Bøker av Raymond Brady (Wabash College Williams

Recent immigrant Christians from India are changing the face of American Christianity. This is a comprehensive study of these Christians, their churches, and their adaptation. Williams reveals some of the reverse effects on churches and institutions in India.

This book studies the religious groups formed in the United States by Asian-Indian and Pakistani immigrants and of their patterns of adaptation and organization. Williams provides an overview of the variety of religions practiced by these new immigrants, examining Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Jain, Zoroastrian, and Jewish communities, and the size and character of the various groups formed.

Founded by Sahajanand Swami, a religious reformer in a time of great social and political change in Gujarat, Swaminarayan Hinduism expounds a path of devotion to Swaminarayan as the perfect manifestation of God. This book provides a detailed introduction to the history and ritual of this important form of Hinduism.