عنوان

Mission as reconciling presence: A missiological response to Hindutva

Number

TL48066

.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc

انگلیسی

Title Proper

Mission as reconciling presence: A missiological response to Hindutva

General Material Designation

[Thesis]

First Statement of Responsibility

Chakravarthy Zadda-Ravindra

Subsequent Statement of Responsibility

Swanson, Mark; Schreiter, Robert

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2015

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

216

Text of Note

Committee members: Shelley, Michael; Vethanayagamony, Peter

Text of Note

Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-321-42090-6

Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree

Ph.D.

Discipline of degree

World Christianity and Mission

Body granting the degree

Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

Text preceding or following the note

2015

Text of Note

In the context of increasing violence against religious minorities of India, particularly the Dalit and Adivasi Christians by the adherents of Hindutva, this dissertation examines a relevant model of mission for the Indian Church. The research explores the history of modern India to identify the reasons behind the religious polarization. The policies of Anglicization through Western culture, Christianization through Western education and introducing census has created a drastic effect on the people of India. The study shows how the policies have polarized different religious groups and stimulated them to organize themselves to safeguard their community identity and interests, thus causing divisions. Concurrently the research shows how these policies have impacted the Dalit and Adivasi communities. The mass conversions to Christian faith have put them at loggerheads with the caste Hindus. The gulf among the Hindus, Muslims and Christians was further widened by the game of politics of numbers. To secure and retain political power the extremists groups created antagonism against the others, building walls of separations.

Theology; Religious education

Subject Term

Philosophy, religion and theology;Education;Adivasi Christians;Dalit Christians;Hinduism;Missiology

Akl, Amira A.

Swanson, Mark; Schreiter, Robert

Subdivision

World Christianity and Mission

Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

Call Number

1647466023; 3667779

Electronic name

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[Thesis]

276903

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