Reaching Hindus

This Month's Articles

Break the Christian Cocoon— Let Hindus See Jesus Feature

Break the Christian Cocoon— Let Hindus See Jesus

I am concerned with how little focus is given in our mission planning to target the Hindus in India and overseas. There are about 746 million Hindus in the world and they comprise 13.3 percent of...

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Tags: hindu, hinduism

Ten Tips for Ministering to Hindus Feature

Ten Tips for Ministering to Hindus

Friendship evangelism is usually easy to initiate with Hindus. Most Hindus esteem religion in general and are free and open to speak about it. A sincere, nonjudgemental interest in all aspects of...

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Tags: hindu, hinduism

India Feature

India

Looking for a Way Forward

With a billion people and a growing prominence on the world stage, India has also experienced a rise in communal tensions. And the church (by some measures)
is in decline. Some are looking for new...

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Tags: hindu, hinduism, india

Smoothing the Paths Feature

Smoothing the Paths

A caste Hindu tells her story.

compiled by Frank L. Roy

DURING the five years that I attended a Christian school, I learned a good deal of the Bible. But my caste pride was a roadblock to accept its truths. Chris­tianity for...

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Tags: hindu, hinduism

The Burden of the Past Feature

The Burden of the Past

India has been a key mission field for Western missionaries for decades. Yet it remains, at best, 3 percent Christian. In examining the causes, Dr. Herbert Hoefer addresses the effects of the...

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Tags: hindu, hinduism, india

Christ-Followers in India Flourishing— But Outside the Church Feature

Christ-Followers in India Flourishing— But Outside the Church

A review of Churchless Christianity, Herbert E. Hoefer.

A Missouri Synod Lutheran missionary, Herbert Hoefer, made a careful study some years ago, describing it in a small book entitled Churchless Christianty. But it was not hailed at that time as the...

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Tags: caste, hindu, hinduism, india

Can Hindutva Survive the Persecution of Christians in India? Feature

Can Hindutva Survive the Persecution of Christians in India?

Interpreted literally as “Hindu-ness,” Hindutva increasingly carries connotations of a radical vision for a Hindu nation. Provided here are excerpts from an open letter to India originally...

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Tags: hindu, hinduism, india