
Vision in Progress
Framing the Portrait of Indian Baptists in South Africa
Rodney Ragwan(Author)
Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published on 22. September 2011
156 pages
978-1-62189-084-3 (ISBN)
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The work of American Baptist missionaries among the Telugu people in India in the nineteenth century came to fruition in 1897, when Telugus established their own indigenous missionary organization, the Telugu Home Missionary Society. Six years later, in 1903, the society took the highly ambitious step of sending one of its own, John Rangiah, to South Africa as a missionary to work among Telugus who'd gone to that country as indentured laborers.
Vision in Progress tells the story of Indian Baptists' work in South Africa, work mitigated by the negatives influences of colonialism and racism, manifested by the openly racist South African doctrine of apartheid. It examines the values, missions philosophy, and struggles of John Rangiah and of others--men and women--who have shaped the history of Indian Baptists in South Africa up to this day. In telling this story, the author provides a thorough history of the organization Indian Baptists formed--the Baptist Association of South Africa--and its friction-filled efforts to work alongside other Baptist groups.
Informational and inspirational, Vision in Progress serves ultimately as a testimony of people of great faith who were up against tremendous odds.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Eugene
United States
ISBN-13
978-1-62189-084-3 (9781621890843)
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09/2011
Wipf & Stock Publishers
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Rodney Ragwan is a native of South Africa. He serves as the Associate Director of Eastern's School of Christian Ministry (ESCM) at Palmer Theological Seminary in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. He is also the former president of the Baptist Association of South Africa and is the author of In His Service (2003).
Content
- Intro
- Vision in Progress
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: "Shine on, Lone Star!"
- Chapter 2: South Africa's First Indian-born Missionary
- Chapter 3: John Rangiah's Theology and Model of Mission and Ministry
- Chapter 4: Following in John Rangiah's Footsteps
- Chapter 5: Schism in the Indian Baptist Church
- Chapter 6: Women in Ministry within the BASA
- Chapter 7: The BASA and Unity Talks
- Chapter 8: The BASA and the South African Baptist Alliance
- Chapter 9: Ministry Strategies of the Baptist Association of South Africa
- Bibliography
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