Christianity in South and Central Asia

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Christianity in South and Central Asia

Kenneth R. Ross, Daniel Jeyaraj, and Todd M. Johnson

Abstract

Christianity has had a long, varied history in South and Central Asia. Today, it faces challenges old and new in a rapidly changing and diverse population. Socio-religious crosswinds involving Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, and Islam, along with Communism and Radical Fundamentalism have left lasting impacts upon the region’s societies today. Christianity faces immense struggles, including navigating ingrained social stratification, culturally-accepted discrimination, as well as state-sponsored persecution. Despite the challenges, the gospel of kingdom moves forward through a resilient minor ... More

Keywords: Christianity, Global, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Asia, Interreligious, Freedom, Persecution, Evangelism

Bibliographic Information

Print publication date: 2019	Print ISBN-13: 9781474439824
Published to Edinburgh Scholarship Online: May 2021	DOI:10.3366/edinburgh/9781474439824.001.0001

Authors

Affiliations are at time of print publication.

Kenneth R. Ross, editor
University of Edinburgh

Daniel Jeyaraj, editor
Liverpool Hope University

Todd M. Johnson, editor
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

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Series Preface

Volume Preface

Contributors

Introduction

A Demographic Profile of Christianity in South and Central Asia

Gina A. Zurlo