The history of Christian evangelism in India is a story woven into the narrative of colonialism, expansionism, military power, politics and trade. But it is also the story of individuals, men and women, who felt the call of God to carry their faith to faraway places out of love for their fellow man, and in obedience to the Great Commission of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Dr George Ella; missionary, author and historian, supplies us with unique insights into this great Gospel work. Being in the rare position of having access to historical records in multiple languages from original sources, he shows how European missionaries from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century from different countries and denominations worked hand in hand to established churches and spread the Gospel in India.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Introduction:

A British Schoolboy's Fascination for India

Part 1: India Receives the Gospel

Chapter One

Progression and Regression in Early Indian Missions

Chapter Two

The Gospel versus Colonialism in India

Chapter Three

Paving the Way for Modern Missions to India

Part 2: August Hermann Francke (1663-1727)

Chapter Four

Francke the Language Student and Social Reformer

Chapter Five

Francke the University Professor and Missiologist

Part 3: Establishing a Permanent Witness in India

Chapter Six