The Routledge Handbook of Hindu-Christian Relations

The historical interplay of Hinduism as an ancient Indian religion and Christianity as a religion associated (in India, at least) with foreign power and colonialism, continues to animate Hindu¿Christian relations today. On the one hand, The Routledge Handbook of Hindu¿Christian Relations describes a rich history of amicable, productive, even sometimes syncretic Hindu¿Christian encounters. On the other, this handbook equally attends to historical and contemporary moments of tension, conflict, and violence between Hindus and Christians. Comprising thirty-nine chapters by a team of international contributors, this handbook is divided into seven parts:

• Theoretical and methodological considerations
• Historical interactions
• Contemporary exchanges
• Sites of bodily and material interactions
• Significant figures
• Comparative theologies
• Responses