the challenge of gospel work among the Sundanese people, 1863-1930, with a particular focus on Hendrik Kraemer
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Hendrik Kraemer, Sundanese People, GospelAbstrak
The Sundanese people are a majority Muslim ethnic group whose homeland is in West Java, Indonesia. The vast majority of the roughly 40 million Sundanese people still live in West Java, with relatively few leaving their province to seek fortune and adventure elsewhere, unlike several other ethnic groups in Indonesia. The Sundanese are known for their friendly attitudes and gentleness, as well as for their strong religious identity. Although they have lived near external influence for centuries (West Java is the province surrounding the Indonesian capital city of Jakarta), there has been relatively little in the way of movements of faith towards Jesus. Even today, the percentage of Sundanese people identifying as Christians is below 0.5% according to the Joshua Project,[1] and that includes many who identify as Christian because of family or locality rather than only those who are active followers of Jesus. There have been centuries of Christian missionary work in West Java but with relatively little success. Over the years, several missiologists and practicians have contemplated the possible reasons for this, which we will examine in this paper. My intention is for this essay to serve as a basis for further research into the Sundanese people and culture, and to suggest some possible ways forward. This longer project must begin with surveying previous approaches to understanding Sundanese people, culture, and religion.
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