Caste and Christianity

Attitudes and Policies on Caste of Anglo-Saxon Protestant Missions in India

Nonfiction, History
Cover of the book Caste and Christianity by Duncan B. Forrester, Taylor and Francis
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Author: Duncan B. Forrester ISBN: 9781351802079
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: April 7, 2017
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Duncan B. Forrester
ISBN: 9781351802079
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: April 7, 2017
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

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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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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