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Books > Christianity > Protestantism & Protestant Churches > Other Protestant & Nonconformist Churches > Pentecostal Churches
This book studies the politics of Pentecostal conversion and
anti-Christian violence in India. It asks: why has India been
experiencing increasing incidents of anti-Christian violence since
the 1990s? Why are the Bhil Adivasis increasingly converting to
Pentecostalism? And, what are the implications of conversion for
religion within indigenous communities on the one hand and broader
issues of secularism, religious freedom and democratic rights on
the other? Drawing on extended ethnographic fieldwork amongst the
Bhils of Northern India since 2006, this book asserts that
ideological incompatibility and antagonism between Christian
missionaries and Hindu nationalists provide only a partial
explanation for anti-Christian violence in India. It unravels the
complex interactions between different actors/ agents in the
production of anti-Christian violence and provides detailed
ethnographic narratives on Pentecostal conversion, Hindu
nationalist politics and anti-Christian violence in the largest
state of India that has hitherto been dominated by upper caste
Rajput Hindu(tva) ideology.
Bestselling Author and Missionary Rolland Baker Reveals the Heart
of True, Lasting Revival "There has been much talk in recent years
of revival," says bestselling author and missionary Rolland Baker,
"so much so that I wonder at times whether revival itself has
become the object of devotion." Too often believers seek out
revival, not the Reviver. When unchecked, they often pursue an
emotional or physical experience or focus on how many came to
Christ, rather than worship Jesus himself. Yet the heart of true,
lasting revival is Christ--of falling in love with him so deeply
that you can't help but tell others about him. And that, says
Baker, is what has fueled him, his wife, Heidi, and all of Iris
Ministries over the last thirty years. "This book is about
sustaining revival over decades," says Baker. "By that I mean it is
a book about falling in love and staying in love with the person of
Jesus Christ. Revival is about the Reviver, nothing more and
nothing less. My prayer is that you will fall in love with him with
all your heart as you read these pages, and that you will not be
able to resist giving that love away, wherever you place your
feet."
From devoted son to slave, from prisoner to prime minister of
Egypt, Joseph's life was continually blessed by God. You too can be
empowered by God's special anointing in every circumstance through
applying these "Joseph principles" to your life.
This book teaches believers the art of scriptural prayer and gives
clear insight from the Word of God on the subject of intercession
and supplication.
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