This study explores historical understandings of Christian communities, cultures, and institutions within the Indian world from their beginnings to the present time. Frykenberg focuses on trans-cultural interactions within Hindu and Muslim environments, uncovering complexities as Christianity intermingled with indigenous cultures.

• Preface


• 1: Introduction


• 2: Contextualizing Complexity, I: India's Lands, Peoples and Social Structures


• 3: India's Dominant Religious Traditions: Santana and Dar-ul-Islam


• 4: Thomas Christians and the Thomas Tradition


• 5: Pfarangi Catholic Christians and Padroado Christendom


• 6: Evangelical Christians as Missionary Dubashis: Conduits of Cross-Cultural Communication


• 7: India's Raj and Its Political Logic: The Unification of India, A Southern Perspective


• 8: Avarna Christians and Conversion Movements


• 9: Missionaries, Colonialism and Ecclesiastical Dominion


• 10: Indian Christians and Hindu Raj


• 11: Elite Eductaion and Missionaries


• 12: Catholic Renewal and Resurgence


• 13: Trophies of Grace and Their Public Influence


• 14: Adivasi Movements in the North East


• 15: Conclusion and Epilogue


• Bibliography