HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN MISSIONS IN INDIA
CHAPTER 3 HI STORY OF CHRI STI AN M I SSI ONS I N I NDI A The origin of Christianity in India The Syrian tradition Socio-cultural life of St. Thomas Christians The Portuguese intrusion Portuguese - St. Thomas Christian interface St. Francis Xavier and Jesuit mission Robert De Nobil and the Madurai Mission The Mogul Mission Portuguese missions: An assessment The Protestant Mission The first Protestant mission The British Period CHAPTER THREE HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN MISSIONS IN INDIA This chapter proposes to give a brief survey of the history of Christian missions in India, shedding light on the origin of Christianity in India, the arrival of Portuguese and Protestant missions into the country and their agenda to Christianize India. The origin of Christianity in India There are two views among scholars about the origin of Christianity in India. According to one, the foundation of the Christian church in India was laid by Saint Thomas, one of the twelve Apostles of Jesus. The other view would ascribe the arrival of Christianity in India to the enterprise of Christian merchants and missionaries belonging to the East Syrian and Persian churches
Discovering India&#;s Christian Missionaries: When They Came and What They Brought
Welcome to a journey back in time to India&#;s colonial period, when the land of mystique and spirituality was opened up to Western eyes. One of the most significant aspects of this period was the arrival of Christian missionaries, who brought with them their own faith, customs and traditions, and left a deep and lasting impact on Indian culture. In this article, we explore the fascinating story of when the Christian missionaries came to India and what they brought. Join us as we take a deep dive into history and uncover the fascinating tale of two worlds colliding, and the legacy they left behind.
The first Christian missionaries arrived in India in the early 16th century, and their arrival signaled a new era in Indian history. The Portuguese were the first to arrive, followed by the Dutch, the British, and the French. These missionaries came to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ and to establish churches in India, which would serve as a base for their evangelistic activities throughout the region.
However, the impact of the Christian missionaries in India was not limited to religion a
The Fascinating History of Missionaries in India
There is much fascinating history behind missionaries in India including Mother Teresa, Huldah and Mark Buntain, Sadhu Sungar Singh, and the father of modern missions, William Carey. These missionaries have faced much opposition but have remained faithful servants of the work that the Lord had called them to. Here is the fascinating history behind each of them.
Mother Teresa
Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu, most commonly known as Mother Teresa, felt the call to missions when she was 12 years old. At the age of 18, she left her home in Skopje and joined an Irish community of nuns called the Sisters of Loreto in India. After training in Dublin for a few months, she was sent to India in May of She taught at St. Mary&#;s High School in Calcutta, but she shortly became burdened for the slums of Calcutta and left her position as a teacher to work among the poorest of the poor.
In , she felt the call to begin an organization called &#;The Missionaries of Charity&#; in response to Christ&#;s command to make Him known to the poorest of the poor. The organization began with one other person in March of , and grew to 12 members which allowed it
For publishing purposes, I created a database of hundreds of missionary biographies. Here are links to the of them that are available for free online. Several websites assisted in the creation of this list, especially the Internet Archive, , and Wholesome Words.
NORTH AMERICA
The Parish of the Pines by Thomas D. Whittles (?)
Canada
The Harvest of the Sea: A Tale of Both Sides of the Atlantic by Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell ()
Adrift on an Ice-Pan by Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell ()
Greenland
Amid Greenland Snows: The Early History of Arctic Missions by Jesse Page ()
Jamaica
Memoir of William Knibb: Missionary in Jamaica by John Howard Hinton ()
Missions among Native Americans
An Historical Account of the Incorporated Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts: Containing Their Foundation, Proceedings and the Success of Their Missionaries in the British Colonies to the Year by David Humphreys ()
A journal of the life, gospel labours, and Christian experiences, of that faithful minister of Jesus Christ, John Woolman by John Woolman ()
The Triumph of the Reformed Religion in America: The Life of the Renowned John Eliot by Cotton Mather ()
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