Missionary Christianity and local religion: American evangelicalism in North India, 1836-1870
Missionary Christianity and local religion provides portrayals and analyses of the ideas, motivations, and activities of the diverse individuals who formed and nurtured a flourishing North Indian Christian movement that was both evangelical and rooted in local religious and social realities. This ex...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Waco, Texas
Baylor University Press
[2017]
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| In: | Year: 2017 |
| Series/Journal: | Studies in world Christianity
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
India (Nord)
/ Evangelical movement
/ Bhakti
/ Interfaith dialogue
B India (Nord) / Americans / Presbyterians / Methodist / Mission / History 1836-1870 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KBM Asia |
| Further subjects: | B
Christianity and other religions
India, North
B Missions, American B Christianity B Interfaith Relations B India, North Church history India, North B Missions, American History India, North |
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| Summary: | Missionary Christianity and local religion provides portrayals and analyses of the ideas, motivations, and activities of the diverse individuals who formed and nurtured a flourishing North Indian Christian movement that was both evangelical and rooted in local religious and social realities. This exploration of new Christian communities created by the confluences and divergences between American evangelical and bhakti religious traditions reveals the birth and early growth of one of the many incarnations of Christianity.--publisher |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliography (pages 287-310) and indexes |
| ISBN: | 160258432X |