Christianity in South and Central Asia
by R. Ross, Kenneth; Jeyaraj, Daniel; M. Johnson, ToddFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2019-07-01
Publisher(s): Edinburgh University Press
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Author Biography
Kenneth R. Ross is Parish Minister, Netherlorn Churches, Argyll, and an Honorary Fellow in the University of Edinburgh's School of Divinity.
Daniel Jeyaraj is Professor of World Christianity and Director of the Andrew F. Walls Centre for the Study of African and Asian Christianity at Liverpool Hope University.
Todd M. Johnson is Associate Professor of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton, MA.
Table of Contents
Series Preface
Volume Preface
Contributors
Introduction
A Demographic Profile of Christianity in South and Central Asia, Gina A. Zurlo
Christianity in South and Central Asia, Daniel Jeyaraj
Countries
Kazakhstan, Alina Ganje
Uzbekistan, Feruza Krason
Turkmenistan, Barakatullo Ashurov
Tajikistan, Barakatullo Ashurov
Kyrgyzstan, David Radford
Iran, Gulnar Francis-Dehqani
Afghanistan, Anthony Roberts
Pakistan, Mehak Arshad and Youshib Matthew John
North India, Leonard Fernando SJ
Western India, Atul Y. Aghamkar
South India, Daniel Jeyaraj
North-East India, Kaholi Zhimomi
Nepal, Bal Krishna Sharma
Bhutan, Tandin Wangyal
Bangladesh, Pradeep Perez SJ
Maldives, Kenneth R. Ross and Todd M. Johnson
Sri Lanka, Prashan de Visser
Major Christian Traditions
Catholics, Felix Wilfred
Orthodox, Romina Istratii
United and Uniting Churches, Joshva Raja
Protestants and Anglicans, Arun W. Jones
Independents, Roger E. Hedlund
Evangelicals, Rebecca Samuel Shah and Vinay Samuel
Pentecostals/Charismatics, Ivan Satyavrata
Key Themes
Faith and Culture, Atola Longkumer
Worship and Spirituality, Anand Amaladass
Theology, Jesudas Athyal
Social and Political Context, Cedric Prakash SJ
Mission and Evangelism, Jacob Kavunkal SVD
Gender, Evangeline Anderson-Rajkumar and Sheela Jeyaraj
Religious Freedom, Michael Nazir-Ali
Inter-religious Relations, Peniel Rajkumar
South Asia Diaspora, Sam George
Caste, Anderson Jeremiah
Tribal Identity, Marina Ngursangzeli Behera
Conclusion
The Future of Christianity in South and Central Asia, Savithri Sumanthiran
Appendices
Christianity by Country
Methodology and Sources of Christian and Religious Affiliation, Todd M. Johnson and Gina A. Zurlo
Index
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