Christianity as an Indian Religion: The Anglo-Indian Experience

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Anglo-Indians originated in India in the seventeenth century as a result of colonialism. They aligned themselves culturally with the West rather than with India—being English speaking, Western in outlook, and Christians. Indian Independence in 1947 led to a sense of deep unease about their future in India, which resulted in a significant trend of migration from the community to English-speaking Commonwealth countries. The Western lifestyle of those remaining in India is now threatened by a combination of the loss of a critical mass, introduction of Hindu nationalist policies, and integration of Anglo-Indians with other Indian populations. An additional pressure on their Western way of life is posed by post-Vatican II inculturation policies. In this article, I examine the changing practice of various aspects of Anglo-Indian Christianity in Calcutta and comment on the ways in which it is being influenced by the milieu of Hinduism and assisted in this by the Vatican.View full textDownload full textRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13537901003750878