By focusing upon aspects of the life and work of Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg, the first protestant missionary to India, this book offers an insight into a little-known corner of South India’s cultural history. The author reflects on the nature of south Indian Society when Ziegenbalg arrived there and the way and extent to which his work changed it. The book explores what happens when people of different faiths, cultures, and races come together with a view to ...
