Routledge Constructing Indian Christianities: Culture, Conversion and Caste

This volume offers insights into the current ‘public-square’ debates on Indian Christianity. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork as well as rigorous analyses, it discusses the myriad histories of Christianity in India, its everyday practice and contestations and the process of its indigenisation. It addresses complex and pertinent themes such as Dalit Indian Christianity, diasporic nationalism and conversion. The work will interest scholars and researchers of religious studies, Dalit and subaltern studies, modern Indian history, and politics. Review ‘[R]eveals tantalizing possibilities for the study of South Asian Christianities to contribute to, even rethink or reshape, any number of contemporary conversations in the study of religion and the humanities more broadly.’ ― Anne E. Monius, Harvard Divinity School, Harvard University ‘[E]vidences that the question regarding how any religion ― particularly Christianity ― can, in Peter Beyer’s words, ‘be thought of or lived as a singular identity’ across the globe is being taken very seriously.’ ― Rowena Robinson, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay "Constructing Indian Christianities is a volumethat has much to teach specialists and nonspecialistsalike. Among its many distinguishingqualities, the most salutary aspect of the volumeis how the essays collectively foreground Dalitexperiences and concerns." Mathew N. Schmalz, The College of the Holy CrossJournal of Hindu-Christian Studies, Vol. 30 [2018], Art. 21 About the Author Chad M. Bauman is Associate Professor of Religion, Department of Philosophy and Religion, Butler University, Indianapolis. Richard Fox Young is Timby Associate Professor, History of Religions, Princeton Theological Seminary, New Jersey.