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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Auteur principal: Jones, Arun W. (Auteur)
Type de support: Imprimé Livre
Langue:Anglais
Service de livraison Subito: Commander maintenant.
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WorldCat: WorldCat
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publié: Waco, Texas Baylor University Press [2017]
Dans:Année: 2017
Collection/Revue:Studies in world Christianity
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Inde (Nord) / Mouvement évangélique / Bhakti / Dialogue interreligieux
B Inde (Nord) / Américain / Presbytériens / Méthodiste / Mission / Histoire 1836-1870
Classifications IxTheo:KBM Asie
Sujets non-standardisés: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
Accès en ligne: Table des matières (Maison d'édition)
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Résumé: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
Description:Includes bibliography (pages 287-310) and indexes
Description matérielle:xxi, 321 Seiten, Illustrationen, 24 cm
ISBN:978-1-60258-432-7