1. Prologue
2. Locating the Debates
3. The Ideologies of Empire: Christian Missionaries in a Victorian Age
4. The ‘Heathens’ and their ‘Idols’: Christian Missionaries and the Edifice of ‘Hinduism’
5. Preaching the Kingdom: ‘Caste’ and ‘Conversion’
6. Christian Orthodoxy and Hindu Spirituality: ‘Particularity’ versus ‘Universalism’?
7. Donning the Saffron Robe: The Many Meanings of ‘Mission’
8. The Bounds of ‘Toleration’: Hindus and Christians in ‘Secular’ India
9. Conclusion
Biography
Ankur Barua is Lecturer in Hindu Studies at the Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge, UK. His articles have been published in journals such as the Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies, the Oxford Journal of Hindu Studies, Sophia, the International Journal of Hindu Studies, and the Journal of Ecumenical Studies.
"Debating ‘Conversion’ is a unique and important contribution to the study of Hindu-Christian relations. Its more general, historical sections and chapters would be accessible even to undergraduates, and could provide a useful summary of extant material in that context. Its more theological and philosophical material will be of interest
particularly to scholars and graduate students who work on related topics, though the presentation of even this material is such that it may not be beyond the grasp of advanced undergraduates." - Chad Bauman, Butler University
