Buddhism & Heathenism
Short articles on Presbyterian missionary views on Buddhism at the end of the 19th century
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Dawn Wind
This book gives the reader a proper understanding of the country, its culture and religion, which help to show the barriers of resistance that have been erected to the Gospel and ways in which these walls of resistance can be brought down. Even though it was written over 20 years ago it is just as applicable today as it was back then.
Edict of Toleration
Short explanation about the "Edict of Toleration" issued in 1878
Exploring Social Barriers To Conversion Among The Thai
This article is about barriers to conversion for Thai people that are not religious, doctrinal, or philosophical, but rather are social in the sense that they have to do with the dynamics that grow out of our interrelationships with other people.
Friendly exclusivism and aggressive inclusivism
A comparative survery of the various types of exclusivism and inclusivism in the East and the West, and among adherents of various religious worldviews
History of Thailand
A brief political history of Thailand (This article is paragraph 2.2. of Marten Visser, Conversion Growth of Protestant Churches in Thailand, 2008.)
Human Trafficking, Poverty, & The Sex Industry in Thailand
A missionary visits a few key locations to meet with some key Westerners who are working on the ground to bring real solutions to the human trafficking problem in Thailand
Ignorant Thai Students (Nazi Dress-Up Day at Chiang Mai School)
A Nazi dress-up day at a school in Chiang Mai reveals an appalling ignorance of history in the Thai educational system
Indigenous Missionary Medicine
Short articles about medicine and evangelism in north Thailand in the Laos Mission
Isaan Wedding
First-hand description of attending a wedding in Isaan
Komins Thai Values Survey
Mark Leighton’s summary of the nine value clusters that Suntaree Komin found and documented in her book “Psychology of the Thai people: values and behavioral patterns.” This summary is excerpted from Leighton’s thesis, “An Appraisal of the Home Bible Seminary: A Leadership Training Program in Thailand.”
Laos Folk-Lore of Farther India
Northern Thai folklore told by nationals to early missionaries
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