In search of identity: debates on religious conversion in India/
Sebastian C.H. Kim
- New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2006.
- xi, 250 p. ; 24 cm.
- (Oxford India paperbacks) .
Introduction: Christian mission and the problem of conversion in India. -- Debates on conversion under the British Raj. -- Debates on conversion in the Indian Constituent Assembly, 1947-1979 -- Debates on missionary activity and freedom of religion in independent India, 1954-1979. -- The debates on conversion among Protestant theologians in India, 1966-1971. -- The Catholic debates on conversion in the 1960s and 1970s. -- World evangelization, Hindurva, and the debate provoked by Arun Shourie, 1994-1995. -- The debate on conversion initiated by the Sangh Parivar, 1998-1999. -- Conclusion: Human righta, and religious conversion in India. -- Appendices. The proceedings of the debate on conversion in the constituent assemble, 1947-1949. -- Summary of recommendations of the report of the Christian Missionary activities enquiry Committee. -- The Orissa Freedom of Religion Act 1967. -- The Madhya Pradesh Dharma Swatantrya Adhiniyam, 1968. -- The Arunachal Pradesh Freedom of Indigenous Faith Act, 1978. -- Freedom of Religion Bill introduced in the Parliament.