Branches of the banyan
Subtitle: observations on the church in southern Asia
By: edited by Addison J. Eastman
Contributors: Johnson, Warren
Publisher: Friendship Press
Published: 1963
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
Subjects: Missions; Christianity
Description: "Purpose of this book is to examine certain aspects of the church's life in a way that will help us to cross cultural barriers and to experience a new sense of indentification with Christians of India, Pakistan, Ceylon, and Nepal. To do this, a wide variety of material has been brought together. It comes to us from people who have first hand experience in the areas they write about."
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introductory view; title: The gospel in Rayalaseema; title: Nepal : a captivating enterprise; title: The industrial world; title: Assam : youngest of all; title: Pakistan : great expectations; title: Augustine Ralla Ram; title: Deena Sonna; title: Anjilvel V. Matthew; title: Three village pastors; title: P.D. Devanandan; title: The Wilsons of Delhi; title: The Christian home movement; title: Ceylon : the family and the church; title: The ashram; title: Ceylon : Christ in culture; title: Division and unity; title: Concluding observations.