Pentecostals, Proselytization, and Anti-Christian Violence in Contemporary India

Every year, there are several hundred attacks on India''s Christians. These attacks are carried out by violent anti-minority activists, many of them provoked by what they perceive to be a Christian propensity for aggressive proselytization, or by rumored or real conversions to the faith. Pentecostals are disproportionately targeted.Drawing on extensive interviews, ethnographic work, and a vast sch...