by Chee Kiong Tong and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2007 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disputing the secularization hypothesis, this book examines the relationship between "religion and modernity," detailing and explaining religious conversion, revivalism, and religious competition in Singapore.There is intellectualization of religion, a shift from unthinking acceptance to rationalized religions.
Author : Mark D. Wood
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1666799599
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (667 download)
Download or read book Shepherds of the Steppes written by Mark D. Wood and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2023-06-01 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The evangelical Mongolian church has experienced significant growth since the country opened to the world in 1990. Despite the growth and emergence of the evangelical church in Mongolia, relatively little has been written on the church from the perspective of the leaders themselves. This ethnographic study seeks to express the experience of male, evangelical, Mongolian church leaders in their own words. The book focuses specifically on the leaders’ experiences of conversion, discipleship, navigation of Mongolian culture and traditions, and theological education. Readers will hear from evangelical church leaders why they became Christians and what their experience with discipleship was like for them. The issue of contextualization for evangelical Christians is also a central focus. In particular, the translation of the term for God in Mongolian and the perspective of the church leaders are explored. This book will be of interest to those exploring Christianity in Asia and post-socialist contexts as well as seeking to better understand contemporary Mongolian culture.
Author : Chee-Kiong Tong
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9047419693
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (474 download)
Download or read book Rationalizing Religion written by Chee-Kiong Tong and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2007-04-30 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining modernity and religion this book disputes the widely-spread secularization hypothesis. Using the example of Singapore, as well as comparative data on religion in China, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Malaysia, it convincingly argues that rapid social change and modernity have not led here to the decline of religion but on the contrary, to a certain revivalism. Using qualitative and quantitative data collected over a period of twenty years, the author analyzes the nature of religious change in a society with a complex ethnic and religious composition. What happens when there are so many religions co-existing in such close proximity? Given the level of religious competition, there is a process of the intellectualization; individuals shift from an unthinking and passive acceptance of religion to one where there is a tendency to search for a religion regarded as systematic, logical and relevant.
Author : Terence Chong
Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
ISBN 13 : 9814414425
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (144 download)
Download or read book Different Under God written by Terence Chong and published by Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. This book was released on 2013 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Different under God is the first substantial, comprehensive and scientific analysis of Christianity in Singapore, covering religious, social and political attitudes. This survey by Terence Chong and Hui Yew-Foong will be enthusiastically welcomed by todays sociologists and historians in the future. An important and timely contribution to the sociology of religion and to the study of Singapore.” —Bryan S. Turner, Presidential Professor of Sociology, the Graduate Centre, the City, University of New York, USA “This is a landmark study of Christianity in Singapore that is sorely needed today, not only to confirm many scholarly guesses, but also to dispel public stereotypes of Christians as homogeneously sheep-like or militant. Scholars and Singaporeans beware, Terence and Yew-Foong have started a fire that will enliven public discourse on religion and society for years to come.” —Daniel P.S. Goh, Assistant Professor of Sociology, National University of Singapore “Analysing individual and discussion-group responses from churchgoers in both mainline denominations and independent churches, this study grapples with a number of highly-relevant, even sensitive issues in contemporary Christianity: issues of moral values and attitudes (including those on sexuality and sexual orientation), money and giving, organizational belonging, governance, and others. While some of the findings and conclusions may reinforce broad perceptions of Christianity and churches in Singapore, others were quite eye-opening. Also useful for researchers, the study contains important data on respondents socio-economic backgrounds. All in all it is a most welcome scholarly contribution, and I expect that it will be a well-cited resource for future scholarship.” —Robbie B.H. Goh, Professor of English Literature, National University of Singapore
Author : Michael Nai-Chiu Poon
Publisher : ARMOUR PUBLISHING PTE LTD
ISBN 13 : 9814305154
Total Pages : 94 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (143 download)
Download or read book Christian Movements in Southeast Asia written by Michael Nai-Chiu Poon and published by ARMOUR PUBLISHING PTE LTD. This book was released on 2010 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Robbie B. H. Goh
Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
ISBN 13 : 9789812302977
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (29 download)
Download or read book Christianity in Southeast Asia written by Robbie B. H. Goh and published by Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. This book was released on 2005 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book briefly recounts the history of the establishment and expansion of Christianity during the colonial and post-colonial eras. With the exception of the Philippines, Christianity has been a minor religion in much of Southeast Asia, albeit one whose followers have sometimes played key roles in developing education and social services. Although statistically small, evangelical Christian groups in particular are trying to increase membership and influence, which may have adverse reactions in the countries whose populations are adherents of other major world faiths.
