Abstract
Since its inception as a Catholic religious order in 1540, the Society of Jesus continues to be the prominent instrument of Catholic Mission evangelization in the world. There is no bigger example of this than in the country of India. Given that India is a predominantly Hindu nation, Jesuit Catholic evangelization efforts is remarkably successful as well as revealing of complexity. These successful missionary efforts (in terms of number of conversions and Jesuit influence) have not been without its challenges, questions, controversies, and sacrifices of both the Jesuits and the local Indian people. This manuscript presents a historiography of Jesuit Catholic evangelization for the last 475 years in India.
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Kabadi, Sajit U.
(2025)
"Catholic Jesuit Evangelisation in India: The Successes and Challenges of Cultural Accommodation and Inculturation,"
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