Aghamkar, Atul. “Traditional Hindu Views and Attitudes Toward Christianity.” Global
Missiology English, 2, no. 5 (2008). Available at: http://ojs.globalmissiology.org/index.php/english/article/view/244/684
The author describes how the common Hindus of today in India inherited their views from the Hindu Renaissance leaders. Thus, these leaders’ views are helpful in understanding the common approach toward Christianity in India. The article reveals how there remains tension between the Hindus and Christians of the region.
Bauman, Chad. “Pentecostals and Interreligious Conflict in India: Proselytization,
Marginalization, and Anti-Christian Violence.” Pentecostudies: An Interdisciplinary Journal for Research on the Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements, 16, no. 1 (2017).
Bauman locates the nexus of anti-Christian violence in India particularly in the Pentecostal religion, which is especially agitating to Hindu nationalists. The study examines how Pentecostalists’ assertiveness and evangelizing activity as well as its ecclesiastical, liturgical, theological and social aspects are offensive both to Hindu nationalists and to upper caste Christians as well. The study suggests that the fact that Pentecostals dare to expand beyond their place is what makes them so irksome to Hindus and caste-conscious Indians.
Bengali, Shashank. “Hindu Activists Organize Mass “Reconversion Camps” in India.
Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec 2014. Available at: http://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-india-conversions-20141225-story.html
The article notes that hundreds of thousands of Christians are being converted to Hinduism by the nationalist Hindu group RSS. This is being supported by Prime Minister Modi who sees Hinduism as central to Indian culture, thus placing a question mark on the idea of equal rights among Hindus and Christians, particularly in the Northeast.
Bhaumik, Subir. “Ethnicity, ideology and religion: Separatist movements in India’s
Northeast.” Religious radicalism and security in South...
Strip Women Naked.” Christian Post, 9 Mar 2016. Available at: https://www.christianpost.com/news/hindu-radicals-beat-60-christians-worshiping-pentecostal-church-india-destroy-bibles-159035/
The article discusses how Indian legislation threatens to undermine the social standing and authority of Christian dalits, as it favors Hinduism over Christianity against a backdrop of random violence against Pentecostals.
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