Democratization of Indian Christianity: Hegemony, Accessibility, and Resistance

This book explores the transformative potential of democratic Church and Christian community in India, addressing internal challenges such as caste, class, gender, and regional contestations, as well as external forces of communalism and majoritarianism. It emphasizes the importance of dignity, equality, fraternity, freedom, and responsibility at an organizational level through strong mechanisms of deliberation, decision-making, and execution.

Format: Hardback
Length: 258 pages
Publication date: 13 February 2024
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book delves into the transformative power of democratic churches and Christian communities in India, highlighting the need to democratize Indian Christianity in various aspects. In the face of ongoing and, to some extent, past sociopolitical and theological challenges confronting Indian Christianity, this book emphasizes the importance of incorporating contemporary social realities into the theology, liturgy, teachings, practices, resources, leadership roles, and institutional power relations/sharing of Indian Christianity. It explores internal challenges such as caste, class, gender, and regional contestations, as well as external forces of communalism and majoritarianism that currently impact Indian Christianity. Furthermore, it underscores the significance of dignity, equality, fraternity, freedom, and responsibility emerging at an organizational level through robust mechanisms of deliberation, decision-making, and execution. This book makes a significant contribution to religious studies in India, particularly in the fields of Christian theology, South Asian studies, politics, and sociology. It will be of great interest to scholars and researchers seeking to understand the dynamics and complexities of Indian Christianity in its historical and contemporary context.

Weight: 671g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032007076