Missionary Christianity and Local Religion: American Evangelicalism in North India, 1836-1870

ISBN-13: 9781602584327 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 344 str.

Arun W. Jones

Opis

This exploration of new Christian communities created by the confluences and divergences between American evangelical and Indian bhakti religious traditions reveals the birth and early growth of one of the many incarnations of Christianity.--Paul B. Courtright, Professor Emeritus Emory University

Spis treści

• Preface
• Introduction
• Part I
• 1. The Religious Context in North India: Hinduism, Islam, and Christianity
• 2. The Religious Context in North India: American Evangelicalism
• Part II
• 3. The Missionaries: Religious and Social Innovators
• 4. Indian Workers and Leaders: Negotiating Boundaries
• Part III
• 5. Theology in a New Context
• 6. Community in a New Context
• Conclusion