by Devin Brandt | Sep 1, 2024 | Culture, DEAR, General, Missiology
“What is this babbler trying to say? He seems to be advocating foreign gods,” (Acts 17:18 NIV). I imagine many Christians over the centuries have had a similar reception as the Apostle Paul when he tried to share the gospel with the Athenians. The Book of Acts...
by Timothy Miner | Aug 8, 2024 | Bon, Buddhism, Folk Religion, General, History
Many are familiar with the history of Tibetan Buddhism; fewer understand the other religious streams in Tibet. Several years ago when I began to seriously study the religions of early Tibet, I found that I was woefully out of touch with the thinking of modern...
by Devin Brandt | Jul 28, 2024 | Culture, General
Several years ago, I had a conversation with a Buddhist Westerner. In the course of our discussion, he expressed a firm belief that Christians should refrain from proselytizing among Tibetans. Curious, I asked him about his own journey to Buddhism, considering he was...