Author : Bobby Ewe Kong Sng
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Religious Trends in Singapore written by Bobby Ewe Kong Sng and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : May Ling Tan-Chow
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131708263X
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (17 download)
Download or read book Pentecostal Theology for the Twenty-First Century written by May Ling Tan-Chow and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-05-13 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In our post 9/11 world where there is a growing religious fundamentalism, and when both exclusion and easy tolerance are inadequate options, this book offers a creative alternative arguing that Pentecostalism has the potential to be a peaceful harbinger of plurality. The potential lies in its spirituality - a lively pneumatology and eschatology. The eschatological Spirit is seen as orientated towards the other, crossing boundaries in redemptive embrace, transcending exclusion and easy tolerance. This book's non-Western perspective and the empirical contextual study of Singapore's multicultural and multi-faith context are unique contributions to religion and society. This is a book for students, pastors, teachers, and theologians concerned for an approach to mission that is sensitive to their context, who want to learn from a creative theological voice from what has been perhaps the largest religious movement in history, and who see the immense potential in lively theology by Christians of the Chinese diaspora who can speak to the many millions of ethnic Chinese Christians. This book will also appeal to those outside Christianity who are interested in its attempts to engage with a complex multi-ethnic and multi-religious situation such as that in Singapore.
Author : Jin Hui Ong
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 674 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Understanding Singapore Society written by Jin Hui Ong and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collectively, the essays in the volume paint a comprehensive portrait of the evolving Singapore society through an examination of 1 its fundamental social structure and the sources of social division in terms of class, ethnicity, gender and culture; 2 its basic social institutions - religion, politics, marriage and the family - and their interconnections; and 3 the policies relating to and consequences of its key social, economic and developmental processes - industrialization, urbanization and community development, and demographic changes. Understanding Singapore Society is geared to a wide audience. For the general readers, it makes available a broad range of sociological writings which would contribute to public discourse on social and cultural issues in Singapore. For students or undergraduates, the collection offers local data and findings from which to understand Singapore society and learn Sociology through examples drawn from the Singapore context. Needless to say, the volume can also serve as a source-book to graduate students and researchers (especially those from other cultures) seeking to build up an understanding of the theoretical perspectives, hypotheses and new ideas generated in the Asian context in general, and Singapore in particular.
Author : Bobby Ewe Kong Sng
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Church and Culture written by Bobby Ewe Kong Sng and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gerard Jacobs
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1449743358
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (497 download)
Download or read book The Pursuit & Acquisition of Health & Wealth written by Gerard Jacobs and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2012-04-30 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The pursuit and acquisition of health and wealth are part of the worldview that drives Singaporean society. It encompasses a strong work ethic in the pursuit to modernise and be a key player in the global economy. Health and wealth are defined in terms of an individuals well-being in the sense of good health and a continued assurance of material provision and security. This worldview stems from a syncretism with non-Christian religions that have reconceptualised themselves with the socioeconomic and political goals of Singaporean society. Subsequently they continue to be the authentic expression of the noblest longings of people that have become symbiotic with their daily expressions shaping their history and culture. The book attempts to show that while Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity have played a significant role in the growth of contemporary Singaporean churches, it has inadvertently presented a gospel that appeals to the deeply embedded dominant religious secular worldview of its society in the context of health and wealth.
Author : Linda Woodhead
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780191780943
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Christianity written by Linda Woodhead and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a short, accessible analysis of Christianity that focuses on its social and cultural diversity as well as its historical dimensions.
Author : Eddie C. Y. Kuo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789971881948
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (819 download)
Download or read book Religion and Religious Revivalism in Singapore written by Eddie C. Y. Kuo and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
