Author: Augustine Kanjamala
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 162032315X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
Colonial missionaries, both Catholic and Protestant, arrived in India with the grandiose vision of converting the pagans because, like St. Peter (Acts 4:12) and most of the church fathers, they honestly believed that there is no salvation outside the church (extra ecclesiam nulla salus). At the end of the "great Protestant century," however, Christians made up less than 3 percent of the population in India, and the hope of the missionary was nearly shattered. But if one looks at mission in India qualitatively rather than quantitatively, one sees a number of positive outcomes. Missionaries in India, particularly Protestant missionaries espousing the social gospel, in collaboration with a few British evangelical administrators, dared to challenge numerous social evils and even began to eradicate them. The scientific and liberal English education began to enlighten and transform the Indian mindset. Converts belonging to the upper caste, although small in number, laid the foundation stone of Indian theology and an inculturated church using Indian genius. The end of colonialism in India coincided with the painful death of colonial mission theology. Now, the power of the Word of God, extricated from political power, is slowly and peacefully gaining ground, like the mustard seed of the parable. A paradigm shift from the ecclesio-centric mission to missio Dei offers reason for further optimism. In short, the future of mission in India is as bright as the kingdom of God. In today's new context, theologians, despite objections from some quarters, are struggling to discover the Asian face of Jesus, disfigured by the Greco-Roman Church. And the missionary is challenged to become a living Bible that, undoubtedly, everyone will read.
The Future of Christian Mission in India
Author: Augustine Kanjamala
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 162032315X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
Colonial missionaries, both Catholic and Protestant, arrived in India with the grandiose vision of converting the pagans because, like St. Peter (Acts 4:12) and most of the church fathers, they honestly believed that there is no salvation outside the church (extra ecclesiam nulla salus). At the end of the "great Protestant century," however, Christians made up less than 3 percent of the population in India, and the hope of the missionary was nearly shattered. But if one looks at mission in India qualitatively rather than quantitatively, one sees a number of positive outcomes. Missionaries in India, particularly Protestant missionaries espousing the social gospel, in collaboration with a few British evangelical administrators, dared to challenge numerous social evils and even began to eradicate them. The scientific and liberal English education began to enlighten and transform the Indian mindset. Converts belonging to the upper caste, although small in number, laid the foundation stone of Indian theology and an inculturated church using Indian genius. The end of colonialism in India coincided with the painful death of colonial mission theology. Now, the power of the Word of God, extricated from political power, is slowly and peacefully gaining ground, like the mustard seed of the parable. A paradigm shift from the ecclesio-centric mission to missio Dei offers reason for further optimism. In short, the future of mission in India is as bright as the kingdom of God. In today's new context, theologians, despite objections from some quarters, are struggling to discover the Asian face of Jesus, disfigured by the Greco-Roman Church. And the missionary is challenged to become a living Bible that, undoubtedly, everyone will read.
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 162032315X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
Colonial missionaries, both Catholic and Protestant, arrived in India with the grandiose vision of converting the pagans because, like St. Peter (Acts 4:12) and most of the church fathers, they honestly believed that there is no salvation outside the church (extra ecclesiam nulla salus). At the end of the "great Protestant century," however, Christians made up less than 3 percent of the population in India, and the hope of the missionary was nearly shattered. But if one looks at mission in India qualitatively rather than quantitatively, one sees a number of positive outcomes. Missionaries in India, particularly Protestant missionaries espousing the social gospel, in collaboration with a few British evangelical administrators, dared to challenge numerous social evils and even began to eradicate them. The scientific and liberal English education began to enlighten and transform the Indian mindset. Converts belonging to the upper caste, although small in number, laid the foundation stone of Indian theology and an inculturated church using Indian genius. The end of colonialism in India coincided with the painful death of colonial mission theology. Now, the power of the Word of God, extricated from political power, is slowly and peacefully gaining ground, like the mustard seed of the parable. A paradigm shift from the ecclesio-centric mission to missio Dei offers reason for further optimism. In short, the future of mission in India is as bright as the kingdom of God. In today's new context, theologians, despite objections from some quarters, are struggling to discover the Asian face of Jesus, disfigured by the Greco-Roman Church. And the missionary is challenged to become a living Bible that, undoubtedly, everyone will read.
