
Caste and Christianity
Attitudes and Policies on Caste of Anglo-Saxon Protestant Missions in India
Duncan B. Forrester(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 11. September 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
238 pages
978-1-138-63306-3 (ISBN)
Description
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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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Postgraduate
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
368 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-63306-3 (9781138633063)
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Duncan Baillie Forrester was a Scottish theologian and the founder of the Centre for Theology and Public Issues at New College, University of Edinburgh. He was latterly honorary fellow and professor emeritus at New College.
Content
1. Hierarchy, Equality and Religion 2. The Development of a Protestant Consensus on Caste, 1793-1850 3. The Revolt of 1857 and the Caste Question 4. Caste and the Mass Movements 5. Caste, Converts and the Kerala Christians 6. Indian Christians' Attitudes to Caste in the Nineteenth Century 7. Liberal Missionary Attitudes to Caste 8. Hindu Responses to the Missionary Attack on Caste 9. Indian Christians' Attitudes to Caste in the Twentieth Century 10. Conclusion