P. Solomon Raj .:|:. Kurz-Biographie

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Solomon P. Raj: "A Christian Folk Religion in India"

"A Christian Folk Religion in India: A Study of the Small Church Movement in Andhra Pradesh, with Special Reference to the Bible Mission of Devadas"
(IC 40 - Studien zur interkulturellen Geschichte des Christentums / Etudes d'histoire interculturelle de christianisme / Studies in the Intercultural History of Christianity, published by: Jongeneel Jan A.B. / Friedli Richard / Ustorf Werner / Sundermeier Theo / Koschorke Klaus ISSN: 0170-9240), Frankfurt/M., Bern, New York, 1986. IX, 383 pp. ISBN 978-3-8204-8924-8

This book was originally Solomon Raj's doctoral work under Walter J. Hollenweger at Selly Oak Colleges, Birmingham, first published in 1986. This new edition is updated and revised. Hollenweger refers to this study as "a milestone in modern church history" ...

Raj presents a detailed look at the Bible Mission, and at Father Devadas (1875-1960, but his followers date his birth to 1840) who founded it out of the Lutheran Church. ... Raj's study of Devadas is an excellent example of the kind of careful study that is needed of new Christian movements that are spreading across the globe.

Back cover:
This work is an attempt to critically assess the life and the theology of the small churches in India especially in the Teluguspeaking land of Andhra Pradesh in the South.
For a close examination the author chose the Bible Mission which started as a break-away group from his own Church, the Andrha Evangelical Lutheran Church.
The relationship of these small groups to the mission churches and their appeal to the non-Christians has been a much discussed subject in India in recent times.

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Other Publications:

The NewWine-skins, The Story of the Indigenous Missions in Coastal Andhra Pradesh, India. Jointly published by Delhi, India: Indian Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge and Chennai, India: Mylapore Institute for Indigenous Studies, (2003)
Living Flame and Springing Fountain: Batiks and Meditations
Hardcover, Indian Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, ISBN 8172140657 (81-7214-065-7)

geboren	21 .02.1921 in Nigrahapun, West Godavari District Andhra Pradesch, Südindien
Ausbildung	ULCM High School, Bhimavaram A.C.College in Guntur, B.Sc.1945 Govemment Training College in Rajahmundry, B.Ed.1947 Gurukul Theological College in Hadras, B.D. 1956 Indiana University, USA, N.Sc.1965 Birmingham University,U.K.,Ph.D., 1983