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The Christians of Pakistan: The Passion of Bishop John Joseph

The Passion of Bishop John Joseph

  • Paperback
  • 280 pages
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 1.5 cm

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In May 1998, John Joseph, the first native Pakistani Catholic bishop, shot himself in front of the courthouse where a Christian had been sentenced to death for blasphemy. This book tells the story of the Christians in Pakistan, with Bishop Joseph as its centrepiece. It is an account of outcastes who sought hope through Christianity, but who now find themselves victims of a struggle to define Islam in Pakistan. The majority of Pakistani Christians are descendants of untouchables converted to Christianity in the late 19th century. In Pakistan a minority religion is linked with low status, perpetuating the Indian Hindu caste system even though the Muslim majority has disassociated itself from all things Hindu and Indian. The book also deals with enculturation in the Pakistani church, the rise of native clergy, conflicts between the local church and Rome, the rise of 'fundamentalist' Islam and the position of women in society and church.
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The Christians of PakistanThe Christians of Pakistan: The Passion of Bishop John Joseph

  • Title

    The Christians of Pakistan: The Passion of Bishop John Joseph

  • Author

    Linda S. Walbridge

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Routledge

  • Published

    December 2009

  • Weight

    400g

  • Page Count

    280

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 1.5 cm

  • ISBN

    9780415570886

  • ISBN-10

    0415570883

  • Eden Code

    2746599