Christianity in India

From Beginnings to the Present
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-19-957583-1
Verlag: OUP UK

Buch, Englisch, 600 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 907 g

Reihe: Oxford History of the Christian Church

The first one volume study to cover the entire history of Christianity across the Indian subcontinent, from beginnings to the present, for all of India
Of inter-disciplinary interest to scholars and students of the history of religion, empire and cross-cultural studies
Detailed maps enable the reader to place the historical events in their geographical location
Photographs provide fascinating resources to illustrate the development of church architecture across the Indian subcontinent

Robert Frykenberg's insightful study explores and enhances historical understandings of Christian communities, cultures, and institutions within the Indian world from their beginnings down to the present. As one out of several manifestations of a newly emerging World Christianity, in which Christians of a Post-Christian West are a minority, it has focused upon those trans-cultural interactions within Hindu and Muslim environments which have made Christians in this part of the world distinctive. It seeks to uncover various complexities in the proliferation of Christianity in ist many forms and to examine processes by which Christian elements intermingled with indigenous cultures and which resulted in multiple identities, and also left imprints upon various cultures of India.

Thomas Christians believe that the Apostle Thomas came to India in 52 A.D./C.E., and that he left seven congregations to carry on the Mission of bringing the Gospel to India. In our day the impulse of this Mission is more alive than ever. Catholics, in three hierarchies, have become most numerous; and various Evangelicals/Protestant communities constitute the third great tradition. With the rise of Pentecostalism, a fourth great wave of Christian expansion in India has occurred. Starting with movements that began a century ago, there are now ten to fifteen times more missionaries than ever before, virtually all of them Indian. Needless to say, Christianity in India is profoundly Indian and Frykenberg provides a fascinating guide to ist unique history and practice.

Zielgruppe

Scholars and students of church history, Christian and mission and practice, Indian history, and inter-faith relations.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Frykenberg, Robert Eric

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen Katholische Kirchen in Lateinamerika, Afrika, Indien und Asien
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Kirchengeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
1: Introduction
2: Contextualizing Complexity, I: India's Lands, Peoples and Social Structures
3: India's Dominant Religious Traditions: Santana and Dar-ul-Islam
4: Thomas Christians and the Thomas Tradition
5: Pfarangi Catholic Christians and Padroado Christendom
6: Evangelical Christians as Missionary Dubashis: Conduits of Cross-Cultural Communication
7: India's Raj and Its Political Logic: The Unification of India, A Southern Perspective
8: Avarna Christians and Conversion Movements
9: Missionaries, Colonialism and Ecclesiastical Dominion
10: Indian Christians and Hindu Raj
11: Elite Eductaion and Missionaries
12: Catholic Renewal and Resurgence
13: Trophies of Grace and Their Public Influence
14: Adivasi Movements in the North East
15: Conclusion and Epilogue
Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Frykenberg, Robert Eric
Robert Eric Frykenberg, Professor Emeritus of History & South Asian Studies, University of Wisconsin - Madison (U.S.A.)

Robert Eric Frykenberg, Professor Emeritus of History & South Asian Studies, University of Wisconsin - Madison (U.S.A.)