Christianity made in India: from Apostle Thomas to Mother Teresa

Christianity Made in India discusses the indigenization of Christianity in the Indian context, set in the larger context of the exceptional growth of the church in the non-Western world during the twentieth century, which has been characterized by a diversity of localized cultural expressions. It re...

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Main Author: Hedlund, Roger E. 1935- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Minneapolis, MN Fortress Press [2017]
In:Year: 2017
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B India / Christianity / History
B India / Missionary / History
Further subjects:B India Church history India
B Christianity India
B Christianity
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Summary:Christianity Made in India discusses the indigenization of Christianity in the Indian context, set in the larger context of the exceptional growth of the church in the non-Western world during the twentieth century, which has been characterized by a diversity of localized cultural expressions. It recognizes that the center of Christian influence, numerically and theologically, is shifting southward to Africa, Latin America, and Asia. Increasingly, it is found in nontraditional (non-Catholic, non-Protestant, non-Syrian) churches of indigenous-independent variety, frequently charismatic, not necessarily Pentecostal, but of substantial evangelical and cultural diversity. Predominantly, it is a church of the poor. It affirms the reality that wherever the gospel goes, it takes root in the local culture. - back cover
ISBN:1506430325