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oapen-20.500.12657-456242023-06-05T13:08:35Z A History of Christianity in Indonesia Steenbrink, Karel Aritonang, Jan Theology & Religion theology religion indonesia christianity history bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HR Religion & beliefs::HRC Christianity Indonesia is the home of the largest single Muslim community of the world. Its Christian community, about 10% of the population, has until now received no overall description in English. Through cooperation of 26 Indonesian and European scholars, Protestants and Catholics, a broad and balanced picture is given of its 24 million Christians. This book sketches the growth of Christianity during the Portuguese period (1511-1605), it presents a fair account of developments under the Dutch colonial administration (1605-1942) and is more elaborate for the period of the Indonesian Republic (since 1945). It emphasizes the regional differences in this huge country, because most Christians live outside the main island of Java. Muslim-Christian relations, as well as the tensions between foreign missionaries and local theology, receive special attention. 2018-07-31 23:55 2020-03-27 03:00:27 2020-04-01T12:33:16Z 2020-04-01T12:33:16Z 2008-01-09 book 1000344 OCN: 741347633 9789004170261 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/45624 eng application/pdf n/a 1000344.pdf Brill Brill af16fd4b-42a1-46ed-82e8-c5e880252026 b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9789004170261 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) Brill Leiden, Boston 101503 KU Select 2017: Backlist Collection Knowledge Unlatched open access
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Indonesia is the home of the largest single Muslim community of the world. Its Christian community, about 10% of the population, has until now received no overall description in English. Through cooperation of 26 Indonesian and European scholars, Protestants and Catholics, a broad and balanced picture is given of its 24 million Christians. This book sketches the growth of Christianity during the Portuguese period (1511-1605), it presents a fair account of developments under the Dutch colonial administration (1605-1942) and is more elaborate for the period of the Indonesian Republic (since 1945). It emphasizes the regional differences in this huge country, because most Christians live outside the main island of Java. Muslim-Christian relations, as well as the tensions between foreign missionaries and local theology, receive special attention.
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