Christianity in South and Central Asia

✍ Scribed by Kenneth R. Ross (editor), Daniel Jeyaraj (editor), Todd M. Johnson (editor)

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Year: 2019
Tongue: English
Leaves: 521
Series: Edinburgh Companions to Global Christianity
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This comprehensive reference volume covers every country in South and Central Asia, offering reliable demographic information and original interpretative essays by indigenous scholars and practitioners. It maps patterns of growth and decline, assesses major traditions and movements, analyses key themes and examines current trends.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
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
West India
Atul Y. Aghamkar
South India
Daniel Jeyaraj
Northeast India
Kaholi Zhimomi
Nepal
Bal Krishna Sharma
Bhutan
Tandin Wangyal
Bangladesh
Pradeep Perez sj
The 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 and Charismatics
Ivan Satyavrata
Key Themes
Faith and Culture
Atola Longkumer
Worship and Spirituality
Anand Amaladass
Theology
Jesudas Athyal
Social and Political Context
Cedric Prakash
Mission and Evangelism
Jacob Kavunkal
Gender
Sheela Jeyaraj and Evangeline Anderson-Rajkumar
Religious Freedom
Michael Nazir-Ali
Inter-religious Relations
Peniel Rajkumar
South Asian Diaspora
Sam George
Caste and Christianity in India
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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