26 resources
A thesis submitted by Alan Johnson in fulfilment of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the University of Wales on ‘What are the shared understandings that Thais in the target community have about the leader-follower relationship, and how are these understandings utilized and enacted in social contexts?
Loi Krathong has been called the most important and significant holiday of the year for the Thai people as well as parts of Laos and Myanmar (Shan state). It was recently celebrated here in Thailand, but in much less fanfare due to the current massive floods still affecting greater Bangkok. What is it all about? How does it play out with the current flooding situation? Is there room for interpretation?
Short article about insights into Thai values through a Thai soap opera
Few short articles about the relationship between religion and medicine and how missionaries from the North Laos Mission saw Christian medical care.
This article outlines the rapidly increasing level of missionary activity by Thailand’s Protestant churches and then notes a tendency for missions to flow from groups of higher prestige and socio-economic power to groups of lower prestige. Noting that the same pattern is observable among Christian missions worldwide, the author calls for greater attention to the patterns of church-mission partnerships, greater openness to spiritual leadership from groups of lower status, and greater attention to the work of non- Western missions worldwide. He also notes that failure to correct these patterns could sometimes lead missions to overlook the very kinds of movements among less respected peoples that had given rise to the churches in which their own personnel had been raised.
This study investigates the patterns of patron-client relationships in Thai society. It primarily deals with the relationship between church leaders and members. It covers a wider spectrum of relationships within the church, especially where one person exercises influence over another.
Becoming a monk is not very popular anymore with young men. But one argument still carries a lot of weight. Therefore in many places throughout the country you now see billboards. They show an idyllic picture of a Buddhist temple, with the slogan: “Please your mother, become a monk!”
The purpose of this research is to present missiological insights from a study of the deep level meaning and communication effects of STR as practiced by Isaan followers of Jesus in northeast Thailand. These insights are derived from a descriptive analysis of Isaan worldview themes viewed from the historic perspective, the biblical and theological perspectives, and observation, interview, and survey data.
A short article about the nature of Thai culture, focusing on the Suntaree Komin's study of the values of the Thai people. (This article is paragraph 2.5 from Marten Visser, Conversion Growth of Protestant Churches in Thailand, 2008.)
An overall guide describe customs and tradtitions in Thailand. It is good document to give people new to this country or coming on a short term trip
Written by a missionary living in the late 1800's in Northern Thailand. It tells the stories and history of early missionary work
The use of the Playboy bunny symbol in Thai fashion illustrates the challenge of deciding the meaning of certain cultural items in the process of contextualization
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