The Future of Christian Mission in India
Author: Augustine Kanjamala SVD
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 163087485X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 479
Book Description
Colonial missionaries, both Catholic and Protestant, arrived in India with the grandiose vision of converting the pagans because, like St. Peter (Acts 4:12) and most of the church fathers, they honestly believed that there is no salvation outside the church (extra ecclesiam nulla salus). At the end of the "great Protestant century," however, Christians made up less than 3 percent of the population in India, and the hope of the missionary was nearly shattered. But if one looks at mission in India qualitatively rather than quantitatively, one sees a number of positive outcomes. Missionaries in India, particularly Protestant missionaries espousing the social gospel, in collaboration with a few British evangelical administrators, dared to challenge numerous social evils and even began to eradicate them. The scientific and liberal English education began to enlighten and transform the Indian mindset. Converts belonging to the upper caste, although small in number, laid the foundation stone of Indian theology and an inculturated church using Indian genius. The end of colonialism in India coincided with the painful death of colonial mission theology. Now, the power of the Word of God, extricated from political power, is slowly and peacefully gaining ground, like the mustard seed of the parable. A paradigm shift from the ecclesio-centric mission to missio Dei offers reason for further optimism. In short, the future of mission in India is as bright as the kingdom of God. In today's new context, theologians, despite objections from some quarters, are struggling to discover the Asian face of Jesus, disfigured by the Greco-Roman Church. And the missionary is challenged to become a living Bible that, undoubtedly, everyone will read.
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 163087485X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 479
Book Description
Colonial missionaries, both Catholic and Protestant, arrived in India with the grandiose vision of converting the pagans because, like St. Peter (Acts 4:12) and most of the church fathers, they honestly believed that there is no salvation outside the church (extra ecclesiam nulla salus). At the end of the "great Protestant century," however, Christians made up less than 3 percent of the population in India, and the hope of the missionary was nearly shattered. But if one looks at mission in India qualitatively rather than quantitatively, one sees a number of positive outcomes. Missionaries in India, particularly Protestant missionaries espousing the social gospel, in collaboration with a few British evangelical administrators, dared to challenge numerous social evils and even began to eradicate them. The scientific and liberal English education began to enlighten and transform the Indian mindset. Converts belonging to the upper caste, although small in number, laid the foundation stone of Indian theology and an inculturated church using Indian genius. The end of colonialism in India coincided with the painful death of colonial mission theology. Now, the power of the Word of God, extricated from political power, is slowly and peacefully gaining ground, like the mustard seed of the parable. A paradigm shift from the ecclesio-centric mission to missio Dei offers reason for further optimism. In short, the future of mission in India is as bright as the kingdom of God. In today's new context, theologians, despite objections from some quarters, are struggling to discover the Asian face of Jesus, disfigured by the Greco-Roman Church. And the missionary is challenged to become a living Bible that, undoubtedly, everyone will read.
History of Christian Missions
Author: Raj Bahadur Sharma
Publisher: Mittal Publications
ISBN: 9788170990833
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Study conducted at Meerut Division of Uttar Pradesh and Dehra Dun District of Uttaranchal.
Publisher: Mittal Publications
ISBN: 9788170990833
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Study conducted at Meerut Division of Uttar Pradesh and Dehra Dun District of Uttaranchal.
Christians and Missionaries in India
Author: Robert Eric Frykenberg
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 0700716009
Category : Missionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
There are now more Christians in Africa and Asia than in the West. This book addresses particular aspects of cultural contact, with special reference to caste, conversion, and colonialism.
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 0700716009
Category : Missionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
There are now more Christians in Africa and Asia than in the West. This book addresses particular aspects of cultural contact, with special reference to caste, conversion, and colonialism.
Finding Jesus in Dharma
Author: Chaturvedi Badrinath
Publisher: ISPCK
ISBN: 9788172145484
Category : Christianity
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Publisher: ISPCK
ISBN: 9788172145484
Category : Christianity
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
A History of Missions in India
Author: Julius Richter
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christianity
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
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Category : Christianity
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
Life and Work in India
Author: Robert Stewart
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Missions
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Missions
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
The Future of Missions
Author: Barna Group
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781945269691
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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ISBN: 9781945269691
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Students and the Future of Christian Missions
Author: Gordon Poteat
Publisher:
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Category : College students in missionary work
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : College students in missionary work
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
The Future of the Church in India
Author: Aruna Gnanadason
Publisher:
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Category : Christianity
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christianity
Languages : en
Pages : 116
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