Caste and Christianity

Caste and Christianity
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 318
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ISBN-10 : 9781351802079
ISBN-13 : 1351802070
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Book Synopsis Caste and Christianity by : Duncan B. Forrester

Download or read book Caste and Christianity written by Duncan B. Forrester and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-04-07 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work, first published in 1980, breaks new ground as concerns caste in India. It first examines the nature of caste and its relation to Hinduism and questions in what sense it is possible to speak of Christianity as an egalitarian faith. It then considers some Hindu egalitarian movements and traces the development of ideas on caste among Christian missionaries, examining the relationship between these views and the Revolt of 1857. Close attention is given to changing attitudes on caste, both by missionaries and by Indian Christians, while the influence of nationalism on Christian attitudes to caste and other social questions is further examined. Finally, there is a review of the contemporary state of the question and of the specifically Christian contribution to modern views on caste.


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