Buddhist-Christian Encounter in Contemporary Thailand (19) (Religionswissenschaft / Studies in Comparative Religion) - Softcover

Fleming, Kenneth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3631654103 ISBN 13: 9783631654101

Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissen, 2014

Synopsis

This book is a study of contemporary Buddhist-Christian encounter in Thailand. Case studies, which include a Buddhist nationalist group, a charismatic church movement, and a village community, describe the variety and nature of Buddhist-Christian relations. Arising issues - nationalism, identity, notions of the religious other - are discussed with regard to Thai history and modern society. The book also highlights cultural notions of avoidance and the Buddhist concept of friendship as Thai offerings to the field of interreligious dialogue. The study is based on qualitative research and draws on different academic disciplines, including religious studies, theology, and political studies. It makes a distinctive contribution to the fields of Thai Studies and global Buddhist-Christian Studies.

About this title

About the Author:

Kenneth Fleming is a Scottish theologian, who has lived and worked in Asia. He has been involved in Buddhist-Christian dialogue at the grassroots and in academia for many years and has wide experience of Japanese and Thai forms of Buddhism and Christianity.

About this edition

• Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissen
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 3631654103
• ISBN 13: 9783631654101
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 246