Sharing Jesus with Hindus: Global Witness among Hindu Diaspora
Ebook
Building Authentic Relationships with Hindus
Indians make up the world’s largest diaspora community, and most of them are Hindus of diverse backgrounds, languages, and cultures. Millions of Hindus have migrated abroad in recent decades and are well-settled in different countries while many more are expected to be dispersed far and wide in the coming years. Many of them are highly educated and skilled, professionally successful, culturally adaptive, and very religious in their outlook.
Sharing Jesus with Hindus is the collective wisdom of many seasoned ministry leaders and practitioners about how to minister effectively to contemporary global Hindus. The contributors are situated in different parts of the world, and some come from Hindu backgrounds themselves. Emerging from an international conference on mission to and among Hindus worldwide, this book provides practical ministry strategies and scholarly reflections drawn from decades of insight.
The authors have experience in diasporic living and ministering to Hindus in diverse contexts. Learn how to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with your new neighbors from the Indian subcontinent. Avoid common mistakes and be an effective Christian witness to Hindus globally. Here is an essential resource in the toolkit of every church and Christian ministry worldwide.
Foreword by Dr. T. V. Thomas
Introduction by Dr. Ashok Kumar
Chapter 1: Witnessing to the Hindu Diaspora in North America by Dr. Atul Aghamkar
Chapter 2: Revisiting Hindu Religious Traditions in Diaspora for a Constructive Interfaith Encounter by Dr. Wilson Paluri
Chapter 3: Pollution and Cleansing from Kala Pani Crossings: Sin and Salvation for the Hindu Diaspora by Dr. Sam George
Chapter 4: Modi, Hindu Rashtra, and India’s New Internationalism by Mr. Rahil Patel
Chapter 5: Challenges of Pastoring Hindu Converts by Dr. Martin Alphonse
Chapter 6: Home Church among Hindu Households in the Diaspora by Dr. Danny Sathyadass
Chapter 7: Understanding Hindu Neighbors by Rev. Ashwin Ramani
Chapter 8: Christocentric Satsang: Contextualized Worship for Hindus by Mr. Anil Yesudas
Chapter 9: Dealing with Family after Conversion by Dr. P. T. Subrahmanyan
Chapter 10: Ministering to Hindu Families by Mr. Srinivasa Moorthy
Chapter 11: Ministering to Hindu Students in Western Universities by Dr. Kamesh Sankaran
Chapter 12: Ministry among the Indian Diaspora in the Philippines by Rev. Mark Sudhir
Chapter 13: Malaysia’s Tamil Women: Agents of Change or Guardians of Tradition? by Mrs. Anita Lazarus
Chapter 14: Virtually Possible: Digital Outreaches to Hindus by Mrs. Chandra and Mr. Naveen
Chapter 15: Ministry among Hindus in the Caribbeans by Dr. Krishna Ramsundar
Chapter 16: Sense, Sensibility, and Sensitivity: The Case of Evangelism to Hindus in South Africa by Rev. Louie Naidoo
Conclusion: Christian Witness by Dr. Sam George
Acknowledgments
This book is a must-read for all who are engaging Hindu people around the world. It makes a wonderful contribution to the contextual methodologies employed to effectively communicate the gospel.
-Godfrey Harold, Principal, Cape Town Baptist Seminary, South Africa
Hindus in diaspora now constitute a community come of age and draw the well-deserving attention of the larger society. Christian thinkers and practitioners featured in this volume challenge the followers of Jesus Christ to sympathetically understand the psyche, concerns, religiosity, and aspirations of millions of Hindus scattered all over the world. A must-read for all who take seriously their Christian faith and Hindu friends in their neighborhood.
-Bishop Dr. C. V. Mathew, Former Deputy Chair, Lausanne Committee for World Evangelisation
Energetic Hindu agitators, organizers, and thinkers will seize upon this book to help them understand why so many Hindus in the diaspora are becoming Christians and will find here scholarship and analysis that is careful, thoughtful, systematic, and comprehensive—and which, to their surprise, will also lead to surprisingly numerous flashes of self-understanding.
-Prabhu S. Guptara, Retired Professor and Publisher, Salt Desert Media Group UK
I recommend reading another excellent product of the Global Diaspora Institute at Wheaton College Billy Graham Center, the very informative new book, Sharing Jesus with Hindus, which has been edited by two very well-known Indian diaspora thought leaders, Drs. Sam George and Ashok Kumar. They have brought together reputed writers and published on a variety of topics that address the issues related to Indians living around the world but continuing to love and stay to some degree or another, culturally enmeshed with their ethnic traditions.
-Junias V. Venugopal, PhD, Associate Dean and Associate Professor, Wheaton College
Jesus selflessly sacrificed his life to grant us forgiveness for our bad karma. For those who believe in him, he provides a fresh start, with God guiding us as our inner guru. This profound act of love and redemption is an extraordinary gift. Sharing Jesus with Hindus offers pragmatic insights to help us unwrap this mystery and present Jesus as homage to our Hindu friends worldwide.
-Yeshu Samaj
Presenting invaluable guidance, Sharing Jesus with Hindus emerges as essential reading for individuals delving into the contextual interpretation of the Gospel within Hindu communities. With profound insight, the book not only underscores the critical significance of diaspora studies but also sheds light on the remarkable prominence of the Hindu diaspora within our interconnected global landscape.
-Jose Abraham, PhD, Associate Professor of Islamic Studies, Fuller Theological Seminary
Since 2020, India remains the country with the largest diaspora population in the world. The globalization of Hinduism, largely driven by this Indian diaspora represents a profound challenge to the long-held view that Hinduism remains isolated to the Indian sub-continent. Sam George and Ashok Kumar are widely connected with Christian leaders of the Global Indian diaspora and their prolonged engagement has served them well to bring together their collective wisdom for missional engagements with Hindus everywhere. This remarkable set of essays highlights the challenges and promise of reaching this growing diaspora with the gospel of Jesus Christ.
-Timothy C. Tennent, PhD, Professor of World Christianity and President Emeritus, Asbury Theological Seminary
An invaluable resource for gaining a good understanding of the belief systems of your Hindu friends, neighbors, and colleagues. More importantly, learn how to share your Christian faith with them that is meaningful and impactful.
-Dr. Ravi I. Jayakaran, President, Medical Ambassadors International
- Title: Sharing Jesus with Hindus: Global Witness among Hindu Diaspora
- Authors: Sam George, A. Kumar
- Publisher: William Carey Publishing
- Print Publication Date: 2024
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781645085904, 1645085902
- Resource ID: LLS:9781645085904
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-07-18T07:53:22Z
Sam George (PhD) serves as director of the Global Diaspora Institute at Wheaton College Billy Graham Center and as a catalyst of the Lausanne Movement. He holds degrees in Mechanical Engineering, Business Management, and Theology. He researches and teaches global migration, diaspora missions, and World Christianity around the world. Sam is the author/editor of a dozen books, including three volumes on Asian Diaspora Christianity.
Ashok Kumar (DMin) was born and brought up in India. He lived as a practicing Hindu in the first twenty years of his life and became a follower of Jesus in the early eighties. Ashok has been involved in missions for more than thirty-five years. He spent most of this time with OM India, OM Singapore, and onboard an OM ship. Currently, he is part of the SIM East Asia team, leading Hethne Initiative, and serves on the global leadership of the Mission Commission of the World Evangelical Alliance.