John B. Carman, former director of the Center for the Study of
World Religions at Harvard University, is professor emeritus of
comparative religion at Harvard Divinity School. His previous
works include The Theology of Ramanuja: An Essay in Interreligious
Understanding.
Chilkuri Vasantha Rao is principal of Andhra Christian Theological
College, Hyderabad, India.
Sathianathan Clarke
-- author of Dalits and Christianity
"John B. Carman and Chilkuri Vasantha Rao here offer a vivid,
thick, weighty, careful, and insightful analysis of on-the-ground
Christianity in rural South India without ignoring the changing,
passionate, and creative macro-dynamics that fuel Christianity as a
global religion. . . . This must-read book brings to light and life
the understudied workings of lived local religion in all its
complexity, vitality, and fecundity." Paul D. Wiebe
-- author of The Colors of the Mennonites in Andhra Pradesh
"In this book Carman and Vasantha Rao show what has happened to
Christians in Telangana over the last fifty years. . . . It leaves
us not only with generalizations about what is happening but also
with rich and colorful insights into the everyday lives of the
villagers themselves. Powerful." Susan Billington Harper
-- author of In the Shadow of the Mahatma
"A compelling portrait of how an evolving village Christianity
continues to meet yearnings for divine protection and blessing in
rural South India. Carman, Vasantha Rao, and their team of student
assistants have collected useful data concerning continuity and
change in village Christian (and Hindu) beliefs and practices over
the past half century." Journal of the Asia Adventist Seminary
"I highly recommend Christians in South Indian Villages to every
reader interested in learning more about Indian Christian history.
The book will elucidate the life, rituals, beliefs, and challenges
of Christians in South Indian villages particularly in the Wadiaram
pastorate in the Telangana state." Chronicle of Higher
Education
"Examines the decline of some older Christian communities in rural
south India . . . along with the rise of new Pentecostal and
Baptist congregations." Mission Today
"Throws much light on small groups of Telangana Christians
struggling to maintain their faith amidst numerous trials,
attractions and competing interests."
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