Missions: Cross-Cultural Encounter and Change in Western India

Overview

This book, besides being the first comprehensive account of the cross-cultural impact of Christianity on Western India, also happens to be the first connected account of Protestant Christianity in this region. While discussing the work of various Protestant missions in Maharashtra and the consequent emergence of the first Protestant Christian community in this region, the author has provided an insight into how the Gospel leavened the tradition bound Indian society and triggered off social change of far reaching consequences.