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Miss 7 (f): Area Studies: North India

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Area B · History of Mission · Miss 7 (f)

Area Studies: North India

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The course studies the development and practice of Christian Mission in particular in North India will be analyzed. The important aspect of tribal religion and culture in an Adivasi 'world-view' is that they are inseparable and interwoven. To create in the students a critical awareness of how the Christian community in India (north India) responded to other faiths and cultures over the centuries. To cultivate in the students an ecumenical and universal perspective, while affirming their Indian rootedness.

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Combination of lectures and seminars which consists of paper presentations, critical responses and group discussions.

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1) Written examination - 60% 2) Seminar and paper presentation and class participation - 40%

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How do local agency and cultural context complicate an account of mission in North India? Identify a generalisation you would revise after comparing evidence from two regions or communities.

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Develop a North India historical research dossier

Choose a source-listed topic and compare approved historical accounts. Trace how institutional, local and social contexts shape the story, then present a qualified evidence map. Use published material or fictional cases and revise your interpretation after a respectful peer response.

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Which dimension appears in this regional outline?

Only the history of a European councilOnly a global list without Indian contextsCaste, local communities and historical mission developments

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Miss 7 (f) Area Studies: North India

Amazing Grace Biblical Seminary — M.Th. Missiology

Area B: History of Mission Miss - 7: Area Studies: Development and practice of Christian Mission in Particular Regions f. North India College Examined 2 Credits Purpose and Goals: The course studies the development and practice of Christian Mission in particular in North India will be analyzed. The important aspect of tribal religion and culture in an Adivasi 'world-view' is that they are inseparable and interwoven. To create in the students a critical awareness of how the Christian community in India (north India) responded to other faiths and cultures over the centuries. To cultivate in the students an ecumenical and universal perspective, while affirming their Indian rootedness. Method of Teaching: Combination of lectures and seminars which consists of paper presentations, critical responses and group discussions. 3. Method of Evaluation: 1) Written examination - 60% 2) Seminar and paper presentation and class participation - 40% Course Outline: A Survey of Origin and Development of Christianity in North India and growth up to 21st century. The Major Mission Societies Worked in the North India: Protestant, Roman Catholic and Pentecostal or Independent Christian Mission in the North West India: Catholic and Protestant Christianity Particularly Marathwada region. History of Major Parachurch Organizations working in the North India (FMPB, IEM, NMS, etc.) A Historical Appraisal of the South Indian Church's Missionary Work in the North India (CSI, Marthoma, Orthodox, Believers Church and other Pentecostal Churches). Impact of Gospel on the Socio-political and cultural Life of the Adivasis of Chottanagpur (Jharkhand & Chhattisgarh) - Uraons, Mundas, Hos, Kharias and Santals. Analysis of caste system and its ideology: Economic, Political, Social, Religious, Cultural and Psychological dimensions with reference to North India and the Churches in North India. The humanizing and evangelizing dimension of the Dalit culture. The response of the North Indian Church in the past and the present to the Dalit reality. Towards creative and constructive responses. Fr. Constant Lievens, who built the Jesuit Mission in Chottanagpur in the 19th Century. Tensions, Persecutions, Martydom facing by Christian Mission in North India. A Case Study on Daya Bai (Mercy Mathew) - Working among the Gond Tribe of Madhya Pradesh. Selected Books:

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