A history of Christianity in Indonesia

Indonesia is the home of the largest single Muslim community of the world. This book gives the history of Christians in Indonesia during the Portuguese period (1511-1605), under Dutch colonialism (1605-1942) and more elaborate for the period of the Indonesian Republic (since 1945)

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Published in:Studies in Christian mission
Contributors: Aritonang, Jan S. (Editor) ; Steenbrink, Karel A. 1942-2021 (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden Boston Brill 2008
In: Studies in Christian mission (volume 35)
Year: 2008
Series/Journal:Studies in Christian mission volume 35
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Indonesia / Christianity / History
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Summary:Indonesia is the home of the largest single Muslim community of the world. This book gives the history of Christians in Indonesia during the Portuguese period (1511-1605), under Dutch colonialism (1605-1942) and more elaborate for the period of the Indonesian Republic (since 1945)
pt. 1. The first Christians : until 1800. Christianity in pre-colonial Indonesia -- 1530-1670 : a race between Islam and Christianity? -- Catholic converts in the Moluccas, Minahasa and Sangihe-Talaud, 1512-1680 -- The Solor-Timor mission of the Dominicans 1562-1800 -- The arrival of Protestantism and the consolidation of Christiantiy in the Moluccas 1605-1800 -- pt. 2. 1800-2005 : chronological and regional surveys. 1800-2005 : a national overview -- Old and new Christianity in the southeastern islands -- Christianity in Papua -- Moluccan Christianity in the 19th and 20th century between Agama Ambon and Islam -- How Christianity obtained a central position in Minahasa culture and society -- Christianity in central and southern Sulawesi -- Kalimantan or Indonesian Borneo -- The sharp contrasts of Sumatra -- Christianity in Javanese culture and society -- A small Christian flock in Bali -- pt. 3. Issues of national concern. Theological thinking by Indonesian Christians, 1850-2000 -- The ecumenical movement in Indonesia with special attention to the National Council of Churches -- The spectacular growth of the third stream : the Evangelicals and Pentecostals -- Chinese Christian communities in Indonesia -- Christian art in Indonesia -- Christian media