The Role of Entrepreneurs in the Development of Protestant Christianity in East Java in the Nineteenth Century

Christianity in Indonesia is often stigmatized as a colonial religion, the religion of the Dutch, and the religion of infidels. This was due to the general view prevailing in Indonesia that Christianity, in the process of its spreading, received support from the Dutch East Indies government. This es...

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Main Author: Sukamto, Amos (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2023
In: International journal of Asian christianity
Year: 2023, Volume: 6, Issue: 2, Pages: 184-207
Further subjects:B Coenrad Laurens Coolen
B Christianity
B East Java
B Johannes Emde
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Summary:Christianity in Indonesia is often stigmatized as a colonial religion, the religion of the Dutch, and the religion of infidels. This was due to the general view prevailing in Indonesia that Christianity, in the process of its spreading, received support from the Dutch East Indies government. This essay argues that the Dutch political religious policies were not favourable for developing Christianity in Java. The development of Christianity, especially in East Java, was not driven by Dutch missionaries; on the contrary, by entrepreneurs, independent people, and then continued by Javanese who had become Christians.
ISSN:2542-4246
Contains:Enthalten in: International journal of Asian christianity
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/25424246-06020003