TY - BOOK AU - Devanandan,P.D. TI - Christian issues in Southern Asia AV - BV 3250 D491 1963 PY - 1963/// CY - New York, NY PB - Friendship Press KW - CHRISTIANITY AND OTHER RELIGIONS KW - HINDUISM KW - RELATIONS KW - CHRISTIANITY KW - MISSIONS KW - INDIA N1 - 1. The background of history -Nepal -- Ceylon -- India and Pakistan -- 2. The church comes to India Roman Catholicism -- Protestant beginnings -- Christian contributions -- 3. The mission becomes the church Factors affecting church growth -- Missions and the church -- Issues for Asian Christians -- 4. Resurgent religions: faith and nationhood Reasons for resurgence -- Resurgence - the Hindu example -- Faith and society -- New challenge to Christians -- 5. Growing in unity The rise of denominationalism -- Steps toward unity -- The ecumenical movement -- World confessionalism -- 6. Christian contributions to Nation building Political participation -- Social perspectives -- 7. Christ's mission and ours The content of the witness -- Where the mission is -- The lay witness -- The churches together -- The mission and the church - Christian laymen overseas -- ER -