Jesus and the Hindu Woman (original) (raw)
This paper focuses on the Hindu-Christian woman in India during the time of the British Raj, which began when full control over parts of the subcontinent was ceded to the British Crown by the British East India Company in 1858 and ended with the granting of independence that created the modern nation in 1947. Instead of considering Protestant Christianity in India from the viewpoints of invariably male church leaders or Western missionaries, whether male or female, this paper gives its attention to the local woman‘s point of view, especially in light of the inequalities between the sexes in the prevailing Hindu culture of the time. By amplifying the stories of a key individual from an elite caste, the women of a low caste, and widows (who have a low status no matter their caste) who found a new lease of life and purpose through preaching and teaching the Gospel, it is hoped that an alternative history of the spread and indigenisation of Christianity in India may be presented.
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