Christianity in India: From Beginnings to the Present Book

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1 Introduction: Christians, Christianity, and Christendom 1

2 Contextualizing Complexity, I: India's Lands, Peoples, and Social Structures 21

3 Contextualizing Complexity, II: India's Dominant Religious Traditions: Sanatana-Dharma and Dar-ul-Islam 57

4 Thomas Christians and the Thomas Tradition 91

5 Pfarangi Catholic Christians and Padroado Christendom 116

6 Evangelical Christians as Missionary Dubashis: Conduits of Cross-Cultural Communication 142

7 India's Raj and Political Logic: The Unification of India, a Southern Perspective 169

8 Avama Christians and Conversion Movements 206

9 Missionaries, Colonialism, and Ecclesiastical Dominion 243

10 Indian Christians and 'Hindu Raj' 268

11 Elite Education and Missionaries 301

12 Catholic Renewal and Resurgence 344

13 'Trophies of Grace' and their Public Influence 380

14 Adivasi Movements in the North-East 419

15 Conclusion and Epilogue 454

Bibliography 485

Glossary 517

Index 535