03798cam a2200505 i 4500999001500000001000700015003000400022005001700026008004100043010001700084020003100101020002800132020003100160020002800191025002600219029002100245035002400266035001100290037005300301040008300354042002100437043001200458049000900470050002300479082002100502100003200523245006900555250001900624264014700643300003000790336002600820337002800846338002700874490003800901504006500939505080601004520113601810650002002946651002702966710011102993830003903104942001203143945002003155952011703175  c8232d8232877116OSt20190923131907.0160215s2016    ii       b    001 0 eng d  a  2015515921  a9789351481218q(Hardbound)  a9351481212q(Hardbound)  a9789351481225q(Paperback)  a9351481220q(Paperback)  aI-E-2015515921; 13-911 aGBVCPb856267341  a(OCoLC)ocn939402186  a877116  bLibrary of Congress -- New Delhi Overseas Office  aDUQbengerdacDUQdDLCdYDXCPdDKAGEdOCLCFdICWdSGBdOCLCOdOCLdOCLCOdPTS  alccopycatalcode  aa-ii---  aPTSS00aBR1155b.H425 201604a275.4223bH455I1 aHedlund, Roger E.,eauthor.10aIndian Christianity :ban alternate reading /cRoger E. Hedlund.  aFirst edition. 1aMokokchung, Nagaland :bClark Centre for Peace Research and Action, Clark Theological College ;aNew Delhi :bChristian World Imprints,c2016.  axxvi, 181 pages ;c23 cm.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier1 aCCPRA publication series ;vno. 6  aIncludes bibliographic references (pages 157-168) and index.0 aAt 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.  aThe 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 0aChurch history. 0aIndiaxChurch history.2 aClark Theological College (Mokokchung, India).bClark Centre for Peace Research and Action,eissuing body. 0aCCPRA publication series ;vno. 6.  2ddccBK  aMARCIVE20181205  00102ddc40708NFICaHMCbHMCd2019-09-23g590.00l0o275.4 H455Ip009334r2019-09-23 00:00:00w2019-09-23yBK