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A social history of Christianity: North-West India since 1800/ John C.B. Webster

By: Webster, John C.BMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2008Description: xiv, 410 p. ; 22 cmISBN: 9780195690453Subject(s): Church and social problems | Christianity--Social aspects | Northwestern India | Church historyDDC classification: 261.8

Contents:

I. Introduction : 1. The Study of Christianity in North-west India -- 2. The Present Study -- 3. The Nature and Use of the Missionary Archive -- II. The Beginnings : 1800-57 : 1. North-west India -- 2. The Coming of Christianity -- Conclusions -- III. The High Imperial Era : 1858-80 : 1. The Imperial Ethos -- 2. Education -- 3. The Religious Challenge -- 4. The Christian Community -- Conclusions -- IV. The North-west in Ferment : 1881-1918 : 1. The Changing Context -- 2. The Urban Elites -- 3. Urban Women -- 4. The Rural Dalits -- 5. The Christian Community -- Conclusions -- V. Towards Independence and Partition : 1919-47 : 1. The Christian Community -- 2. Christians and Political Movements -- 3. Nationalism and 'Missionary Raj' -- Conclusions -- VI. Christianity in North-west India since Independence: 1. Partition and its Aftermath -- 2. The Reorganization and Proliferation of Churches -- 3. The Institutional Complex -- 4. The Christian Community -- Conclusions -- VII. The North-west in the History of Christianity in India.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General Books	Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section	261.8 WEB/A (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		P03493

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I. Introduction :
1. The Study of Christianity in North-west India --
2. The Present Study --
3. The Nature and Use of the Missionary Archive --
II. The Beginnings : 1800-57 : 1. North-west India --
2. The Coming of Christianity --
Conclusions --
III. The High Imperial Era : 1858-80 : 1. The Imperial Ethos --
2. Education --
3. The Religious Challenge --
4. The Christian Community --
Conclusions --
IV. The North-west in Ferment : 1881-1918 : 1. The Changing Context --
2. The Urban Elites --
3. Urban Women --
4. The Rural Dalits --
5. The Christian Community --
Conclusions --
V. Towards Independence and Partition : 1919-47 : 1. The Christian Community --
2. Christians and Political Movements --
3. Nationalism and 'Missionary Raj' --
Conclusions --
VI. Christianity in North-west India since Independence: 1. Partition and its Aftermath --
2. The Reorganization and Proliferation of Churches --
3. The Institutional Complex --
4. The Christian Community --
Conclusions --
VII. The North-west in the History of Christianity in India.

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