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The Search for a Current Mission Model in Cambodia
Author(s) -
Bučko Ladislav,
Rauschová Elena,
TretiakováAdamcová Jana
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international review of mission
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.118
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 1758-6631
pISSN - 0020-8582
DOI - 10.1111/irom.12307
Subject(s) - buddhism , promotion (chess) , ethnic group , qualitative research , sociology , value (mathematics) , inclusion (mineral) , gender studies , political science , economic growth , social science , geography , anthropology , archaeology , law , politics , economics , machine learning , computer science
This paper is a contribution to the debate on the current mission model of the church in Southeast Asia. Scholars from St Elizabeth University in Bratislava, Slovakia, have performed qualitative research to examine the present mission model in Cambodia. Research was conducted on a sample of Catholic missionaries who have worked in Cambodia for a longer period of time. On the basis of this qualitative study, we have outlined and proposed some characteristics for today’s mission model in that country. Features included and emphasized dialogue with Buddhism, formation of spiritually mature people, social promotion and social inclusion, community development, the shift in inculturation regarding value systems, working in small groups, and reconciliation between ethnic communities.