Ethnic Realities and the Church: Lessons from India

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ISBN-13: 9780878081684
Publisher: Carey, William Library Publishers
Publication date: 1/28/1979
Pages: 276
Product dimensions: 0.62 (w) x 5.50 (h) x 8.50 (d)

	Preface	1
	Terminology and References	5
	Introduction: The Church in India: Its Matrix, Denominations, Distribution, Particularities and Types	11
Part I.	The Five Basic Types
1.	Syrian Churches	47
2.	Fully Conglomerate Churches	68
3.	Monoethnic Churches from Caste	93
4.	Monoethnic Churches from Tribe	120
5.	Modified Multiethnic Churches	142
Part II.	The Four Secondary Types
6.	Urban Conglomerates	157
7.	Urban Monoethnics	170
8.	The Great Conglomerates	186
9.	The Indigenous Churches	210
	Conclusion: The Coming Great Growth of the Church in India	225
Appendix A.	An Ecclesiological Point of View	245
Appendix B.	Caste and Brotherhood	250
	Bibliography	260

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