The History Of Christianity In India

Author : Stephen Neill
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 6 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1984-02-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0521243513

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Christians form the third largest religious community in India. How has this come about? There are many studies of separate groups: but there has so far been no major history of the three large groups - Roman Catholic, Protestant and Thomas Christians (Syrians). This work attempts to meet the need for such a history. It goes right back to the beginning and traces the story through the ups and downs of at least fifteen centuries. It includes careful studies of the political and social background and of the non-Christian reactions to the Christian message. The narration is non-technical and should present few difficulties to the thoughtful reader; the more technical matters are dealt with in notes and appendices. This book will be of interest to all students of Church History and will also prove fascinating to many who are concerned with the development of Christianity as a world religion and in the dialogue between different forms of faith.

Author : Leonard Fernando (s.j.),G. Gispert-Sauch
Publisher : Penguin Books India
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Christianity
ISBN : 067005769X

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Christianity in India by Leonard Fernando (s.j.),G. Gispert-Sauch Pdf

"Written by two of the country's foremost theologians, Christianity in India traces the fascinating history of each of these communities, and describes the role of Christians in education, social services, multilingual publishing and the freedom struggle. The authors explain to non-Christians the tenets and rituals that bind the faithful, whether Catholic, Protestant or Orthodox - prayer, the Sunday service, baptism and marriage, the role of Jesus in daily life, Christians' understanding of other faiths - and examine the controversial issues of caste within Christianity and conversions from other faiths."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Stephen Neill
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0521548853

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A History of Christianity in India by Stephen Neill Pdf

Christians form the third largest religious community in India. How has this come about? There are many studies of separate groups: but there has so far been no major history of the three large groups - Roman Catholic, Protestant and Thomas Christians (Syrians). This work attempts to meet the need for such a history. It goes right back to the beginning and traces the story through the ups and downs of at least fifteen centuries. It includes careful studies of the political and social background and of the non-Christian reactions to the Christian message. The narration is non-technical and should present few difficulties to the thoughtful reader; the more technical matters are dealt with in notes and appendices. This book will be of interest to all students of Church History and will also prove fascinating to many who are concerned with the development of Christianity as a world religion and in the dialogue between different forms of faith.

Author : Robert Eric Frykenberg
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 611 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2008-06-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780198263777

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Christianity in India by Robert Eric Frykenberg Pdf

This study explores historical understandings of Christian communities, cultures, and institutions within the Indian world from their beginnings to the present time. Frykenberg focuses on trans-cultural interactions within Hindu and Muslim environments, uncovering complexities as Christianity intermingled with indigenous cultures.

Author : P. Thomas
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-17
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781000228212

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Christians and Christianity in India and Pakistan by P. Thomas Pdf

Originally published in 1954, Christians and Christianity in India and Pakistan is an historical account of Christianity from the time of Apostle Thomas through to contemporary times. The book records the vicissitudes of the Church prior to the Reformation, the work of the early Protestant missions, and the results of British influence. It provides an overview of Christianity in contemporary India and Pakistan, and explores a range of topics including Indian traditions, the labours of Armenians and the missionaries of the West, the political and social position of Indian Christians, and Christian influences on Hinduism. Christians and Christianity in India and Pakistan will appeal to those with an interest in the history of Christianity.

Author : Stephen Neill
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2002-05-02
Category : History
ISBN : 0521893321

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A History of Christianity in India by Stephen Neill Pdf

This book traces its subject from the death of Aurunzib to the so-called Indian Mutiny. The history of India since 1498 is of a tremendous confrontation of cultures and religions. Since 1757, the chief part in this confrontation has been played by Britain; and the Christian missionary enterprise has had a very important role.

Author : Clara A.B. Joseph
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351123846

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Christianity in India by Clara A.B. Joseph Pdf

By studying the history and sources of the Thomas Christians of India, a community of pre-colonial Christian heritage, this book revisits the assumption that Christianity is Western and colonial and that Christians in the non-West are products of colonial and post-colonial missionaries. Christians in the East have had a difficult time getting heard—let alone understood as anti-colonial. This is a problem, especially in studies on India, where the focus has typically been on North India and British colonialism and its impact in the era of globalization. This book analyzes texts and contexts to show how communities of Indian Christians predetermined Western expansionist goals and later defined the Western colonial and Indian national imaginary. Combining historical research and literary analysis, the author prompts a re-evaluation of how Indian Christians reacted to colonialism in India and its potential to influence ongoing events of religious intolerance. Through a rethinking of a postcolonial theoretical framework, this book argues that Thomas Christians attempted an anti-colonial turn in the face of ecclesiastical and civic occupation that was colonial at its core. A novel intervention, this book takes up South India and the impact of Portuguese colonialism in both the early modern and contemporary period. It will be of interest to academics in the fields of Renaissance/Early Modern Studies, Postcolonial Studies, Religious Studies, Christianity, and South Asia.

