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About the Book:
Ritual has a causal impact on people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, benefitting
even those who claim not to believe that rituals work. When it is done effectively,
ritual deeply impacts all aspects of human existence sometimes consciously,
often non-discursively. Ritual becomes a sacred moment. Believing that there
is value in the dialogue, SEANET proudly presents its 15th volume, "Sacred
Moments: Reflections on Buddhist Rites and Christian Rituals." Each of
the eighteen contributors from around the world are practitioners familiar with
the Buddhist context. Each recognizes that the absence of ritual creates cultural
vacuum, and that contextualization of values is a challenging continual process.
Reading these pages will move you to promote deeper mutual understanding, greater
social transformation, and the reinforcement of the best of life in all cultural
expressions.
About the Author:
Paul H. de Neui serves as Professor of Missiology and Intercultural
Studies and Director of the Center for World Christian Studies at North Park
Theological Seminary in Chicago, Illinois.
Contents:
Contributors
Introduction
Section 1
Frameworks for Reflection on Ritual
1. The Importance of Ceremony in Isaan / Tongpan Phrommedda
2. From Ritual to Culture : Finding Doors into Hearts and Minds / Douglas M.
Fraiser and G. Mirjam Bos
3. The Pauline Concept of Ritual in the Buddhist Worldview / Bouvert Regulas
4. Death and Life Rituals in Buddhism and Christianity / Stephen Bailey
5. From Meals to Blessings : Contextualized Ritual and Christian Identity in
Buddhist Contexts / Ryan Binkley
6. Through the Lens of Pchum Ben : What Ritual means to Cambodian Buddhists
and Implications for Contextualization / Claire T. C. Chong
Section 2
Reflections on Ritual as Discipleship
7. Ritual Prayer : Understanding the Buddhist Heart Sutra in Light of the Lord's
Prayer / C-S Abraham Cheong
8. Appreciating Rituals and Festivals from within Buddhist Insider Movements
/ David S. Lim
9. The Role of Materiality of Ritual in Discipling Thai Converts / Samuel Lim
10. Functional Substitutes for Buddhist Funerals / Alex G. Smith
11. Transforming Mission through String-Tying Ritual / Paul H. de Neui
Section 3
Cultural Essentials Reflected in Ritual
12. Telling the Story at the Funeral Ceremony and Answering Frequently Asked
Questions / Tongpan Phromedda
13. Full Moon Buddhist Rituals in Sri Lanka : Lessons for Christians / G. P.
V. Somaratna
14. To Touch or Not to Touch : The Power of Touch Rituals in Asian Context
/ Cristian Dumitrescu
15. Wai Khru Ritual in Thai Christian Institutions / Sakunee Kriangchaiporn
16. Cosmology of Shiague and Sungmee and Christian Mission Today / Taeyun (Timothy)
Hwang
17. Rituals of Confucian Selfhood : Understanding Chinese Self-Cultivation
through a Cup of Tea / Lawrence Ko
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