Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction / Kiem-Kiok Kwa, Samuel K. Law -- Part I: A diversity of local church histories. The rebirth of the Church in Cambodia / Samuel K. Law -- History of Christianity in Indonesia : the witness of Protestant Mission through the Pancasila-Based State / Benyamin F. Intan -- History of Christianity in Malaysia / Tan Sooi Ling -- History of the Church in Myanmar / Peter Thein Nyunt -- History of Philippine Christianity / Narry F. Santos -- History of Christianity in Singapore / Andrew Peh -- History of Christianity in Thailand / Karl Dahlfred -- History of Christianity in Vietnam : Evangelical Churches in Vietnam in the early Twenty-First Century / KimSon Nguyen -- Part II: A unity of interweaving themes. A complex systems approach to pedagogy and research for multicultural contexts / Samuel K. Law -- Global complexities / John Cheong -- The churches in Southeast Asia / Andrew Peh -- Southeast Asian churches at the Global Church Roundtable / Robert M. Solomon -- A holistic response to social justice / Kiem-Kiok Kwa -- Case study of cultural integration for self-theologizing in the Evangelical Church of Vietnam / KimSon Nguyen -- Afterword. Beyond Southeast Asia : so the world may know / R. Daniel Shaw.

"As the boundaries between cultures and religions blur in an increasingly globalized world, the church finds itself in need of new approaches to understanding and embracing otherness - both inside and outside of its established communities. Southeast Asia has long been one of the world's most diverse regions, with over a hundred ethnicities represented and members of every major religion living as neighbors. In this rich and complex environment, the church has an equally rich and complex history, at times flourishing, at times floundering, but inexorably taking root. In this collection of essays, contributors from throughout the region reflect on the history and future of Christianity in Southeast Asia, providing an overview of missions in the region, and exploring how local churches are defining a uniquely Southeast Asian approach to interreligious engagement. Combining missiological research with contextual theology, this volume offers profound insight into the challenges accompanying missions in a multireligious environment. From ethnic and religious conflict resolution to navigating hybrid identities, this collection of essays makes an excellent contribution to global conversations surrounding the future of missions in a globalized world"--