Author : Siddhartha Sarma
Publisher : Penguin Random House India Private Limited
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-25
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9789353055103

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Carpenters and Kings by Siddhartha Sarma Pdf

'Here are many and boundless marvels; in this First India begins another world' Jordanus Catalani, the first bishop of the Church of Rome in India, introduced the northern part of the subcontinent to his readers in 14th century Europe in this manner. Two hundred years before the coming of Vasco da Gama, Western Christianity-which comprises the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion and Protestant denominations today-had already arrived in India, finding among its diverse people and faiths the Church of the East already at home since the beginning of Christianity. This is an account of how global events, including the Crusades and the Mongol conquests, came together to bring Western Christianity to India. A gripping narrative of two diagonally opposite impulses in Christianity: of humble scholars trying to live the Christian ideal, and of ambitious ecclesiastical empire-builders with more earthly goals. Carpenters and Kings is a tale of Christianity, and equally, a glimpse of the India which has always existed: a multicultural land where every faith has found a home through the centuries.

Author : John C.B. Webster
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018-12-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199097579

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A Social History of Christianity by John C.B. Webster Pdf

The Christian community in India emerged from an Indian rather than a foreign or an imperial context. Its internal dynamics were shaped far more by Indian social realities than by missionary designs. This book presents a comprehensive social history of Christianity in north-west India, comprising Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, the Union Territories of Delhi and Chandigarh, and the Pakistani Punjab and North-West Frontier Province. The book discusses significant events in the history of the north-west up to 1947, after which it focuses only on India. These events left a lasting impact on Christianity and shaped its future course, culminating in the transfer of churches’ power from foreign missionaries to Indians and proliferation of churches, and the ongoing struggles of the Christian community. The author pays special attention to the Christian community’s caste composition—how caste status and social mobility affected intra- and inter-community relations—religious diversity, uneven demographic distribution, and development, as well as Christianity as a religious movement in the region.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Christianity
ISBN : UOM:39015014636933

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History of Christianity in India by Anonim Pdf

Author : James Hough
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 724 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1839
Category : India
ISBN : BDM:13020100031246

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The History of Christianity in India by James Hough Pdf

Author : Samuel Hugh Moffett
Publisher : Orbis Books
Page : 702 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608331635

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A History of Christianity in Asia, Vol. II by Samuel Hugh Moffett Pdf

The story of Christianity in the West has often been told, but the history of Christianity in the East is not as well known. The seed was the same: the good news of Jesus Christ for the whole world, which Christians call "the gospel." But it was sown by different sowers; it was planted in different soil; it grew with a different flavor; and it was gathered by different reapers. It is too often forgotten that the faith moved east across Asia as early as it moved west into Europe. Western church history tends to follow Paul to Philippi and to Rome and on across Europe to the conversion of Constantine and the barbarians. With some outstanding exceptions, only intermittently has the West looked beyond Constantinople as its center. It was a Christianity that has for centuries remained unashamedly Asian. A History of Christianity in Asia makes available immense amounts of research on religious pluralism of Asia and how Christianity spread long before the modern missionary movement went forth in the shelter of Western military might. Invaluable for historians of Asia and scholars of mission, it is stimulating for all readers interested in Christian history. --

Author : Woba James
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Church history
ISBN : 9351483940

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History of Christianity in India by Woba James Pdf

Author : Arthur D. Jeyakumar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Christianity
ISBN : 8172146833

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History of Christianity in India by Arthur D. Jeyakumar Pdf

Author : Chongpongmeren Jamir
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2022-08
Category : Christianity
ISBN : 1032400099

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Christianity in Northeast India by Chongpongmeren Jamir Pdf

This book examines the distinctive formation of Christianity in Nagaland, Northeast India, since 1947. It argues that an understanding of the history of Christianity in the region can be found in its cultural milieu and the changing political, social and religious environment. In Nagaland, almost 90 per cent of the population are Christians. This book shows that segmentation as a cultural characteristic of Naga society inspired both unity and divisiveness in the Naga churches, which subsequently shaped the beliefs and practices of the churches in the region. Using the methodology of cultural history, the author examines ecclesiastical events and suggests that the history of Christianity should be examined in the light of its interaction with its cultural context rather than as an isolated phenomenon. The book demonstrates that the ethnic status which the Christian faith assumed, the extent of its identification with the local culture, and the scope of the mission of the Naga churches as key stakeholders in society, offers a new angle on the history of Christianity in India. This book will be of interest to scholars and researchers of South Asian history, particularly those concerned with Northeast India and Christian history, historiography, cultural history, history of Christianity in India and faith-culture interface, religious studies, history and South Asian Studies.