1st Edition
In the Shadow of the Mahatma Bishop Azariah and the Travails of Christianity in British India
By Susan Billington Harper
Copyright 2000
500 Pages
by
Routledge
500 Pages
by
Routledge
500 Pages
by
Routledge
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This is a biography of Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah (1874-1945), bishop of the Anglican Church in India from 1912 until his death in 1945. His life sheds new light on the challenges and opportunities faced by religious minorities throughout the world today. As a Christian leader in a non-Christian culture, he negotiated complex cultural, social, political, and economic pressure with exceptional... Read more
Maps and Illustrations, Abbreviations, A Note on Transliteration, Acknowledgments, Introduction, PART I: THE RISE, Local Background: Secure Roots and a Spiritual Core, Pan-Asian Ecumenism: A Vision beyond Nations, Indigenous National Base: A Nonpolitical Missionary, PART II: THE REIGN, Bishop in the British Empire: Church-State Conflict under the Raj, Bishop in the Indian Church: Race and Identity Formation, Bishop in Andhra: Local Transformation through Conversion, PART III: THE RESOLUTIONS, Overcoming Divisions in Christendom, Overcoming Caste and Culture in India, PART IV: THE RIFT, The Conflict with Gandhi and Political Nationalism, Conclusion, Bibliography, A. Primary Materials, L Manuscripts, II. Interviews, III. Letters, IV. Azariah’s Publications, V. Henry Whitehead’s Publications, VI. Printed Primary Sources, B. Secondary Sources, I. Works about Azariah, II. Printed Secondary Sources, Index
Biography
Susan Billington Harper is a program officer for religious scholarship at the Pew Charitable Trusts.
'The ... portrait of Bishop Azariah does full justice to a charismatic personality who must always remain among the greatest of Indian Christians.' - Church Times
