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Christianity in South and Central Asia

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Language: English
Published/Copyright: 2019

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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.

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    Frontmatter

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    Contents

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    Series Preface

    viii
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    Volume Preface

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    Contributors

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  • Introduction
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    A Demographic Profile of Christianity in South and Central Asia

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    Gina A. Zurlo
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    Christianity in South and Central Asia

    15
    Daniel Jeyaraj
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  • Countries
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    Kazakhstan

    41
    Alina Ganje
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    Uzbekistan

    52
    Feruza Krason
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    Turkmenistan

    61
    Barakatullo Ashurov
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    Tajikistan

    65
    Barakatullo Ashurov
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    Kyrgyzstan

    70
    David Radford
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    Iran

    83
    Gulnar Francis-Dehqani
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    Afghanistan

    95
    Anthony Roberts
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    Pakistan

    107
    Mehak Arshad and Youshib Matthew John
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    North India

    119
    Leonard Fernando
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    West India

    131
    Atul Y. Aghamkar
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    South India

    143
    Daniel Jeyaraj
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    Northeast India

    156
    Kaholi Zhimomi
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    Nepal

    168
    Bal Krishna Sharma
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    Bhutan

    180
    Tandin Wangyal
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    Bangladesh

    184
    Pradeep Perez
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    The Maldives

    197
    Kenneth R. Ross and Todd M. Johnson
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    Sri Lanka

    199
    Prashan De Visser
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  • Major Christian Traditions
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    Catholics

    209
    Felix Wilfred
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    Orthodox

    223
    Romina Istratii
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    United and Uniting Churches

    236
    Joshva Raja
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    Protestants and Anglicans

    248
    Arun W Jones
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    Independents

    261
    Roger E. Hedlund
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    Evangelicals

    274
    Rebecca Samuel Shah and Vinay Samuel
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    Pentecostals and Charismatics

    287
    Ivan Satyavrata
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  • Key Themes
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    Faith and Culture

    301
    Atola Longkumer
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    Worship and Spirituality

    315
    Anand Amaladass
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    Theology

    327
    Jesudas Athyal
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    Social and Political Context

    339
    Cedric Prakash
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    Mission and Evangelism

    351
    Jacob Kavunkal
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    Gender

    363
    Sheela Jeyaraj and Evangeline Anderson-Rajkumar
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    Religious Freedom

    373
    Michael Nazir-Ali
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    Inter-religious Relations

    384
    Peniel Rajkumar
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    South Asian Diaspora

    396
    Sam George
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    Caste and Christianity in India

    408
    Anderson Jeremiah
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    Tribal Identity

    420
    Marina Ngursangzeli Behera
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  • Conclusion
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    The Future of Christianity in South and Central Asia

    431
    Savithri Sumanthiran
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  • Appendices
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    Christianity by Country

    445
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    Methodology and Sources of Christian and Religious Affiliation

    452
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    Index

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