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| Titre : | Brother Bakht Singh : Theologian and Father of the Indian Independent Christian Church Movement |
| Auteurs : | B. E. Bharathi Nuthalapati, Auteur |
| Type de document : | texte imprimé |
| Editeur : | Carlisle [GB] : Langham Monographs, 2017 |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-1-78368-252-2 |
| Format : | xvi + 239 p. |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Index. décimale : | LJ (Biographies de figures de l'histoire chrétienne) |
| Résumé : | Brother Bakht Singh Chabra, a Sikh convert, was one of the foremost evangelists and Bible teachers in India. Bakht Singh was well known as a pioneer in gospel contextualization and a proponent of indigenous Indian churches. The movement and assemblies he established were often viewed as splinter groups from mainstream churches and many considered his teachings and theology as negatively syncretic. In this publication, Dr Bharathi Nuthalapati establishes that Bakht Singh's theology was rooted in the Indian spirituality of experience through personal relationship and devotion to God or Bhakti. Brother Singh Christianized Bhakti and in his hands Bhakti became a Christian idiom. The author also analyzes how preChristian, Sikh elements persisted in Bakht Singh's movement while remaining theologically orthodox, as well as how various aspects of Indian religiosity and biblical and western Christianity were adopted, rejected, reinterpreted, or revolutionized in his movement. |
| Note de contenu : |
- Foreword - Acknowledgements - 1. Introduction: History of Scholarship / Sources and Methodology / Structure - 2. Bakht Singh and the Beginning of the Assemblies: Biographical Details of Bakht Singh (6 June 1903 - 17 September 2000) / The Process of Making Christianity Indian / The Situation of the Denominational Churches in the 1930s and 1940s - 3. The Phenomenon of Spiritual Life Churches: New Testament Pattern / Common Characteristics / Spiritual Life Church Movements: England: Theodore Austin-Sparks (1889-1971); China: Watchman Nee (NiTuo Sheng) (1903-1972) / Commonalities between Austin-Sparks, Watchman Nee and Bakht Singh - 4. The Ecclesiology of Bakht Singh: The Nature of the Church: House of God; Coworkers / The Unity of the Church: Apostles’ Doctrine; Fellowship; Breaking of Bread; Prayer / Practices in the Assembly: Baptism; Laying on of Hands; Praying for the Sick; Holy Convocations / Worship and Church Order: Worship (Time of Individual Praise and Adoration); Table Fellowship or “Table Worship” ; The Message; Love Feast / Government and Organization of the Assemblies: “God’s Servants” or Full-Time Ministers; Elders - 5. Sikh Antecedents of Bakht Singh: Their Influence on the Teaching and Practices of the Assemblies: Religious Background of Bakht Singh / Main Tenets in Sikhism / Similar Concepts: The Name of Jesus; The Word of God; Voice of God; God’s Will / Similar Practices: Worship; Architecture; Music and Musical Instruments; Greetings; Promises; Begging; The Importance of Family and Sharing; The Tithe; Guru ka Langar and Love Feast; Festival Processions; Ritualism - 6. The Bhakti Theology of Bakht Singh Sources of Authority: Pramanas; The Scriptures; Experience / Hermeneutics / Bhakti: The Meaning of Bhakti; Bhakti Movements / Sikhism and Bhakti / The Bhakti Theology of Bakht Singh / The Indian Christian Bhakti Movement - 7. Religious Culture of the Assemblies and Its Impact on Christianity in India: Special Features: The Role of “Promises” from Scripture; Importance of Scripture Memorization; The Development of an Identifiable Subculture; Openness to All People; Holy Convocations; Marriages; Funerals; Evangelism; Nurturing of the Congregations; Assemblies as Centers of Training; Women / Impact of Bakht Singh on Christianity in India: Other Churches; Union of Evangelical Students of India (UESI) / Foreigners as Coworkers - Conclusion - Glossary - Bibliography: Primary Sources / Correspondence / Interviews / Secondary Sources |
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