Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : the Gospel in cultures -- Christian mission in Asia : a new way of being church -- Proclamation of the reign of God as mission of the church : what for, to whom, by whom, with whom, and how? -- Conversion and discipleship as goals of the church's mission -- Popular religion and liturgical inculturation : perspectives and challenges from Asia -- Mary in Vietnamese piety and theology : a cultural and interreligious perspective -- Culture and liturgy : ancestor veneration as a test case -- Crossing borders : a spirituality for mission in our times -- Doing theology in the context of mission : lessons from Alexandre de Rhodes for comparative theology -- Doing theology, the Asian style -- Reception of Vatican II in Asia : historical and theological analysis.