Christians in South Indian Villages, 1959-2009 - Decline and Revival in Telangana (Paperback)

A discerning study of a slice of modern Indian Christianity and Christian-Hindu encounter This book revisits South Indian Christian communities that were studied in 1959 and written about in Village Christians and Hindu Culture (1968). In 1959 the future of these village congregations was uncertain. Would they grow through conversions or slowly dissolve into the larger Hindu society around them? John Carman and Chilkuri Vasantha Rao's carefully gathered research fifty years later reveals both the decline of many older congregations and the surprising emergence of new Pentecostal and Baptist churches that emphasize the healing power of Christ. Significantly, the new congregations largely cut across caste lines, including both high castes and outcastes (Dalits). Carman and Vasantha Rao pay particular attention to the social, political, and religious environment of these Indian village Christians, including their adaptation of indigenous Hindu practices into their Christian faith and observances.

General

Imprint:	William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Studies in the History of Christian Missions
Release date:	December 2014
First published:	2014
Authors:	John Braisted Carman • Chilkuri Vasantha Rao
Dimensions:	229 x 159 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	242
ISBN-13:	978-0-8028-7163-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Rural communities Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > General Books > Christianity Promotions
LSN:	0-8028-7163-1
Barcode:	9780802871633

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