Sharing Jesus with Hindus

• Presenting invaluable guidance, Sharing Jesus with Hindus emerges as essential reading for individuals delving into the contextual interpretation of the Gospel within Hindu communities. With profound insight, the book not only underscores the critical significance of diaspora studies but also sheds light on the remarkable prominence of the Hindu diaspora within our interconnected global landscape.

  — Jose Abraham, PhD, Associate Professor of Islamic Studies, Fuller Theological Seminary

• Energetic Hindu agitators, organizers, and thinkers will seize upon this book to help them understand why so many Hindus in the diaspora are becoming Christians and will find here scholarship and analysis that is careful, thoughtful, systematic, and comprehensive—and which, to their surprise, will also lead to surprisingly numerous flashes of self-understanding.

  — Prabhu S. Guptara, Retired Professor and Publisher, Salt Desert Media Group UK

• This book is a must-read for all who are engaging Hindu people around the world. It makes a wonderful contribution to the contextual methodologies employed to effectively communicate the gospel.

  — Godfrey Harold, Principal, Cape Town Baptist Seminary, South Africa

• An invaluable resource for gaining a good understanding of the belief systems of your Hindu friends, neighbors, and colleagues. More importantly, learn how to share your Christian faith with them that is meaningful and impactful.

  — Dr. Ravi I. Jayakaran, President, Medical Ambassadors International

• Hindus in diaspora now constitute a community come of age and draw the well-deserving attention of the larger society. Christian thinkers and practitioners featured in this volume challenge the followers of Jesus Christ to sympathetically understand the psyche, concerns, religiosity, and aspirations of millions of Hindus scattered all over the world. A must-read for all who take seriously their Christian faith and Hindu friends in their neighborhood. 

  — Bishop Dr. C. V. Mathew, Former Deputy Chair, Lausanne Committee for World Evangelisation

• Jesus selflessly sacrificed his life to grant us forgiveness for our bad karma. For those who believe in him, he provides a fresh start, with God guiding us as our inner guru. This profound act of love and redemption is an extraordinary gift. Sharing Jesus with Hindus offers pragmatic insights to help us unwrap this mystery and present Jesus as homage to our Hindu friends worldwide.

  — Yeshu Samaj

• Since 2020, India remains the country with the largest diaspora population in the world. The globalization of Hinduism, largely driven by this Indian diaspora represents a profound challenge to the long-held view that Hinduism remains isolated to the Indian sub-continent. Sam George and Ashok Kumar are widely connected with Christian leaders of the Global Indian diaspora and their prolonged engagement has served them well to bring together their collective wisdom for missional engagements with Hindus everywhere. This remarkable set of essays highlights the challenges and promise of reaching this growing diaspora with the gospel of Jesus Christ.

  — Timothy C. Tennent, PhD, Professor of World Christianity and President Emeritus, Asbury Theological Seminary

• I recommend reading another excellent product of the Global Diaspora Institute at Wheaton College Billy Graham Center, the very informative new book, Sharing Jesus with Hindus, which has been edited by two very well-known Indian diaspora thought leaders, Drs. Sam George and Ashok Kumar. They have brought together reputed writers and published on a variety of topics that address the issues related to Indians living around the world but continuing to love and stay to some degree or another, culturally enmeshed with their ethnic traditions.

  — Junias V. Venugopal, PhD, Associate Dean and Associate Professor, Wheaton College

Authors

• Sam George
  Sam George

  Sam George (PhD) serves as director of the Global Diaspora Institute at Wheaton College Billy Graham Center and as a catalyst of the Lausanne Movement. He holds degrees in Mechanical Engineering, Business Management, and Theology. He researches and teaches global migration, diaspora missions, and World Christianity around the world. Sam is the author/editor of a dozen books, including three volumes on Asian Diaspora Christianity.

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• Ashok Kumar
  Ashok Kumar

  Ashok Kumar (DMin) was born and brought up in India. He lived as a practicing Hindu in the first twenty years of his life and became a follower of Jesus in the early eighties. Ashok has been involved in missions for more than thirty-five years. He spent most of this time with OM India, OM Singapore, and onboard an OM ship. Currently, he is part of the SIM East Asia team, leading Hethne Initiative, and serves on the global leadership of the Mission Commission of the World Evangelical Alliance.

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