India and India missions: including sketches of the gigantic system of Hinduism, both in theory and practice; also, notices of some of the principal agencies employed in conducting the process of Indian evangelization
Alexander Duff [1806-1878]
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Book Description
Title:
India and India missions: including sketches of the gigantic system of Hinduism, both in theory and practice; also, notices of some of the principal agencies employed in conducting the process of Indian evangelization
Author:
Alexander Duff [1806-1878]
Publication Year:
1840
Location:
Edinburgh
Publisher:
John Johnstone
Pages:
708
Subjects:
Christian Mission, India, Hinduism
Copyright Holder:
Public domain
Contents
Preface
India—Its Parliament Influence and Importance—A Precious Field for the Propagation of the Gospel—Our Responsibilities
The Theory of Hinduism—Essentially a Studendous System of Pantheism—Illustration of Some of the Principal Modes in Which the Theory is Exemplified in Practice
Practical Sketches of Some of the Leading Superstitions and Idolatries of Eastern India
The Gospel, the Only Effectual Instrument in Regenerating India—General Consideration of the Various Agencies to be Employed in its Propagation, and of Special
Miscellaneous Objections to the Missionary Enterprise Considered
An Account of the Rise and Early Progress of the Church of Scotland's India Mission