Pentecostals, Proselytization, and Anti-Christian Violence in Contemporary India
Chad M. Bauman
Reviews and Awards
"A much-needed analysis of anti-Christian, specifically anti-Pentecostal, violence on the subcontinent....Bauman provides a thorough investigation that not only provides a picture of contemporary anti-Pentecostal behavior but also contextualizes and tracks the growth of Pentecostalism in India....This comprehensive, provocative study delivers a nuanced theoretical framework that allows for a multidimensional take on interreligious violence while providing readers with the necessary background and information to understand this complex subject....Highly recommended."--CHOICE
"Within India's multi-faith and multi-cultural society, any conversion or change of faith is fraught with danger. This is especially so where any agency claims to represent a permanent and immutable 'majority' of all institutions, as is done by the forces of Hindutva. Chad Bauman is to be commended for having interrogated the intricacies of this extremely difficult subject. He adroitly challenges understandings of anti-Christian violence." --Robert Eric Frykenberg, Professor of History and South Asian Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
"Bauman's book is a well-documented work that considers a pressing issue with much rigor and must be critically engaged by theological students, teachers, and Christian practitioners of all persuasions interested in Pentecostalism." --Pneuma
"...[T]his book provides a great service." --International Bulletin of Missionary Research
"Drawing from his expertise on Indian religions and extensive ethnographical study, Bauman provides a nuanced interpretation of interreligious violence in India."--Review & Expositor
"This book excels both in its attention to empirical data and its theoretical analysis . Scholars of global Christianity, Pentecostalism, and the religions of South Asia will benefit greatly from the rich data and perceptive analysis it provides. It would also work well as a resource in a graduate or advanced undergraduate seminar."--Church History
