South Asia is not well-represented in the world of missiological scholarship. A one-volume ecumenical dictionary is proposed with scholarly contributions on Christianity in each of the South Asian countries by Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, Pentecostal, and indigenous independent writers and editors with expertise in a wide range of disciplines.
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