| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Foreword: Modern migrations and the Christian faith / Andrew E. Walls -- Introduction / Sam George -- A biblical reflection on diaspora : Acts 17 / Danny Moses -- 'Certain men' of Cyprus and Cyrene in Acts : diaspora missionaries of the early Christianity / Simon Samuel -- Tamil missionaries in East Africa and Burma in the 19th century / Daniel Jeyaraj -- From cane cutters to church planters : the story of the Indian church in South Africa / Godfrey Harold -- Crossing Kala Pani : overcoming religious barriers to migration / Sam George -- Indo-Caribbean Christian diaspora / John Lewis -- St. Thomas Christians of Singapore / George Joseph -- South Asian diaspora Christianity in the Persian Gulf / T.V. Thomas -- Intergenerational differences within Indian Christian churches in the United States / Prema Kurien -- 'I still call Australia home' : Indian Christians negotiate their faith in Australia / Jonathan D. James -- Global Telugu Christian diaspora / Joseph Paturi -- Zomi diaspora from Chin State, Myanmar / Jamang Ngul Khan Pau -- Sindhi Christians in diaspora : a global review / Celia Mahtani, Deepak Mahtani, and Suneel Shivdasani -- Persecution and Pakistani Christian diaspora in Canada / Rashid Gill -- Diaspora dilemmas : moral issues of Indian Christians in North America / Thomas Kulanjiyil -- Remittance trends in South Asia : an empirical analysis / Jeffry A. Jacob -- Cultural hybridity : freedom and faith in diaspora literature / Reena Thomas -- Death in diaspora : reincarnation, oblivion or heaven? / Bobby Bose -- Conclusion / Sam George |
| Summary |
"This volume includes biblical reflections on diasporic life, charts the historical and geographical spread of South Aisan Christianity, and closes with a call to missional living in diaspora. It analyzes how migrants revive Christianity in adopted host nations and ancestral homelands."--Back cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 24, 2019) |
| Subject |
South Asians -- Religion
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South Asian diaspora.
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HISTORY -- Asia -- India & South Asia.
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South Asian diaspora
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South Asians -- Religion
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
George, Sam (Christian writer), editor.
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| ISBN |
1506447066 |
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9781506447063 |
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