The empire, law and Christianity, 1830-1960 Chatterjee, Nandini creator text enk Basingstoke, Hampshire New York Palgrave Macmillan 2011 monographic eng

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337 p. : ill. "This book examines religion in India under British rule and the immediate postcolonial years, from an unusual angle, placing Indian Christians at the centre of the story. It addresses legal developments regarding religion and its practice during British imperial rule in India, and the political emergence of Indian Christians as a community in this context"-- Machine generated contents note: -- List of Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- Glossary -- Introduction -- Religion and Public Education: the Politics of Secularizing Knowledge -- Regulating Trust: Law and Policy of Religious Endowments in India -- Universality in Difference: the Emergence of Christian Personal Law in Colonial India -- Creating a Public Presence: the Missionary College of St. Stephens, Delhi -- Education for uplift: Christian Agricultural Colleges in India -- Authority and Conflict in the Indian Church -- Rethinking Christianity in India: Shaping the Religion in which they Believed -- Representing Christians: community interests vs. Christian Citizenship -- Conclusion The crime of Conversion and other Historical Curiosities -- Appendix: Christians per 10,000 of Population in India, 1881-1941 -- Bibliography. HKBU library Nandini Chatterjee. YT2025 M09 Education, Higher India Religious education India Religion and state India Christians India Minorities India Political aspects Minorities Legal status, laws, etc India LA1153 C495 M 2011 9780230220058 0230220053 SDU 101203