03669cam a2200493 i 4500 8232 8232 877116 OSt 20190923131907.0 160215s2016 ii b 001 0 eng d 2015515921 9789351481218 (Hardbound) 9351481212 (Hardbound) 9789351481225 (Paperback) 9351481220 (Paperback) I-E-2015515921; 13-91 GBVCP 856267341 (OCoLC)ocn939402186 877116 Library of Congress -- New Delhi Overseas Office DUQ eng rda DUQ DLC YDXCP DKAGE OCLCF ICW SGB OCLCO OCL OCLCO PTS lccopycat lcode a-ii--- PTSS BR1155 .H425 2016 275.4 23 H455I Hedlund, Roger E., author. Indian Christianity : an alternate reading / Roger E. Hedlund. First edition. Mokokchung, Nagaland : Clark Centre for Peace Research and Action, Clark Theological College ; New Delhi : Christian World Imprints, 2016. xxvi, 181 pages ; 23 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier CCPRA publication series ; no. 6 Includes bibliographic references (pages 157-168) and index. At the beginning : who is Jesus Christ? -- Foundations : Thomas and the first Christians -- Golden era or dark age? : the silent years until the Portuguese came -- And then the Protestants came : Pietists, Baptists & others -- Christian identity, distortions and more -- Bengali builders of the church in the nineteenth century -- North India builders of the church in the nineteenth century -- Social/religious change in the nineteenth century India -- Reformers and reforms in the nineteenth century India -- North East India : here come the Baptists -- Struggle for survival : competence for leadership -- Indian Christianity : Pentecostal, evangelical and ecumenical -- Indian Christianity : ecumenical, contextual and Catholic -- A new era of world Christianity -- In conclusion and continuation. The book projects the rich heritage of Indian Christianity covering a vast period of first to the twenty-first century. The author has a meticulous projection in detailing the historical scenario by selecting and describing the most significant events, the key figures and developments in the history of the church in India. An important contribution of this book is that instead of beginning with the so-called `great traditions'- those of the elite hierarchical, and the professional officialdom of the church, the author looks at the `little tradition'. This is what he means by the alternate reading. In this book one will find references to sources that reflect expressions `from below'. This historiography from below pays attention to the empirical data drawn from participants in the drama. It acknowledges the complexity of Indian Christianity and honours the multiple cultural identities of the church in India. The book is clearly written in a readable style and makes a valuable resource for teachers and students of church history, and for all those who are interested in learning about the Indian Church. -- Publisher Church history. India Church history. Clark Theological College (Mokokchung, India). Clark Centre for Peace Research and Action, issuing body. CCPRA publication series ; no. 6. ddc BK MARCIVE20181205 0 0 ddc 0 0 NFIC HMC HMC 2019-09-23 590.00 0 275.4 H455I 009334 2019-09-23 00:00:00 2019-09-23 BK