A history of Christianity in Indonesia / / edited by Jan Sihar Aritonang and Karel Steenbrink.

• Superior document: Studies in Christian mission, v. 35
• TeilnehmendeR: Aritonang, Jan S.; Steenbrink, Karel A.
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in Christian mission ; v. 35.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (1020 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

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.

Table of Contents

Pt. 1. The first Christians : until 1800. Christianity in pre-colonial Indonesia -- 1530-1670 : a race between Islam and Christianity? -- Catholic converts in the Moluccas, Minahasa and Sangihe-Talaud, 1512-1680 -- The Solor-Timor mission of the Dominicans 1562-1800 -- The arrival of Protestantism and the consolidation of Christiantiy in the Moluccas 1605-1800 -- Pt. 2. 1800-2005 : chronological and regional surveys. 1800-2005 : a national overview -- Old and new Christianity in the southeastern islands -- Christianity in Papua -- Moluccan Christianity in the 19th and 20th century between Agama Ambon and Islam -- How Christianity obtained a central position in Minahasa culture and society -- Christianity in central and southern Sulawesi -- Kalimantan or Indonesian Borneo -- The sharp contrasts of Sumatra -- Christianity in Javanese culture and society -- A small Christian flock in Bali -- Pt. 3. Issues of national concern. Theological thinking by Indonesian Christians, 1850-2000 -- The ecumenical movement in Indonesia with special attention to the National Council of Churches -- The spectacular growth of the third stream : the Evangelicals and Pentecostals -- Chinese Christian communities in Indonesia -- Christian art in Indonesia -- Christian media.